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With 23 seconds left in the first half, Jordan Love threw a perfectly catchable pass to Watson, who was streaking through the green zone with his primary coverage defender safely behind him. The ball calamitously banged off of the third-year wide receiver’s hands before falling to the ground, incomplete. Love tried to get Watson back on track by targeting Watson through double-coverage on the next play but 49ers S Malik Mustapha dropped an otherwise easy pick. Watson was unable to find his footing after that. He is a volatile flex option against the Dolphins in Week 13.

A holdover from the short-lived Nathaniel Hackett era, things never panned out for Dulcich with the Broncos. The former third-round pick has appeared in only four games for the Broncos this season, and was often made a healthy scratch on game day. Injuries plagued Dulcich early in his career, but he showed flashes as a rookie when he caught 33-of-55 targets for 411 yards and two touchdowns in 10 games. Now on waivers, another team will almost certainly take a shot on him in the coming days. Perhaps a change of scenery and an offseason with a new team next year will reignite a career that looked promising out of the gate.

Robinson was placed on injured reserve before the start of the season due to a Calf injury. He was activated in late October but has yet to take the field for his first regular-season action. It sounds like that will change on Sunday, as the team appears ready to debut their No. 27 overall pick against the Vikings. Robinson totaled 43 tackles, 14 TFLs, and 8.5 sacks in his final season at Missouri and is expected to be a key contributor along the Cardinals’ defensive front. His return will be welcomed by a defense that currently ranks 11th in points allowed per game and 18th in yards allowed.

His 21-day window will open this week and the team plans to let him practice on Wednesday. Expectations should be tempered based on how devastating Achilles’ injuries are and how long it has taken for the team to even get him to the point of designated to return. De’Vondre Campbell has been the secondary inside linebacker in Greenlaw’s absence next to Fred Warner.

According to Shanahan, everything went well during Purdy’s light-throwing session. It’s too early to say whether or not he’ll suit up for Week 13’s game against the Bills, but ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported on Sunday that Purdy “should be able to return” next week. We’ll see what happens in the coming days, but Monday’s reps seem to be a step in the right direction for the 49ers’ signal-caller.

The rookie guard played every snap in Week 12’s loss to the Packers, but apparently something popped up. He’d be a huge loss for the 49ers. Deommodore Lenoir (knee) is also getting an MRI for the 49ers after playing 93 percent of the snaps. This team just can’t buy a health-based break this year.

His knee “hasn’t responded” how the team had hoped. Feliciano, 33 next February, may be at the end of the line as he hits free agency after the season. He did not play at all this year.

It would be a miracle if Doubs cleared concussion protocol in three days ahead of Thursday’s game against the Dolphins. His likely absence will get Dontayvion Wicks more involved in Week 13, and perhaps make him and Christian Watson more playable WR3/FLEX ideas.

Wynn opened the season on the PUP list but is finally ready to make his return. The veteran guard has played in just 16 games over the last two seasons and started all seven games he appeared in at left guard last season. He’s expected to resume his role as the team’s starting guard and could be on the field as early as this Thursday against the Packers.

Evans, who has struggled with concussions since being drafted in 2022, will fight for playing time in a flotsam-filled Panthers CB room. Evans played 855 defensive snaps in 2023 for the Vikings, but that total was just three in 2024. He did work on Vikings special teams, a factor which figures to make him a useful back-of-roster DB for the Panthers.

He’ll be out at least four weeks. Hurst has not played a real role for the Chargers since Week 4, with just 24 snaps combined in Weeks 6-10 and a few inactives over that span as well. If for whatever reason you were holding on to him, he’s an easy fantasy football drop.