Nick

Bosa

Bosa played through the pair of injuries and a questionable tag last week. We fully expect him to do so this week as well. The banged-up EDGE has been effective when on the field this year, tallying seven sacks and 10 TFLs in 11 appearances.

Bosa was able to work out prior to the contest and felt healthy enough during the pregame warmups. The 49ers will also get Dre Greenlaw for his season debut. With Bosa and Greenlaw back, the inactives for the Thursday Night Football contest are T Trent Williams, QB Joshua Dobbs, DL Khalil Davis, S Malik Mustapha, CB Rock-Ya Sin and RB Israel Abanikanda.

Bosa is listed as questionable for Thursday night’s game and is expected to test things out during pregame warmups. The star pass rusher has missed three straight games with his injuries and was able to log a limited session on Wednesday after being a DNP on Monday and Tuesday. Bosa has totaled seven sacks in 10 games for the Niners this season and will be a welcomed addition to the Niners as they hope to make a postseason push.

Bosa has missed the past three weeks because of the injuries and was held out of the first two practices this week. He got in a limited session on Wednesday before receiving the questionable tag. With little left to play for, it doesn’t make much sense for the 49ers to rush Bosa back. Linebacker Dre Greenlaw is also listed as questionable for Week 15.

Bosa continues to sit out due to hip and oblique issues. He has missed the 49ers’ last three games and is trending to sit out again for a Week 15 Thursday matchup against the Rams. Also sitting out practice was LT Trent Williams (ankle). Both are key anchors for the 49ers and are likely set to miss another game this week.

Bosa is unable to play this week sidelined by a nagging hip injury and oblique strains on both sides of his body. The 49ers also declared QB Josh Dobbs (3rd QB), LT Trent Williams, LG Aaron Banks, LB Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles, CB Rock Ya-Sin and RB Israel Abanikanda inactive. Playing without Williams and Banks makes Brock Purdy’s blindside an ideal leverage point for the Bears’ defense.

The 49ers continue to be bitten by the injury bug, now without one of their defensive stalwarts as they take on the Bears in a must-win game. The NFC West is the tightest division in football and the 49ers know at least one of the teams from the division will pick up a win this week with the Seahawks playing the Cardinals, making this game of the utmost importance to their playoff chances.

It appears as though Bosa’s sore abdomen will keep him out at least one more week, which is good news for the Bears’ revitalized passing offense. Caleb Williams should throw from decently comfortable pockets on Sunday afternoon.

The 49ers remain shorthanded, most notably along the edges of both lines with Trent Williams and Nick Bosa out. The 49ers head to the east coast in desperate need of a win after the Seahawks secured a victory and with the Rams leading late in their Week 13 game.

Bosa’s dual-oblique/hip injury will sideline him again and the defensive line will also notably be without starting DT Jordan Elliott (concussion), leaving the 49ers defensive-right side of the field awfully short-staffed. Josh Allen’s blindside should be kept clean and the run game will likely be able to impose its will easily, running off of left tackle Dion Dawkins. CB Deommodore Lenoir (knee) is out though CB Charvarius Ward (personal) will return after a three-game absence.