The Arizona Cardinals close out the season in Week 18 at home facing the San Francisco 49ers for the second time. The Cardinals won the first meeting in Week 5 in Santa Clara 24-23 on a last-minute field goal by kicker Chad Ryland, who was making his Cardinals debut.
The week 18 game kicks off Sunday ay 4:25 p.m. ET (2:25 p.m. Arizona time) from State Farm Stadium. The game will air on FOX.
The Cardinals and 49ers are both banged up. The 49ers will not have their starting quarterback, Brock Purdy, who has an elbow injury. So it will be former Cardinals quarterback Josh Dobbs who will get the start against Arizoma.
The Cardinals have injuries at tackle. With Paris Johnson, Jonah Williams and now Jonah Williams on injured reserve, Kelvin Beachum and rookie Christian Jones will start at tackle. Jones made his NFL debut last Saturday, playing nine offensive snaps.
What do the full injury reports look like for both teams? Have a look below.
Cardinals injury report
Ruled out
- K Matt Prater (left knee)
- OL Jackson Barton (ankle – placed on IR on Saturday)
Questionable
- OLB Victor Dimukeje (eye)
- CB Sean Murphy-Bunting (toe)
- ILB Mack Wilson Sr. (ankle/quadriceps)
- WR Michael Wilson (hamstring)
49ers injury report
Ruled out
- DE Robert Beal Jr. (ankle)
- G Spencer Burford (calf) – placed on IR
- LB Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles (calf) – placed on IR
- CB Deommodore Lenoir (shoulder)
- QB Brock Purdy (right elbow)
- WR Deebo Samuel (ribs/wrist)
Questionable
- S Ji’Ayir Brown (ankle)
- TE George Kittle (ankle/hamstring)
- RT Colton McKivitz (knee)
- CB Isaac Yiadom (pelvis)
Brock Purdy injury update
Purdy suffered an elbow injury in Week 17 late in the 49ers’ 40-34 loss to Detroit. It was not serious, being called a contusion with nerve inflammation. It is not related to his UCL that he had surgically repaired last year. He did not practice all week.
George Kittle injury update
Kittle has been dealing with ankle and hamstring injuries. He did not practice on Wednesday and was limited on Thursday and Friday.
Matt Prater injury update
Prater injured the meniscus of his left knee early in the season. He has not played since Week 4. He is on injured reserve and was designated to return for the last three weeks but was not activated.
Jackson Barton injury update
Barton was not on the injury report until Friday, when he injured his ankle, apparently in practice. He was placed on injured reserve on Saturday.
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