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The Xs and Os with Greg Cosell: Previewing Week 10’s biggest NFL matchups

Texans at Bengals, Commanders at Seahawks, 49ers at Jaguars, Browns at Ravens, Broncos at Bills. Greg Cosell and Doug Farrar discuss Week 10’s biggest matchups.

It’s time for Week 10 of the NFL season, and as always, Greg Cosell of NFL Films and ESPN’s NFL Matchup, and Doug Farrar of Touchdown Wire and the USA Today Sports Media Group, get you ready with tons of tape study and advanced metrics.

This week, Greg and Doug get deep into these games:

Houston Texans at Cincinnati Bengals — How C.J. Stroud’s game is reinforced by intelligent, calculated movement outside the pocket.

Washington Commanders at Seattle Seahawks — How Sam Howell has transcended his offensive line, and why the Seahawks’ blowout loss to the Baltimore Ravens wasn’t Geno Smith’s fault.

San Francisco 49ers at Jacksonville Jaguars — Why the 49ers’ run game and pass defense have each regressed mightily during their three-game losing streak.

Cleveland Browns at Baltimore Ravens — The Browns’ offense will have to deal with a Ravens pass rush that comes at you from everywhere, with multiple effective schemes.

Denver Broncos at Buffalo Bills — Surprisingly, the Broncos’ passing game is looking better lately, while the Bills’ passing game… well, isn’t.

You can watch this week’s “Xs and Os” right here:

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49ers Week 10 practice report: WR Deebo Samuel returns

The #49ers got some good news on their first practice report of Week 10:

The 49ers had a busy practice participation report Wednesday to open their week of practice leading up to a Week 10 matchup with the Jaguars in Jacksonville.

While there was a little bad news on the report, there was certainly some good news as well with wide receiver Deebo Samuel returning to practice as a full participant for the first time since suffering a hairline fracture in his shoulder in Week 6.

Samuel indicated on ‘Up and Adams’ with Kay Adams over the bye week that he’d be back after the week off, but the practice report confirms his return.

Here’s a look at Wednesday’s participation:

49ers injury update: Trent Williams won’t practice to start Week 10

Trent Williams still isn’t practicing for the #49ers while he nurses an ankle injury he sustained in Week 6.

The 49ers won’t have left tackle Trent Williams when they take the practice field Wednesday to begin on-field preparations for a Week 10 showdown against Jacksonville.

Williams injured his ankle in the first quarter of Week 6 and hasn’t practiced or played since playing the rest of Week 6 with the injury. It’s not a great sign that he’s still out. He didn’t participate in Monday’s bonus session either.

However, Williams typically gets Wednesdays off during the season for veteran rest so it’s not out of the question the team is just giving him maximum rest to ensure his ankle is healed.

Thursday should be more telling about his potential availability. Head coach Kyle Shanahan has said Williams won’t need to practice to play in a given week, but given that the veteran LT hasn’t practiced since Week 6 the team may want him to get at least a little on-field work in before he plays in a game.

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49ers injury updates heading into bye week

A handful of #49ers injury updates leading into their week off.

The 49ers on Sunday wrapped up their first half of the year with a Week 8 loss to the Bengals. Now they’ll head into the bye for a much-needed week off to rest a handful of players who were either banged up Sunday or before.

Head coach Kyle Shanahan on Monday jumped on a conference call and talked through the club’s injury updates:

49ers inactives: LT Trent Williams ruled out vs. Bengals

Trent Williams is officially out for the #49ers. Here’s who else won’t suit up vs. the Bengals:

The 49ers will be without left tackle Trent Williams for a second consecutive week. He’s been officially ruled out after being listed as questionable on the Week 8 injury report.

Here’s who else won’t suit up for San Francisco

WR Deebo Samuel (shoulder)
LT Trent Williams (ankle)
DL Kalia Davis
RB Ty Davis-Price
LB Jalen Graham
TE Brayden Willis
QB-Brandon Allen (QB3)

Williams didn’t practice at all during the week in hopes that his ankle would recover in time for him to go Sunday. Instead of playing he’ll get another week off heading into the bye week with a chance to be closer to 100 percent for their Week 10 showdown with the Jaguars.

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Trent Williams injury update before kickoff is huge for Bengals vs. 49ers

A huge Bengals vs. 49ers injury update before kickoff.

The Cincinnati Bengals reportedly won’t see elite San Francisco 49ers left tackle Trent Williams on Sunday.

According to The Athletic’s Dianna Russini, Williams isn’t expected to play in the Week 8 matchup as the team opts to give him an additional week to rest his ankle, meaning this week and the Week 9 bye.

That’s a huge swing if Williams doesn’t play. It would make sense in the long-term for a 49ers team with Super Bowl aspirations, but missing the best left tackle in football against a player like Bengals edge rusher Trey Hendrickson is a massive problem.

The 49ers already had big issues offensively with Williams hobbled over the course of the current two-game losing streak and quarterback Brock Purdy was in concussion protocol from Wednesday to Saturday this week.

Keep in mind the 49ers also won’t have star wide receiver Deebo Samuel on the field.

All this, with the 49ers on a short week after playing last Monday while the Bengals enter off a bye week with Joe Burrow reportedly at 100 percent.

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49ers injury report: Brock Purdy returns to practice after concussion

Brock Purdy (concussion) was back in practice Thursday for the #49ers:

The 49ers on Thursday got good news when they took the practice field. Quarterback Brock Purdy has progressed far enough into the NFL’s concussion protocol to return to practice on a limited basis.

Purdy suffered a concussion in Monday night’s loss to the Vikings and he was absent for Wednesday’s session. There are still questions about whether he’ll be available for Sunday’s showdown against the Bengals at Levi’s Stadium, but his participation Thursday is a sign that things are trending the right direction for him.

He has until Sunday to clear the protocol.

Here’s the full practice report from Thursday’s session:

49ers practice report: RB Christian McCaffrey full participant to begin Week 8

Not all the Wednesday injury news was bad for the #49ers:

The 49ers injury situation got a sizable wrench tossed into it Wednesday when head coach Kyle Shanahan announced quarterback Brock Purdy was in concussion protocol.

Adding Purdy to a growing list of injured starters for San Francisco certainly won’t make things easy for the 49ers in their Week 8 matchup with the Cincinnati Bengals. The good news is one of the team’s injured stars appears to be trending the right direction.

Here’s a look at Wednesday’s practice participation report:

49ers injury news: Brock Purdy in concussion protocol

Brock Purdy is in concussion protocol, so Sam Darnold could be starting for the #49ers on Sunday vs. the Bengals.

The 49ers got some bad injury news ahead of practice Wednesday. Quarterback Brock Purdy is in concussion protocol according to head coach Kyle Shanahan.

Purdy won’t participate in Wednesday’s session and his status for Sunday against the Bengals is in question. Backup QB Sam Darnold will take over the starting role while Purdy progresses through the protocol.

It’s unclear when Purdy sustained the head injury, but there wasn’t any word on it until Shanahan spoke with reporters Wednesday. Shanahan said Purdy started feeling symptoms on the team’s flight back from Minnesota. He also said there’s a chance the starting QB clears protocol by Sunday’s game.

Left tackle Trent Williams and wide receiver Deebo Samuel are also while nursing injuries. Samuel has already been ruled out for Week 8 with a shoulder issue. Williams is nursing an ankle injury that forced him to miss Week 7. His status for Sunday is in question as well.

Linebacker Dre Greenlaw got a veteran’s day off per Shanahan. Greenlaw has been dealing with injuries throughout the season so an additional rest day makes sense.

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Jaylon Moore fills in admirably for LT Trent Williams

Trent Williams was out for the #49ers, but Jaylon Moore stepped up nicely.

There was a potential disaster brewing for the 49ers when they rolled out Jaylon Moore to start at left tackle in place of the injured Trent Williams on Monday night in Minnesota. Not only did Moore avoid disaster in his fourth-career start at left tackle, he was perhaps San Francisco’s best offensive lineman.

Moore received a strong 73.1 run blocking grade from Pro Football Focus and allowed only one pressure and one hurry in 33 pass blocking snaps against a Vikings defense that blitzed on 21 of quarterback Brock Purdy’s 33 dropbacks.

The 49ers didn’t run behind Moore much, but running back Christian McCaffrey carried twice to his side for six yards and one touchdown.

Even during the game it was evident that Moore wasn’t a problem on the 49ers’ offensive line. His performance makes it worth wondering if he’s one of San Francisco’s five best offensive linemen, especially since right tackle Colton McKivitz allowed a team-high six pressures, five hurries and one sack while also struggling as a run blocker.

It’s unclear what Williams’ timeline for a return is. He injured his ankle in Week 6 and was ruled out for Monday night’s game. If he’s able to come back in Week 8 it wouldn’t be a huge surprise to see the 49ers try fitting Moore into their offensive line given how well he acquitted himself Monday night.

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