When your starter quarterback goes down, that’s bad luck. When the backup falls too, it’s a crisis. That’s exactly where the San Francisco 49ers landed after Brock Purdy injured his toe in the opener and Mac Jones was elevated to starter.

Jones found a bit of rhythm, but a sprained PCL against the Arizona Cardinals slowed him down. Kyle Shanahan offered a sliver of hope, saying both QBs were limited but still involved. “Good. He’s better today than he was on Sunday,” Shanahan said of Purdy midweek, keeping his status unclear.

Jones told reporters his knee wasn’t a long-term worry. “Yeah, so I had a little injury that I just reaggravated and I’m good,” he said. “I felt like it affected my play a little bit, which I was disappointed about. I could have just been tougher.”

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