SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- The San Francisco 49ers will welcome tight end George Kittle back from his hamstring injury Sunday night against the Atlanta Falcons , but quarterback Brock Purdy's return from a toe ailment will have to wait at least another week.

Niners coach Kyle Shanahan ruled Purdy out Friday with receiver Ricky Pearsall (knee), linebacker Fred Warner (ankle) and defensive lineman Yetur Gross-Matos (hamstring) also unavailable against the Falcons.

That comes after Purdy returned to practice this week for the first time since aggravating the injury in the team's Week 4 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars . Purdy was limited in all three practices but didn't make enough progress to step back into the startling lineup, leaving Mac Jones to make his fifth start of t

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