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Called Shots →On or before 2026-08-09, San Francisco signs at least one more defensive lineman or edge rusher who is not on its roster as of 2026-08-02. Method, fixed in advance: read the official transaction log at 49ers.com on 2026-08-09 and count signings at position DL or LB of any player absent from the roster page counted on 2026-08-02. Practice-squad signings do not count, because there is no practice squad until after the August 30 cutdown. A player re-signed after being waived counts.
Arizona scores no more than one touchdown against San Francisco at Levi's Stadium on Sunday, September 27, 2026, measured by the TOUCHDOWNS row of the Final Team Statistics page of that game's official NFL game book. Two or more Arizona touchdowns of any kind grades this WRONG. Zero grades it RIGHT.
Matt Judon, signed to the San Francisco 49ers' practice squad on September 28, 2026, is on the club's active game-day roster for its Week 4 game against the Denver Broncos on Sunday, October 4, 2026. Either route counts: a standard elevation from the practice squad or a signing to the 53-man roster. The take is WRONG if he is not on that game-day roster, including if he is elevated or signed but declared inactive.
The Denver Broncos hold the ball longer than the San Francisco 49ers in their Week 4 game at Levi's Stadium on October 4, 2026, measured by time of possession in the NFL's official game book. An exact tie grades this WRONG. If the game goes to overtime, the book's full-game total counts.
Matthew Judon plays 20 or more defensive snaps for the San Francisco 49ers against the Denver Broncos on October 4, 2026, per the defensive snap count on the official NFL game book's Playtime Percentage pages. If he is inactive or does not appear, his count is zero and the take is WRONG.
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Half of Washington's second-half catches ended at Dugger or Warner
San Francisco beat Washington 23-17 to go 6-0, gaining 303 yards in the first half and 72 after it while Washington went from 90 to 224. Jayden Daniels completed 22 of 30 passes for 212 yards after halftime, almost all of them short, and Jaden Dugger and Fred Warner made the tackle on 11 of the 22, with Dre Greenlaw suspended, Garret Wallow inactive and Luke Gifford out after four snaps. Two of Washington's four first downs by penalty were illegal-contact calls on Renardo Green and Ashtyn Davis, the second wiping out a fourth-down sack; PFF graded Davis lowest of the 20 49ers defenders who played. Purdy threw 21 of his 29 passes to backs and tight ends, and after Evans left with his sore Achilles he threw nine more and one went to a wide receiver. Romello Height had four quarterback hits after missing Friday's practice. Greenlaw's suspension was lifted Tuesday; Christian Kirk is a possibility for Atlanta.
After Pineiro's field goal, Washington ran 40 plays and the 49ers ran nine
San Francisco beat Washington 23-17 at Levi's Stadium on Monday night and is 6-0 for the first time since 2019. It led 23-3 with 5:56 left in the third quarter, and from there the offense ran nine plays on three possessions without a first down while Washington ran 40 and scored twice. Four of Washington's first downs came by penalty, two of them wiping out a third-down incompletion and a fourth-down sack. Malik Mustapha broke up a fourth-and-3 pass at the 17 with two minutes left, and Keion White and Romello Height sacked Jayden Daniels on the final play. Mike Evans caught three passes for 94 yards and left with 1:10 in the first half with the Achilles soreness that kept him out of practice all week. Brock Purdy passed 1,500 career attempts on the opening drive, and the club's notes list him first in career passer rating. Jaden Dugger led the team with 11 tackles. Luke Gifford and Upton Stout also left and did not return.
Juszczyk practiced in full, and Lynch says there is a chance he plays Monday
Kyle Juszczyk was a full participant in Friday's practice, 12 days after a hyperextended knee and bone bruise, and John Lynch told KNBR there is a chance he plays Washington on Monday. Christian Kirk was limited; activating him would cost someone a spot on a full 53. Nick Bosa, now listed with knee and calf, did not practice, nor did Mike Evans, Gracen Halton or Romello Height. Lynch said trade calls have picked up and that George Kittle asked him about Khalil Mack. Kittle said he asks all the time.
Mike Evans practiced Friday, but he is a game-time decision against Denver
Mike Evans (ribs) was limited Friday after two days off and is questionable for Sunday against Denver; Kyle Shanahan called him a game-time decision. Dre Greenlaw, Keion White and Jaden Dugger are also questionable. Nick Bosa, James Thompson Jr. and Mykel Williams are out. Trent Williams and Romello Height carry no designation.
Dante Pettis is back because the 49ers have three healthy receivers
Kyle Shanahan said before Wednesday's practice that eight players would not work: Mike Evans (ribs), KhaDarel Hodge (knee), Trent Williams (neck stinger), Dre Greenlaw (quad), Nick Bosa (calf), James Thompson Jr. (ankle), Keion White (hamstring) and Christian McCaffrey (rest). Mykel Williams, back from a torn ACL, and Romello Height, back from hand surgery, were limited. The club signed receiver Dante Pettis to its practice squad.
Bosa will miss Denver, and the 49ers signed Matt Judon to the practice squad
The 49ers signed four-time Pro Bowl pass rusher Matt Judon to their practice squad on Monday, filling it to 17. Kyle Shanahan said Nick Bosa and James Thompson Jr. will not play against Denver, Mike Evans's rib injury should not be long-term, and Trent Williams should be ready by Thursday. Romello Height is expected to practice this week and Mykel Williams's practice window opens.
Shanahan has lost six of his ten defensive linemen. Arizona gets the rest.
San Francisco (2-0) hosts Arizona (1-1) at 1:05 p.m. Pacific on FOX. The 49ers play without Nick Bosa, Romello Height, James Thompson Jr. and C.J. West, four of the nine defensive linemen who played against Miami, and Kyle Shanahan says six of the ten linemen who made the team have been lost in two weeks. Viliami Fehoko Jr. and Sebastian Valdez are in line for their NFL debuts. Mike Evans is questionable and Jordan Watkins is set for his season debut. Arizona lost 31-7 to Seattle last week and has put cornerback Will Johnson on injured reserve. Ten men to watch.
Nick Bosa hurt his calf warming up, and four linemen will miss Arizona
Nick Bosa hurt his calf in individual warmups before Thursday's practice and is out against Arizona. Kyle Shanahan said he will miss a few weeks. Romello Height, James Thompson Jr. and Demarcus Robinson are also out, and Mike Evans is questionable after practicing on a limited basis Friday. With C.J. West on injured reserve, four of the nine defensive linemen who played against Miami will not play Sunday. The club expects to make its injured-reserve decisions on Saturday.
Five defensive tackles made the 53, and two are still healthy
San Francisco put defensive tackle C.J. West on injured reserve before Wednesday's practice. He has a bone chip in his knee and needs surgery, and Kyle Shanahan said it is not season-ending. The club signed Naquan Jones to the 53 from Minnesota's practice squad, and signed Brandin Cooks and Viliami Fehoko Jr. to the practice squad. Mike Evans, Demarcus Robinson, James Thompson Jr. and Romello Height did not practice because of injuries. Shanahan said Height is still an outside chance to play Arizona on Sunday.
Week 2 takeaways: five touchdowns before San Francisco's first punt
San Francisco is 2-0 after a 35-13 win over Miami in the home opener. The 49ers scored touchdowns on their first five drives and did not punt until 10:38 of the fourth quarter. Purdy was 20 of 22 for 287 yards and two touchdowns with a 149.1 rating and no sack taken. The defense recorded four sacks after none in Week 1, from Marques Sigle, Keion White, Romello Height and a Warner-Stout split, none from Bosa. Miami had first and goal twice and came away with six points. Eddy Piñeiro, the kicker the week was spent on, attempted no field goal.
The 49ers won by 22 and came out of it needing a receiver and a lineman
Shanahan's Monday conference call produced four injury verdicts. Robinson and Thompson Jr. both have high-ankle sprains at three to six weeks, Robinson most likely to injured reserve. Height broke his hand and has surgery Tuesday, with an outside chance of playing at Arizona. Mike Evans has a hip that will be managed through the week. The receiver room is down to five men on the active roster with three on injured reserve, and the defensive line has now lost three players in two games. Shanahan, asked on Sunday about Leonard Floyd, said the club has already made calls.
Seven Of San Francisco's Nine Rookies Are Listed Second At A Position For The Opener
San Francisco opens the 2026 season against Los Angeles at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Thursday at 5:35 p.m. Pacific, 10:35 a.m. Friday in Melbourne, on Netflix, with radio on KSFO 810 AM and KSAN 107.7 FM. The club's roster page, counted in a browser on Thursday morning, carries 53 active players and exactly nine rookies. Seven of those nine are listed second at a position on the club's own website depth chart, stamped September 8 and labelled unofficial; the other two are listed third. None is listed first. The club's final injury report, published at 12:23 a.m. Pacific Thursday, issued two game designations: DL Alfred Collins out with a knee, which Kyle Shanahan said is a torn patellar tendon that ends his season, and rookie DL James Thompson Jr. questionable with a hamstring. Nick Bosa, knee, and George Kittle, achilles, were limited at all three Melbourne practices and carry no designation. Shanahan on the two of them: 'We've got to be smart with that. They both look great but we've definitely got to be smart with that.' Bosa said he is '100 percent ready to go for the first game.' Luke Gifford, Renardo Green, Dre Greenlaw, Gracen Halton and Romello Height all progressed to full participation at the last practice. Kyle Juszczyk stayed limited with a finger. Los Angeles ruled out Aaron Donald, filed under rest. Inactives land 90 minutes before kickoff. Ten players to watch, and the club's own chart still lists two men who cannot play.
Nick Bosa And Christian McCaffrey Did No Drills In The Open Portion Of The First Melbourne Practice
Nick Bosa and Christian McCaffrey did not take part in drills during the portion of San Francisco's first Melbourne practice open to reporters, per Matt Maiocco at NBC Sports Bay Area and Matt Barrows at The Athletic. San Francisco plays the Rams at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Thursday at 5:35 p.m. Pacific. Reporters leave before team drills, and the club was not required to file a participation report, so what either man did after that is not public. Shanahan said the time difference meant he did not have to talk about injuries until the following day, and did not. George Kittle and Mike Evans practised. Barrows listed six men back from injury: Renardo Green, Romello Height, Jacob Cowing, Vederian Lowe, Gracen Halton and Luke Gifford. Five of the six who sat out the September 2 practice in Santa Clara are on that list; James Thompson Jr. is on no list either way. The club named eight captains, all eight returning from 2025, and Bosa and McCaffrey are two of them. Brayden Willis is back on the practice squad, which now sits at seventeen.
Eight Of San Francisco's Nine Defensive Linemen Landed In Melbourne
San Francisco carries nine defensive linemen on its active roster and eight of them were on the Qantas A380 that landed at Melbourne Airport at 7:50 a.m. local time on Friday. Sam Okuayinonu was not. The club announced shortly before departure that he would stay behind with a foot injury and designated him questionable for the opener against the Rams rather than ruling him out, per Michael David Smith at Pro Football Talk, who writes that he may fly separately if the foot responds to treatment. Okuayinonu started twelve games last season, which is twelve of the fifteen starts in his career. Three of the eight who travelled sat out Wednesday's last practice in Santa Clara: Gracen Halton and Romello Height with ankles, James Thompson Jr. undisclosed. A fourth, Nick Bosa, took team reps on Wednesday for the first time since August 3. The club signed two defensive linemen to its practice squad on September 1, hosted a defensive tackle on a visit on September 2, and reached an injury settlement with Victor Dimukeje on Thursday.
Nick Bosa Practised For The First Time Since August 3
Nick Bosa practised Wednesday for the first time since August 3, in individual drills and in team periods, per Nick Wagoner at ESPN. It is his first full practice since he tore the right anterior cruciate ligament in Week 3 of last season. He said afterwards that once a session reaches team work there is no governor on it, and that he is confident about Week 1. Ian Rapoport reported Wednesday morning that Bosa and George Kittle both travel to Australia. Kittle has now had three straight days of team work, dated to Monday by John Lynch. Six players sat out, three fewer than Tuesday: Renardo Green, Jacob Cowing, Luke Gifford, Gracen Halton, Romello Height and James Thompson Jr. Jack Jones was on neither list and did no work with the team. Left guard is still not named. The club hosted defensive tackle McKinnley Jackson on a visit and signed nobody.
Left Guard Is Down To Two And The Last Practice Of Camp Is Over
San Francisco practised for the last time in training camp on Tuesday morning and Kyle Shanahan said afterwards that the left guard competition is close to being decided between Connor Colby and Carver Willis, with Robert Jones removed from it by a calf injury Shanahan put at around the Australia trip. Matt Maiocco had Willis taking the first-team snaps. Dominick Puni practised and then reported residual symptoms and is most likely back in the concussion protocol. Shanahan named Christian Kirk and Vederian Lowe as possible candidates to start the season on injured reserve, hedging both. Mike Evans, Jacob Cowing, Upton Stout, Romello Height, Kyle Juszczyk, Kirk, Kurtis Rourke and Nick Bosa did not practise across two published absence lists that do not match. Height's injury is an ankle and Juszczyk's finger is fractured. The 49ers play at Las Vegas on Thursday at 5:00 p.m. PDT and the roster is due at 53 at 3:00 p.m. PT on Sunday.
Christian McCaffrey Took Roughly Seven Team Reps On Sunday
San Francisco practised Sunday morning at 10:15. Christian McCaffrey took team reps for the first time since the tightness, Deommodore Lenoir and De'Zhaun Stribling returned in no-contact jerseys, Romello Height was new to the non-participant list, and Upton Stout intercepted Brock Purdy. Renardo Green's imaging, ordered on Friday, is still unreported three days on.
Seven Takeaways From A 41-17 Win At The Chargers, Starting With The Back This Board Had Written Off
The 49ers beat the Chargers 41-17 at SoFi Stadium on Thursday night. Brock Purdy played one drive and twelve snaps, Jacob Cowing returned a punt 83 yards for a touchdown and caught two of seven targets, and Sincere McCormick ran six times for 53 yards. Austen Pleasants became the third left guard candidate to get hurt, Renardo Green and Nick Martin left with hamstring injuries, and four Called Shots resolved off the game book. Seven takeaways with nine days until the roster is due.
A Third-Round Rookie Has The First-Team Edge Reps Opposite Keion White
Romello Height has been working with the first-string defense opposite Keion White while Mykel Williams sits on PUP and Nick Bosa is held back. Height was drafted in the third round to replace a pass rusher who retired in March. White arrived from New England nine months ago for a reported sixth-round pick. Between them they have taken every first-team edge rep of this camp, and neither was supposed to.