Overview
- Tests and reporting confirm a mid-to-low ankle sprain for Kittle, which is less severe than a high-ankle sprain he said he believed he avoided.
- Kittle did not practice Wednesday and was listed as a non-participant on Thursday’s estimated report, leaving his availability to a day-to-day evaluation.
- Shanahan told reporters the All-Pro tight end "has a chance" to face Chicago, with final decisions hinging on treatment response and any late-week practice work.
- Kittle said the injury came on what he felt was a hip-drop tackle on the Colts’ cork turf; he exited in the third quarter after seven catches for 115 yards and a touchdown.
- San Francisco is 11-4 and can clinch the NFC West and the No. 1 seed by beating the Bears and Seahawks, making Kittle’s blocking and receiving impact especially consequential.