Overview
- Kittle’s injury is a mid-to-low ankle sprain, not a high-ankle sprain, per ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler and Kittle’s postgame assessment.
- Kittle did not practice Wednesday, and Shanahan labeled his Week 17 availability against Chicago as a possibility depending on late-week progress.
- The tight end left Monday’s win over the Colts in the third quarter after posting seven catches for 115 yards and a touchdown.
- Kittle said he believes the injury occurred on an apparent hip-drop tackle on the turf, a play that did not draw a flag.
- San Francisco is 11-4 and can clinch the NFC West and the No. 1 seed by winning its final two home games against the Bears and Seahawks; no firm return timeline has been announced.