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Purdy Powers 49ers Past Cardinals as Piñeiro Injury Forces Kicker Search

Tatum Bethune sustained a high-ankle sprain, further testing a defense depleted by season-ending losses.

Overview

  • San Francisco beat Arizona 41-22 in Week 11, with Brock Purdy returning to throw for 200 yards and three touchdowns.
  • Kyle Shanahan said kicker Eddy Piñeiro has a Grade 1 strain in his right hamstring and is week-to-week, prompting free-agent workouts reported to include John Parker Romo and Anders Carlson.
  • Piñeiro had stabilized the position by going 22-for-22 on field goals this season before exiting, and punter Thomas Morstead handled kickoffs after the injury.
  • Shanahan said linebacker Tatum Bethune has a high-ankle sprain and will miss a few weeks, with Curtis Robinson stepping in and injured reserve considered unlikely due to the upcoming bye timing.
  • Elsewhere in Week 11, the Buccaneers’ slide continued with a 44-32 loss in Buffalo despite Sean Tucker’s three-touchdown day, and the Eagles expect right tackle Lane Johnson to go on injured reserve with a Lisfranc injury.