San Francisco 49ers fans tuning into Sunday’s game against the New York Giants may have a hard time recognizing their team.
The Niners will limp onto the same field at MetLife Stadium where they lost several key players during last week’s game against the New York Jets. San Francisco’s injured reserve/physically unable to play list is not only shockingly long, it also contains multiple stars.
The IR/PUP list, according to NFL Update, includes:
—QB Jimmy Garoppolo, who has a high ankle sprain
—RB Raheem Mostert, the 49ers number one running back, out with a knee injury
—RB Tevin Coleman, also out with a knee injury
—WR Deebo Samuel, still nursing a Jones fracture in his left foot
—WR Jalen Hurd, who tore his ACL before the season
—TE George Kittle, improving after a knee injury during week one, but won’t suit up Sunday
—C Weston Richburg, dealing with knee and ankle issues
—DE Nick Bosa, the Niners best defensive player, out for the year with a torn ACL
—DE Dee Ford, who has painful neck spasms
—DT Solomon Thomas, out after suffering a season-ending ACL injury last week
—DE Ronald Blair, who also has a torn ACL
—LB Dre Greenlaw, recovering from a quad contusion
—CB Richard Sherman, who's scheduled to miss at least two more games with a calf injury
Lining up behind center on Sunday will be Garoppolo’s understudy, Nick Mullens.