Brock Purdy hurt his surgically repaired throwing elbow late in a loss to the Detroit Lions, the latest blow in an injury-plagued season for the San Francisco 49ers.

Neither side wants ugliness, or to upset the other party. But then again, the 49ers do have a habit of trying to squeeze their players — even their

Quarterback Brock Purdy took a hit to his blind side from Lions safety Brian Branch and immediately left the game. It appeared his hand or wrist was being tended to on the sideline. The television broadcast showed him make a couple of soft throws on the sideline before giving up his helmet.

With less than two minutes left in the game and San Francisco trailing 40-28, quarterback Brock Purdy was sacked by Lions safety Brian Branch and landed hard on his throwing arm. He was immediately pulled from the game in favor of backup Josh Dobbs.

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy left their loss to the Detroit Lions early on Monday night with an elbow injury after taking a sack in the final minutes. Purdy, head coach Kyle Shanahan said after the game at Levi’s Stadium,

In the 49ers' Monday Night Football battle against the Detroit Lions, San Francisco quarterback Brock Purdy notched a statistical milestone that no 49ers signal-caller has tracked down since Colin Kaepernick.

All the way back in January, Brock Purdy and the San Francisco 49ers secured their biggest win of the season, beating the Detroit Lions 34-31 on the way to the Super Bowl. Oh, what a difference (almost) a year can make.

Coach Kyle Shanahan offered an update on Purdy's injury on Tuesday, sharing that the quarterback has a right elbow bruise with some nerve inflammation. He avoided any major elbow injury, which is good news for 49ers fans.

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy may have taken his last snaps of the 2024 season during Monday night's loss to the Detroit Lions. Purdy exited the game late in the fourth quarter after sustaining an elbow injury. He was replaced by Josh Dobbs, who finished out the remainder of the game.

Purdy's injury came on a day when the 49ers were missing not just their left tackle and left guard but also the players' top backups.

The 49ers will wrap up a massively disappointing season without a number of starters when they face the Cardinals in Week 18.