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It looked bad when it happened, and unfortunately for Fred Warner and the 49ers, the injury to the linebacker's ankle is bad.

49ers coach Kyle Shanahan announced after the game that Warner dislocated and fractured his ankle. The injury will require season-ending surgery.

Warner has missed only one game in his eight-year career, sitting out a game in 2021 with a hamstring injury. He played through a broken bone in his ankle last season.

The four-time All-Pro was injured with 7:48 remaining in the first quarter on a 10-yard run by Rachaad White. Warner's right leg was rolled from behind by teammate Ji’Ayir Brown, a gruesome injury that CBS showed only limited replays of.

Warner left with an air cast on his ankle.

Tatum Bethune replaced Warner, who had one tackle before leaving.

Warner's injury is the latest in a long list of injuries the 49ers have navigated this season in going 4-2, but it might be the biggest.

Things aren't getting any better for the Titans offense.

A week after picking up their first win of the season thanks in large part to an error-filled performance by the Cardinals, the Titans slumped back to their losing ways in Las Vegas. They spotted the Raiders a 17-0 lead and turned the ball over three times en route to a 20-17 loss that dropped them to 1-5 on the season.

The Titans have now scored 83 points this season, which is the lowest total the team has reached through six games since moving to Tennessee and the lowest for the franchise since the 1985 season. Rookie quarterback Cam Ward was responsible for all three of the turnovers and head coach Brian Callahan said the first-overall pick's lack of ball security is one of the areas where he needs to improve if the offense is going to put up better performances.

"I am incredibly discouraged by the outcome," Callahan said at his postgame press conference. "We felt good coming into the game. To not be able to perform well on offense and not be able to score any points and then lose the game is disappointing. We all gotta be better, Cam’s a part of that too. Cam’s gotta play better football as well. We gotta coach better, we gotta play better, all those things. It’s not all just him, but he is a part of it."

Callahan is now 4-19 since becoming the Titans' head coach, so Ward's clearly not the only issue and the Titans will have to figure out if they think Callahan is capable of bringing the kind of improvement that's needed or if another coach is likelier to turn things around in Tennessee. Wherever they come down on that question, they'll be facing a coach who was much more successful with the Titans when Mike Vrabel brings the Patriots to town next Sunday.

The Lions will have a pair of key defensive backs available for Sunday night’s game against the Chiefs.

Kerby Joseph and Brian Branch are both active for the Week 6 matchup.

Branch was questionable with an ankle injury and Joseph was questionable with a knee injury. While Branch was limited for two days of practice this week, Joseph did not practice at all.

Receiver Kalif Raymond (neck) is also active for the Lions.

Cornerback Terrion Arnold, linebacker Zach Cunningham, offensive tackle Taylor Decker, cornerback Avonte Maddox, safety Loren Strickland, running back Sione Vaki, and defensive lineman Mekhi Wingo are all inactive for Detroit.

On the other side, left tackle Josh Simmons is inactive as he’s dealing with a personal matter. Jaylon Moore is expected to start at left tackle in Simmons’ stead.

Cornerback Kristian Fulton, tight end Jared Wiley, running back Elijah Mitchell, and defensive end Malik Herring are also inactive for Kansas City.