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Mac Jones will start for 49ers, with Brock Purdy questionable to dress

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07 November 2025

The 49ers named Mac Jones as the starter for the sixth consecutive game and the eighth time this season. Starter Brock Purdy is questionable to serve as the backup as he grows closer to returning from turf toe.

"It'll be Mac again starting," coach Kyle Shanahan said, via David Bonilla of 49erswebzone.com. "I haven't decided whether to make [Purdy] active or not, but he's further along this week than last week."

Purdy was questionable last week before being one of the seven inactives for the game against the Giants.

He has not played since Week 4 when he aggravated his toe injury, which he originally hurt in Week 1.

The 49ers ruled out wide receiver Ricky Pearsall (knee).

They list linebacker Dee Winters (knee/knee), linebacker Tatum Bethune (thigh), offensive guard Ben Bartch (ankle), defensive tackle Alfred Collins (hip), defensive tackle Kalia Davis (ankle) and defensive lineman Keion White (groin) as questionable.

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Raiders fire special teams coordinator Tom McMahon after nasty loss to Broncos on TNF

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07 November 2025

The Las Vegas Raiders are shaking up the coaching staff mid-season: The team announced Friday that they have fired special teams coordinator Tom McMahon, one day after an ugly loss to the Denver Broncos on Thursday Night Football.

"Earlier today, we made the tough decision to relieve Tom McMahon of his duties as special teams coordinator. I have a great amount of respect for Tom and the work that he has done in this league, but we have decided to move in a different direction," Raiders head coach Pete Carroll wrote in a statement released by the team. "We are grateful for Tom and his work here with the Raiders and wish him nothing but the best moving forward."

In the statement, Carroll confirmed that Derius Swinton II, the team's assistant special teams coach, will take over as interim special teams coordinator.

"We are excited to attack the second half of this season with outstanding intent and purpose," Carroll wrote.

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— Las Vegas Raiders (@Raiders) November 7, 2025

It's unclear why McMahon specifically was let go, though NFL Network reports that McMahon and Carroll were seen having an exchange on the sideline during the loss.

The three-point loss was one of the worst losses yet for the Raiders, who fall to 2-7. Denver's defense completely smothered Las Vegas quarterback Geno Smith, with Smith taking six sacks throughout the game (five in the first half alone). The Raiders' offense was so futile that the team at one point went seven consecutive possessions without a first down — the most this season, per the broadcast.

All things considered, special teams wasn't the biggest problem for Las Vegas on Thursday, but the special teams play wasn't particularly impressive. Punter AJ Cole had a stellar night, getting plenty of practice, but also downing two punts within the two-yard line. But the returns didn't lead anywhere: Receiver Alex Bachman had three punt returns for the Raiders, but gained less than a yard in total. And Daniel Carlson missed the Raiders' only field goal attempt — a 48-yard, potentially game-tying attempt late in the fourth quarter — in a game battered by high winds.

After the Thursday night matchup, Carroll will have a little bit of extra time to regroup, with the Raiders' next game coming on Monday against the Dallas Cowboys.

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Chargers list Tarheeb Still as doubtful to face Steelers

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07 November 2025

The Chargers don't expect to have cornerback Tarheeb Still in the lineup against the Steelers this weekend.

Still has been listed as doubtful to play because of a knee injury that kept him out of practice all week. Still has 31 tackles and six passes defensed in his eight starts this season.

The Chargers ruled tackle Bobby Hart (knee, ankle) out and they listed five players as questionable. Defensive lineman Da'Shawn Hand (groin), long snapper Josh Harris (chest), wide receiver Keandre Lambert-Smith (hamstring), defensive back Deane Leonard (knee), and cornerback Benjamin St-Juste (groin) make up that group.

Hand, Harris and Leonard are all on injured reserve, so the team would have to make several roster moves to activate them in time to play against Pittsburgh.

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