Brock Purdy has bruised elbow, likely out for 49ers' finale - ESPN

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — After another injury scare to his right elbow, quarterback Brock Purdy and the San Francisco 49ers breathed a sigh of relief Tuesday.

Additional testing on Purdy's elbow, which he injured in Monday night's loss to the Detroit Lions, showed no structural damage and that there are no long-term concerns with Purdy's elbow.

"[It's a] right elbow contusion with nerve inflammation," coach Kyle Shanahan said. "[He's] most likely going to miss this week but no long-term issues. The UCL looks fine."

With Purdy expected to miss the Niners' season finale against the Arizona Cardinals, Shanahan said Tuesday that he will decide between Joshua Dobbs and Brandon Allen for Sunday's starter.

Dobbs was the backup Monday night, but Allen started in Purdy's place in the only game Purdy previously missed this season, earlier in December against the Green Bay Packers. Purdy had a shoulder injury that week.

While Purdy's season comes to a premature end, Shanahan was thankful that the elbow injury isn't serious.

«I'm relieved but I wasn't too worried about it just with the information we had last night, so it was good to just hear the same thing today,» Shanahan said.

Purdy suffered the injury with 1:45 left in the fourth quarter when he took a shotgun snap and scanned the field before trying to escape to his right. Lions safety Brian Branch tracked Purdy, wrapped him up and pulled him down for a sack.

As Purdy rolled over, Lions defensive end Pat O'Connor landed on him, hitting Purdy's elbow with his hand and then his facemask. Purdy was slow to get up, then made his way to the sideline and Dobbs entered the game.

Once Purdy reached the sideline, he talked to doctors and training staff who examined his right hand, wrist