San Francisco 49ers poised to have Jimmy Garoppolo, Fred Warner and Nick Bosa against Green Bay Packers

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — After a trio of injury scares in the past week, the San Francisco 49ers are likely to have all three of those key players available for Saturday night's NFC divisional-round showdown with the Green Bay Packers.

Neither linebacker Fred Warner nor quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo appeared on Thursday's injury report, and defensive end Nick Bosa is close to being back, drawing a questionable tag.

That means Warner's sprained right ankle is feeling better and Garoppolo will play through a sprained right shoulder and thumb. Bosa has another step to clear to get through concussion protocol, but coach Kyle Shanahan expressed optimism that will happen.

«It's looking good,» Shanahan said Thursday.

Throughout the week, the Niners expressed confidence that all three players would be able to play in Green Bay, but Bosa's status was the most up in the air given the unpredictable nature of head injuries.

Bosa suffered the injury in the second quarter of Sunday's win against the Dallas Cowboys when teammate D.J. Jones accidentally hit him in the helmet with his knee as they converged on quarterback Dak Prescott.

The Niners played the rest of that game without Bosa. He was able to practice on a limited basis Wednesday and Thursday, a sign he has been trending in the right direction.

«He's come along well going through the NFL protocol there,» defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans said Wednesday. «Definitely need him out there.»

Garoppolo's injury was a surprise addition on Monday when Shanahan announced he suffered a «slightly» sprained right throwing shoulder in the Dallas game. That was on top of the torn ligament in his right thumb he was already managing.

On Tuesday, Garoppolo indicated he would be good to go against