The 49ers won’t have their leading rusher for the third consecutive week when they travel to Tennessee to face the Titans on Thursday Night Football.
Rookie running back Elijah Mitchell is still dealing with a knee injury he suffered in Week 13 and the short week between Weeks 15 and 16 weren’t enough to get Mitchell ready for Thursday’s action.
Head coach Kyle Shanahan on Tuesday intimated Mitchell had good progress in his recovery over the weekend, but he still didn’t practice at all during the short week.
Here’s the full status report for Week 16:
