The NFL Report: 49ers' Nick Bosa Out "A Few Weeks" + Jim Harbaugh Tries to Avoid 0-3 Start Against Bills

0:01 It's a brand new edition of NFL Report, and it's a story that's getting old for fans in the Bay. Another star, another entry. The latest on Nick Boats' calf, how long he could be out, and why the IR may not be an option. One star out, another is in. Great news for the Seahawks. Got the details on Sam Darnold's return. And we'll tell you what to expect from the wide receivers, Puka Nakua and Zay Flowers.

0:23 Do we get an international Zay?

0:25 It's going to be a major question because we get the first ever game in Rio.

0:29 The party ready to go down.

0:31 Lamar and Dak leading the two, two of the best offenses in the NFL. While you can absolutely expect fireworks. And welcome to a brand new edition of NFL Report.

0:47 I'm Mike Yam.

0:48 My guy Nick Shook is going to be joining me in just a bit for analysis on a great slate of games. We've got game picks and we also got some injury updates as you set your fantasy lineups. And that's probably the best place to start. We go with our latest headlines. And it's always concerning if you are a San Francisco 49ers fan. Does our team stay healthy?

1:06 the entire season. That's not going to happen. Nick Bosa is suffering a calf injury at practice this week. Could miss multiple weeks. Niners reportedly leaning towards not putting him on the injured reserve due to limited space.

1:18 Only eight players can return.

1:19 From the IR, so the Niners will need to be strategic on who they actually put on that list.

1:24 Here's their head coach, Kyle Shanahan.

1:28 Yeah, losing Bosa was rough yesterday.

1:29 I mean, losing six out of the 10 D linemen in the last two weeks that have made our team is a little unusual.

1:35 Don't think I've been a part of that.

1:36 So that has been different.

1:38 Can you clarify when Nick got.

1:40 Hurt and how it happened?

1:42 Just in his, he does his warmup deal right before walkthrough. He does his own warmup there on the side and just got his calf doing it.

1:47 And that was yesterday?

1:48 Yeah, right before practice.

1:51 Have you spoken to him?

1:51 How is he taking all this?

1:53 I haven't talked to him directly. I know he's bummed out, but he'll be back.

2:00 How long do you think, Kyle? Are we looking at a couple weeks or is this months?

2:03 I mean, we can't say exactly, but I'm guessing around a few weeks.

2:10 Couple weeks. That is definitely a bummer. Out again.

2:13 Didn't see Puka on Monday night because of that hip injury. Sean McVay said he missed practice today. Doubtful for the matchup against the Broncos. Keep in mind, Devontae Adams, eight catches, 195 yards and two touchdowns on Monday night. We'll hear from Matthew Stafford in just a bit. We'll talk more extensively about that game. Yes, the Houston Texans, their wide receiver, Nico Collins, did not practice Friday. He's been ruled out for the team's week three matchup against the Colts. Pro Bowler missed last week's game injury, though. Keep in mind, not as severe as that hamstring injury from 2024 when he landed on IR after week number five and then missed five games. So hopefully we will see him back

2:54 on the field. relatively soon. Lord knows that offense certainly could use him. Some great news for the champs after missing most of the first two games because of that glute injury. Sam Darnold able to practice a bit this week and according to Mike McDonald, he'll be back.

3:07 For the game against the Commanders. What did you kind of need to see from Sam this week as he got back in the practice room?

3:16 Really just to see him confident in the things that he's been doing.

3:20 So he's been really positive and He says he feels great. He looks great. So we're rolling. It's a medical miracle he's back.

3:31 Yeah, there's some teams that would love to see their quarterback healthy.

3:36 The commander is certainly one of them.

3:37 Dan Quinn spoke to the media today, said the good news, Jaden Daniels will not be placed on IR. He's week to week with that elbow injury. Now the team will reevaluate after this week. And what it means is Marcus Mariota gets an opportunity to go against that dark side defense.

3:54 Today is the day.

3:55 Giants quarterback Jackson Dart undergoing surgery to repair the MCL and the PCL. Surgery comes just four days after he got hurt Monday night against the Rams. Expected to be out four to six months. His boy Cam Scadaboo hoping for the continued support despite the bad news.

4:13 Yeah, I mean, the fans got to show up.

4:15 The crowd's got to be lit, just like it was the first week. We have to have everybody's support, just like we did week one. I think the entire city of New York still knows we have a really good shot at this.

4:27 And they love Jameis Winston.

4:28 So we're not going.

4:31 To take a step down. We're going to continue to push, continue to work.

4:34 If we have our fan base with us, if they're giving everything they got towards us, I promise you they're going to get everything from us.

4:41 He's right. Who doesn't love Jameis Winston?

4:44 Brock Bauer is officially listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Saints. He's been recovering from that knee injury, did not participate in practice on Friday, which was part of the team's plan, according to Clint Kubiak. I know there's a lot of fantasy owners. Keeping those fingers crossed, they will see him out on the football field very soon.

5:01 Keeping tabs, speaking from a fantasy perspective, Zay Flowers got some news on him in just a moment, but questionable with that hamstring injury. Remember, first half of week number one, Buck 50 had the touchdown. DJ Moore, shoulder injury. He is questionable. An important game for the Bills, maybe more important from a Chargers perspective. Still looking for win number one on the season. Week number three, they all got a little TNF action last night. How about Michael Penix? Boy, oh boy, what it means to this offense to have a quarterback who can sling it just a bit. 18-25 passing, 256 yards, had that touchdown and an interception on fourth and one here.

5:37 Boy, this offense for.

5:39 The Green Bay Packers struggling and under pressure. Jordan Love felt a whole lot of heat. You look at some of the numbers that he's had and they've been abysmal when facing the Blitz. John Robinson, 194 yards, two touchdowns, carrying the Atlanta Falcons to their first win of the season.

5:58 It was an important one for Pennix and company.

6:02 Early on, you know, definitely after that interception, you know, I started feeling, started getting a rhythm and everything started clicking. Obviously, you know, with B. John and B. Rob, them boys running the ball, that helped everything in the pass game as well. So, you know, what they did had a lot to do with it as well.

6:19 It's not a great feeling, you know, as an offense to have repeated drives that don't go anywhere. But at the end of the day, we got to still fight. You know, we've been in games before where we've came back. And it's all about continuing to fight. I think guys did that, but I think the execution is just, it's not where it needs to be at all. And we'll dig deep to see. But, you know, we're not making any big plays. You know, we got to find something that's going to bring the energy. And, you know, we got to figure out what that's going to be.

6:54 A run game would help because that's been non-existent through the first three weeks of the season for Green Bay. Cowboys, they scored 37 points, 332 total yards after being held to 20 and 244 in week number one. So a boost for Dak in that offense. The defense, though, big story this offseason. The unit's still 29th in passing yards allowed.

7:13 Head coach Brian Schottenheimer embracing the international experience.

7:19 Thrilled to be here in Rio and excited about our preparation or finishing our preparation, I would say, for what's going to be a great game against the Ravens. Really good team, very talented. Trip in was pretty easy. Got set up at the hotel and so we're executing.

7:35 The plan that we need to. And in terms of international games, Calvin, I've been a part, I think, six. And I think it's great for the game. You know, the game is global.

7:45 It should be.

7:45 We've got some incredible players and their stories are awesome and should be shared.

7:52 Some ridiculous athletes that get to showcase their stills. You know, I was watching that NFL report on Wednesday. Siciliano, they played some sound. It was Lamar Jackson saying, yo, this is a business trip. This doesn't feel like a business trip. I don't blame him, though. Moreland Humphrey putting this out on social media. You got to get that recovery in.

8:09 Some good news, though, because you got to recover from practice, right? Zay Flowers, you can see him in the distance there, able to return to the practice field. Obviously missed last week's game because of that hamstring injury.

8:20 Still questionable.

8:20 Zay's quarterback, a two-time MVP and a football star. But Lamar, well, he was asked about another football type of star.

8:30 If you had to compare yourself with one football, soccer player, I'm sorry, who would it be?

8:36 That's crazy. That's a good question.

8:38 I don't know. I don't know.

8:40 It's a lot of great soccer players out here in the world.

8:45 Maybe, maybe.

8:46 I can't call it. I don't know.

8:50 What a Ne-Yo.

8:52 Okay.

8:52 Ah, them good names.

8:53 Now those good guys. I don't know. Whatever you guys want to compare me to.

8:57 I'm cool with that.

8:59 Okay. Okay. I'm cool with that.

9:04 A superstar athlete who I think would actually make a pretty good soccer player.

9:07 My buddy Nick Shook is with me right now. We'll get a little bit more on this matchup.

9:11 We got a Cowboys team that's had some struggles defensively over the last year or so.

9:15 And a Ravens team coming off of a loss. Who are you picking in this game?

9:18 Well, I think it's going to have to be the Ravens, and it's because they can run the football. The Cowboys can't get a stop defensively. Yes, they won last week. Yes, they beat the Commanders by 17 points. But in the first half, Jane Daniels is running all over this defense. And I believe to this day and probably will forever.

9:32 that if he hadn't gotten hurt, that would have been a one score game. This game, similar matchup, similarly mobile and dynamic quarterback Lamar Jackson, but they got to give the ball to Derrick Henry because how did they lose last week? Well, three of their four second half drives lasted less than two minutes. Derrick Henry got five carries in the second half.

9:46 You want to put this game away.

9:48 You pound it on the ground and then you finish it off on the ground.

9:51 I actually like that game plan.

9:52 I'm with you here. I'm going to roll with the Ravens as well. Reasoning just slightly different. I made reference to this earlier in the show. The Dallas Cowboys defensive against the pass, those error attacks have really struggled. And we always think about the ability of the Ravens to run the football. Reality is Lamar Jackson, this company, that dude can sling it. They can get up and down the field. If Zay Flowers is healthy, I actually like a high scoring game. where they're able to effectively pass.

10:15 Jacoby Lane, the fact that he's out on IR doesn't help, but we did see Bateman, a guy that last week on.

10:20 The show you told me would actually have some success.

10:22 So I think both of us on the same page, which is really becoming a theme with some of our game picks. We'll go through the entire slate coming up in just a bit. Meanwhile, we'll focus in on this Rams squad. Matthew Stafford and his team, well, they broke out Monday against the Giants. Sky through for 327 and four touchdowns in the win.

10:38 They head to Denver. They get one of the best defenses in the NFL.

10:41 Stafford knows a Vance Joseph unit will provide a stiff challenge.

10:47 Yeah, I mean, obviously really well coached. He's been doing it for a long time. You know, he's multiple players. and everything that they present to you. And then, you know, I think they have great players. You look at their front seven, it's really talented in both, you know, just disruption and getting.

11:03 After the passer.

11:04 I think the, you know, the secondary is as good of one as we'll play all year, just from a versatility and talent standpoint. So it'll be a big challenge for us. He does a great job of putting those guys in position to succeed. And then those guys go out there and play hard for them.

11:23 And I think Stafford always saying the right things, paying some homage to a defense that's been one of the better ones in the NFL.

11:29 You like him in this game?

11:30 I actually like the Rams in this game, and it's because the Broncos are just a little bit unpredictable. Through two weeks, they essentially– you could throw week one out, actually. Let's just throw it out the window completely because it was week one. The second half of week two is when the Broncos became the Broncos again, Riley Moss getting the interception that swung the game in.

11:45 The favor of the Broncos. But can I trust them? I'm not really certain at this point.

11:49 They did a great job of shutting down an explosive Jaguars offense in the second half comeback, but this is a Rams team that you don't want to fall behind early by getting off to a slow start, which is exactly what this offense has done.

11:59 Done over basically the last two years.

12:01 Bownicks' passer rating when they're tied or ahead is 75.2. Way better when they're behind because the sense of urgency is there. So unless they start this game with a sense of urgency, I think the Rams are going to build on the momentum they built last week and win this one.

12:13 There was urgency in week number two for this Rams team after the showing that we saw down under in Australia against the San Francisco 49ers.

12:20 I'm with you.

12:20 I'm going to roll with the Rams as well. We gave you the news before. Puka doesn't look like he's going to be out on that field. That offense still got it going. It's almost like you forget that Devontae Adams is a future Hall of Famer. The guy is absolutely spectacular. You saw it on display there.

12:33 Now, I will say this.

12:34 The Giants secondary was really banged up. We know Paul Sanadiba was hurt. Banks is on IR as well. So they were able to sort of feast here. I don't know if it's going to be as easy against the Broncos. In fact, I'd argue it won't be, but I do like the Rams. And again, I'm kind of with you, man. Like I actually think this is going to be a high scoring game. Once again, we'll go through the entire slate of games. Nick and I will continue to make our game picks. Our record's actually pretty strong. Don't look now, but Tyler Shuck is absolutely balling. You go back to last season and the start of this season, just continues to rack up the yards. In fact, this year right now, leading the NFL in passing yards. They get a Raiders

13:11 team that's been clicking offensively, and of course, they're led by Captain Kirk.

13:17 He obviously, he got us a couple times last year, and he's still playing at a really high level, and I think this is going to be a great opportunity for for us and as a whole team to come in and start off the right way at home, we got to be able to be dialed. And this is, this is a really good football team. They're, they're playing at a high level right now. So, and especially him, he's clicking and he's, he's seen it all. So I'm obviously a huge fan of him growing up. He's been, he's, he said some really cool words, just talking to him after the game and also just who he is as a person as well as is, is, is really cool to see all the stuff that he's done in his career.

13:48 So all that to be said, you know, we're going to be ready to go whenever we get that chance.

13:54 It's going to be one of the more entertaining games of the weekend.

13:57 Bengals, one of eight undefeated teams remaining in the league right now. They're looking for their first 3-0 start since 2015. Wow, it has been well chronicled, some of the issues they've had on the defensive side, but they've been cooking, and so has Joe Burrow, who knows this win this week would be huge.

14:15 It's always critical.

14:17 You want to start out strong in the division.

14:21 These games are.

14:22 are worth a lot. So, love that it's against Pittsburgh.

14:26 Decided to go there and try to perform.

14:28 It's always a tough place to play against a tough team.

14:31 I enjoy watching Joe. You know, Joe's an accurate passer. He's been able to use his legs and get out and extend plays. He's had a nice start to his career. He's got a bright future.

14:45 Yeah, he has.

14:45 You can see sort of the demeanor there from Rodgers. This hasn't been a great start from a Pittsburgh perspective. I feel like both of us, like, Cincinnati in this game.

14:52 Yeah, definitely.

14:53 And it's not just because the Bengals defense is really good. It's actually that they're better than the numbers suggest. They're eighth in yards allowed per game so far. And they're a unit that's even stronger up front. It's Dexter Lawrence shutting down the Texans on fourth and one in week two. It's the whole front really coming together and then helping out the back end that was already strong.

15:11 It's Demetrius Knight at the second level. It's Barrett Carter. It's Boye Mafe. You can continue to get on the list.

15:16 Jonathan Allen looks like he's five years younger playing in this defense. And I think that will be the best counter possible to an offense that's really bad. The Steelers are 31st in points per game. They're 30th in yards per game. Rodgers has some of the worst passing numbers since he became the starter of the Packers in 2008.

15:29 And his top target.

15:31 Second worst in the NFL with 15 plus targets in reception rate. So nothing is going well for this offense right now. They can't run the football effectively and they're running into a team that's With a defense that's better than the numbers suggest, I think the Bengals take this one.

15:43 Would you say 30th in terms of offense for Pittsburgh? Just for context, they're scoring under 12 points per game. The ranking is bad. The raw number also not good from this perspective. I like Cincinnati as well. By the way, I'm glad you bring up that defense for whatever it's worth. Bengals right now, one of three teams have multiple players with at least 10 pressures. I can't believe we're talking about this Cincinnati team being that good defensively, coupled with the fact that the offense, we never questioned. I mean, you got guys like Jamar Chase, Tee Higgins, both of these guys having really good seasons to start out. And in fact, Chase maybe gave us the catch of the year, maybe the best one that we're going to see for

16:16 the rest of the campaign. Hopefully that's not the case because we like to get entertained, but I'm with you. I don't know if Pittsburgh can keep that offense in check. And I think this, this thing might be like a really one-sided affair, maybe even a dominant victory, which is weird to say, considering that division two and O and you get your quarterback one back. Hello, Carson Wentz did a terrific job for the injured Kyler Murray, but he's going to be back getting the start against the bucks.

16:41 A couple of former Oklahoma quarterbacks, a couple of Sooners facing each other and Baker Mayfield. Well, Kyler's a fan.

16:50 That's my guy.

16:51 Um, you know, I, uh, I got to see him, you know, every day in college. So, you know, I respect the hell out of Baker and what he's been through and what type of player he is in person. He is, you know, they showed me the comment that he said about, you know, why people don't like me or whatever.

17:07 But I said, I say the same thing about him.

17:10 So I think, you know, we're both competitors and we're going to do anything to win. So sometimes that might rub people the wrong way. But he's Yeah, he's a great dude, great dude, and, you know, a fierce competitor. That's all you, like, you go to war with a guy like that every single day.

17:24 A couple Heisman guys there, 2017, 2018, when those guys were able to take home that hardware leaving New York.

17:31 I don't know, you tell me, man. Like, this feels like desperation time for Tampa Bay. You like Minnesota, though.

17:36 Yeah, backs against the wall for the Buccaneers who started off 0-2 and don't really look like they have much of an offense that's any good, and yet... we run into a Vikings team that is all defense first, and you think, well, okay, that spells a win for the Vikings, but it might be a sneaky good matchup for the Bucs.

17:51 Baker Mayfield against the Blitz is first in completion percentage, but he's only faced Blitzes on 16 dropbacks this year, and I think those numbers are a little.

17:58 Bit inflated because.

17:59 While he's getting the ball out quickly against the Blitz and completing passes, he also has the highest percentage of passes behind the.

18:05 Line of scrimmage of any quarterback in the NFL.

18:07 So if you can shut down the stuff underneath, if you're Brian Flores' defense, and if you can mix up enough exotic pressure looks that confuses this offensive line that's still pretty good and make Baker hesitate for just a second, then I think he can come away with a victory and force some turnovers because that's what he's struggled with so far through two weeks, turning the football over.

18:25 He had the fumbles in week one. He threw a pick in week two.

18:27 He's got to be better, and this defense does not give him a good.

18:30 Opportunity to be better.

18:31 18 giveaways through the first two weeks of the season for Baker Mayfield. Tyler, for the second most in the NFL, you're 100% right. I think the point that you made in our production meeting earlier today about the Atlanta Falcons applies here.

18:42 Desperate team.

18:43 They were going on the road on TNF against the Green Bay Packers who won 13 straight home openers. They got it done. I think the backs are against the wall for Baker and the squad. You mentioned the numbers against the Blitz, and you're right, small sample size, but if you zoom out and you go back to 2023, the guy's got 33 passing touchdowns, six interceptions.

19:00 Against the Blitz.

19:00 That's the seventh most passing touchdowns against the Blitz during that span. So you're right. This season, I'm with you. The numbers, I think, tell one story. But I think macro, they got an opportunity here. I like Tampa Bay, and it's one of the few times we're going to go. opposite sides here. We also took the opposite, although I'm kind of now rethinking this thing here.

19:19 Texans and Colts.

19:19 I'll say this. I gave the news before.

19:21 Nico Collins doesn't look like he's going to be out there. That's going to be a factor in that game. And, you know, I'm still sticking with the G-men.

19:27 Meanwhile, the late matchups, well, it's just the Vikings and Buccaneers. This might be moving week. I think we're disagreeing on three games.

19:33 I think three might be the most that we've disagreed on all season. So, look, this is time for us to separate. Somebody's got to take the lead.

19:40 I hope it's me, man.

19:41 I really.

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20:05 All right.

20:06 This date. Here we go.

20:07 20 year anniversary. One of the most emotional moments in NFL history. Saints Dome coming. It was their first game back. Newly reopened Superdome. You can see Steve Gleason kind of breaking through, coming with the block, gets recovered for a touchdown. We're talking about like 70,000 plus absolutely erupting in the game.

20:24 We're not just thinking about that moment, but the Gleason family as well as Steve as he continues to battle ALS.

20:31 But God, I remember watching that. Just, I mean, it's kind of crazy. Meanwhile, here's a look at the schedule remaining games.

20:36 By the way, we will get you set at 1130 a.m. Eastern time here on the NFL channel. I'm going to be hanging with Nelson Aguilar. for game day preview of course we'll get you on all the earlier games and yeah we'll sprinkle in a little bit of the afternoon matchups uh eagles bears by the way qb1 for chicago still waiting to find out how that's going to look time for burning questions got an opportunity to put this dude in the hot seat when i think about kenneth walker he is god i talked to you after week number one he's completely changed kansas city's offense can keep this workload up.

21:09 Though That's what's concerning because he's on pace for an incredible amount of touches, 476 touches at this rate right now, and he leads the NFL in rushing yards with 369 little scrimmage yards, second most by a player in the first two games with a team in the Super Bowl era, so he's been the perfect addition.

21:26 To the Chiefs, but if he keeps that pace up, he'll have.

21:29 The most touches, the second most touches in NFL history, he'll have the most since Larry Johnson with.

21:34 457 in 2006.

21:34 The next three guys, Eddie George, LaDainian Tomlinson, Edgar and James, all did it in the early 2000s.

21:39 The game has changed significantly since then.

21:42 Luckily, they like their second running back, Emmitt Johnson, plenty, and of course, you have Patrick Mahomes.

21:47 Running everything behind center. So I think that they'll be fine.

21:49 Andy Reid is too smart of a coach and too experienced to let this go as it currently is.

21:54 255, by the way, his career high in terms of some of those touches. So well past that pace.

21:59 But you mentioned this to me.

22:00 He wanted to be in Kansas City because he wanted to be the dude. He is expecting that. Chargers, one of the more disappointing teams, still looking for win number one. Can they get it done in Buffalo?

22:08 I sure hope so.

22:09 I think they're going to have their backs against the wall in this one, and that should benefit them because this is a team that cannot afford to go 0-3. Yes, they're playing Buffalo. Yes, it's going to be a challenge. But they understand that the way they started this season is just not up to their standard. They don't look like a Jim Harbaugh coached team. And they're also making a little bit of unfortunate history. They're the second team in NFL history to lose back-to-back home games by double digits against teams that had sub-200 winning percentages in the previous season. They joined the 1926 Racing Tornadoes, who played one more game after that and then folded. And the team that put them out of their misery, Curly Lambeau's

22:43 Green Bay Packers. So it's obviously not that dire, but they've got to get.

22:47 Back on track.

22:47 A history lesson from Nick. Here's what I can guarantee you. The Chargers are not going to fold as I mean, as like an organization.

22:54 But they're going to be good from that perspective. Saints Raiders. I think this can be one of the more entertaining games of the week. Who wins?

23:01 I'm very excited to see who wins. And I'm going to go with the Saints. That's my NFC South division champion pick from. the start of the season, and I believe in Tyler Shuck. It's no knock on the Raiders to have played very scrappy football. This is two scrappy teams, but Tyler Shuck has the clutch gene, and I think if they find themselves in a similar scenario against the Raiders with that home cooking at their advantage, I think they'll end up winning this game.

23:22 God, I just like the fact that we could talk about the Raiders and Saints as two quality football teams.

23:26 At this point.

23:26 They matter.

23:27 They matter. Especially the Raiders. They matter as of now.

23:29 I still think the Saints are the team to be in that division.

23:31 I don't know if I'm quite ready to say that about the Raiders, but nonetheless, it should be a good one. By the way, you can ask him all the burning questions when it comes to the NFL. Before the show, I say Mount Rushmore of musicians. The dude can't answer the question. He said he needs a weekend. He wants to do genres.

23:46 I need the entire weekend to figure this out.

23:47 Like, what are we doing here? By the way, fresh edition of the NFL Report coming up on Monday.

23:52 We go Monday through Friday here on the NFL Channel at 7 Eastern time. But I will see you Sunday morning, 1130 a.m. Eastern for a fresh edition of Game Day Preview.

24:00 Thanks so much for watching.