San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy exited Monday night's shootout with the Detroit Lions in the final two minutes, as the Niners were driving for a late touchdown to cut the Lions' lead to one score.

Head coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters Thursday that Purdy will not play Week 18 against the Arizona Cardinals. Purdy suffered a right elbow contusion with nerve inflammation in San Francisco's 40-34 loss to the Detroit Lions on "Monday Night Football."

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy will miss Sunday's season finale against the Arizona Cardinals due to a right elbow contusion with

Coming off their Monday night loss to the Detroit Lions, the San Francisco 49ers listed 11 players as not practicing Wednesday, including quarterback Brock Purdy, who suffered an elbow injury. Head coach Kyle Shanahan said Purdy won’t play and that Joshua Dobbs will be the starter against the Arizona Cardinals.

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy provided the latest update on his elbow injury after he was forced to exit the team's 40-34 loss to the Detroit Lions late in the fourth quarter on Monday night.

This post is not a referendum on whether 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy is good. There’s nothing more tiresome than an “Is X QB actually good?” argument, especially one that centers around a tiny-ass white dude who was only drafted by the skin of his teeth.