Sunday's game against the New York Giants has huge implications on the NFC standings for the San Francisco 49ers, so these five players must step up.

The rest of the NFC West was on bye, and no one had to lift a finger to put the Seattle Seahawks and Los Angeles Rams into first place. All the 49ers had to do was lose to the Houston Texans 26-15.

The San Francisco 49ers will take on the Los Angeles Rams Thursday at SoFi Stadium. However, after this injury report, they'll be without key players.

Hunter will be a healthy scratch for a second consecutive game as the Rams roll with a three-man backfield in Kyren Williams, Blake Corum and practice squad running back Ronnie Rivers. Hunter's next opportunity to play is Week 10 against the 49ers on Sunday, Nov. 9.

San Francisco 49ers WR Ricky Pearsall has missed the past four games while nursing a knee injury. The team announced his status for Week 9 against the New York Giants.

The Atlanta Falcons were defeated by the San Francisco 49ers to fall to 3-3 on the season. Despite a solid effort, the Falcons made too many critical errors against a good 49ers team on the road, losing by a final score of 20-10. Atlanta committed costly penalties and failed to score when they had the chance on multiple drives.

Purdy (toe) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Giants, Briana Jeannel of the 49ers ' official site reports.

After a rough Week 1 of the 2025 NFL season, the 49ers cut ties with Moody and signed Eddy Pineiro to be their new kicker. His first few weeks with the 49ers went great, as he hit all seven of his field goals, missing one extra point, which ironically was his first kick.