Niners RB Isaac Guerendo (foot) active for Thursday night’s game vs. Rams

San Francisco’s working again luck simply bought a smidge much less rotten.

Isaac Guerendo is formally energetic for the the 49ers’ pivotal Thursday Evening Soccer recreation towards the Los Angeles Rams regardless of coping with a foot damage on a brief week.

Guerendo, who sprained his foot on the tail finish of Sunday’s 38-13 throttling of the Chicago Bears, was estimated as a non-participant in Monday’s apply and sat out Tuesday’s walkthrough earlier than getting in restricted work and receiving a questionable designation on Wednesday.

He figures to be a key a part of the 49ers’ recreation plan towards L.A., even when they did not want to completely unlock him till just lately.

Accidents have merely destroyed San Francisco’s backfield this season.

Weeks earlier than reigning AP NFL Offensive Participant of the Yr Christian McCaffrey missed his first regular-season recreation amid a saga that saved him out of the staff’s first eight contests with an Achilles and calf damage, backup working again Elijah Mitchell went on season-ending injured reserve on account of hurting his hamstring. Jordan Mason carried the load firstly of the 12 months to large outcomes, however he left a number of video games early due to shoulder points.

Throughout Mason’s two extended in-game departures, in Week 6 towards the Seattle Seahawks and Week 8 towards the Dallas Cowboys, Guerendo flashed his potential with 24 carries for 184 yards and a landing.

He naturally receded into the background upon McCaffrey’s return in Week 10. However CMC’s comeback lasted solely a month, because the RB suffered a PCL damage in Week 13 towards the Buffalo Payments, a snowy, lopsided defeat through which Mason additionally suffered a excessive ankle sprain to ultimately be part of his star working mate on injured reserve.

With the burden on him as soon as extra, Guerendo was recreation. The rookie speedster torched Chicago on Sunday for 78 dashing yards, 50 receiving yards and two scores earlier than departing late, spelling one more potential setback for coach Kyle Shanahan’s operation.

As an alternative, San Francisco’s fourth-string RB is wholesome sufficient to proceed on as its latest lead again.

His availability is a change in narrative for a snake-bitten membership desperately seeking to change its fortunes. With 4 video games to go, the 49ers sit at 6-7, going through lengthy odds (7%) to make the playoffs.

There’s nonetheless a sliver of hope, although, one thing they’re going to attempt to increase upon after they sq. off towards the rival Rams (7-6) at 8:15 p.m. ET on Thursday.