. >> brandon allen who beat out josh dobbs for the second string job has nine career starts, 2 in 7 record in those games. he has not thrown a regular-season pass in 749 days , come sunday. not great, but kyle shanahan seemingly downplaying any concerns he might have. >> i think brandon runs the offense well, he's done a really good job since he's been here, two years now, and the guys believe in him. >> will be the next big man up mentality, so it's an opportunity to put our guys in position to win. we obviously want brock back and healthy, but for the time being it's an opportunity for me. >> so the brandon allen show come sunday. another big injury, nick bosa is not going to play dealing with a hip injury, injured his oblique. the niners have to win. >> i'm going to go on a limb and say brandon is going to surprise us. seriously, i feel it. thank you. ♪ >>> what, music in our newsroom? the cal marching band made a surprise visit, in honor of the big game between cal and stanford. kickoff tomorrow, 12:30 p.m. at memorial stadium in berkeley . how cool is that! okay, so if we are doing a

. >> in purdy's place will be backup brandon allen who beat out josh dobbs for the second string job.eer starts with a 2-7 record in those games. he has not thrown a regular season pass in 749 days come sunday, but per usual, kyle shanahan seemingly downplaying any concerns he might have. >> i think brandon is a really good thrower, runs our offense well, has done a really good job since he's been here, been here two years now. guys believe in him. he'll give us a good chance to win. >> it's been next man up mentality. it's an opportunity for me to play well and put our guys in good position to win the game. obviously we want brock back and healthy, but it is an opportunity for me for the time being. >> the injuries don't just stop at brock purdy. two other significant start a it certificates will miss injuries. the 49ers rank last in pressure rate and sack rate and charvarius ward is also out sunday. he returned to practice this week after missing two games for personal matters. no excuses for the 9ers who could still suit up a handful of all pro players. >> i know it's disappointing

the veteran backup beat out josh dobbs for the second string job, but it's been a while since he's bean meaningful regular season action. it's been over two years since len played in a game that counts, but kyle shanahan still has confidence in him. >> brandon is a really good thrower, runs our offense well, done a really good job. guys believe in him. he'll give us a good chance to win. >> it's been a big next man up mentality. it's definitely an opportunity for me to go out, play well and put our guys in a good position to win the game and obviously we want brock back and healthy and all that, but for the time being, it is an opportunity for me. >> for the "red and gold report," i'm matt lively. >>> we'll wrap this half hour with something very cute, puppies and kittens and holiday cheer. it is the display window at macy's union square location, one of my favorite things about the season, just unveiled this afternoon, a partnership with the ssfspca and all season long the organization is offering free adoptions for adult cats and dogs 5 months and older. >>> coming up next at 5:00, we

they've got josh dobbs who is technically the qb3, the backup for this game, but it's concerning time for the san francisco 49er who is are in must-win mode. >> sometimes, you know, stars arise from situations like this. >> a guy named brock purdy did this. >> thank you, matt. >>> the holiday travel season is about to kick off, but you're probably not going anywhere as far or intense as this group. we'll explain. >>> all right, if money wasn't a concern, it's always a concern, would you take a trip to space? >> yeah, for how long? >> these days, it could be quite a lot longer than you would expect. six people did just that today, taking part in what is becoming a booming space tourism. this is the ninth human flight to space. the craft took off from west texas early it this morning. on board the shepherd rocket. the whole journey lasted ten minutes. in that time people would get to experience zero gravity. the company founded by jeff bezos test launched its craft back in october of 2016. they would end up leading to the development including the one that launched today. he's not the o

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the veteran backup beat out josh dobbs for the second string job, but it's been a while since he's seenseason action. over two years since allen has played in a game that counts. head coach kyle shanahan has confidence in him. >> i think brandon's a good thrower, runs our offense well. has done a really good job since he's been here. been here two years now. guys believe in him. >> it's been a big next man up mentality, so it's an opportunity for me to go out and play well and put our guys in a, you know, a good position to win the game. and obviously, we want brock back and healthy and all, that but you know, for the time being, it is an opportunity for me. >> so you always ask every week -- >> i was just going to. are they going to win or not? >> well, i've been wrong the last couple times. >> do remember something about the seahawks losing prediction. >> so you know what -- >> you're going to leave it alone? >> keep my fingers crossed. >> that'll work just as well. >>> up next, with thanksgiving around the corner, we're out with some of the people working hardest to make (♪♪) (♪♪) (♪