As they fight for their playoff lives, the Niners do not need to take the risk of putting the offense in the hands of a quarterback battling a thumb injury.
Shortly after, Garoppolo said he was"confident" in his ability to play versus Houston despite the injury.
Garoppolo threw two critical interceptions in the Thursday Night Football loss to Tennessee and missed a would-be touchdown throw to a wide-open Kyle Juszczyk. Those errors proved decisive in a 20-17 defeat and, battling an injury that can make it more difficult to grip the ball, it is tough to have confidence in him avoiding similar mistakes against the Texans.
Even against a lowly 4-11 Texans team, the 49ers cannot afford to risk the possibility of Garoppolo producing such mistakes when a win and a New Orleans Saints loss to the Carolina Panthers would punch their ticket to the postseason.
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