The San Francisco 49ers will start Joshua Dobbs at quarterback on Sunday when they travel to face the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.

Backup quarterback Joshua Dobbs will make his debut start for the 49ers in their regular-season finale against the Cardinals. Brock Purdy is out due to an elbow

After a year spent as a pro football nomad, bouncing around the NFL, Joshua Dobbs has had a much quieter 2024 season.

There wasn’t much to be gleaned from a 47-24 loss to Arizona except that free agent Josh Dobbs could be a viable backup for Brock Purdy.

Week 18 will mark the second game Purdy has missed this season, but this time the starter in his stead will be different. Head coach Kyle Shanahan on Wednesday announced Joshua Dobbs would get the start ahead of Brandon Allen, who has been Purdy’s backup for virtually the entire season.

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PM ET game airing live on FOX, oddsmakers have installed player prop betting options for Joshua Dobbs. NFC West rivals play in Week 18 when Dobbs and the San Francisco

After a year spent as an NFL nomad bouncing around the league, Joshua Dobbs has had a much quieter 2024 season as a backup to quarterback Brock Purdy in San Francisco.

Joshua Dobbs will replace the injured Brock Purdy as the 49ers' starting quarterback in Sunday's season finale.

San Francisco will start Joshua Dobbs in place of injured quarterback Brock Purdy when ... Pittsburgh selected Dobbs in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL Draft out of Tennessee. He has passed for 2,955 career yards, 15 touchdowns and 13 interceptions ...

With Brock Purdy dealing with a elbow injury, San Francisco 49ers backup quarterback Joshua Dobbs is looking forward to his "audition" in the team's season finale against the Arizona Cardinals.