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The San Francisco 49ers still aren't certain about the availability of their top two running backs for Sunday's game against the Los Angeles Chargers.Matt Breida John Kelly Jersey , among the NFL leaders in rushing, and Alfred Morris both were limited in practice Friday and are listed as questionable. That's an obvious concern for an offense preparing for its first full game without franchise quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, who suffered a season-ending knee injury last week against Kansas City.Breida hyperextended his right knee while planting to make a cut in the first half against the Chiefs. He returned later in the game, but the second-year back out of Georgia Southern hasn't shown considerable improvement in practice since then."He's been up and down a little bit this week," coach Kyle Shanahan said Friday. "He got a little bit more (practice time Thursday). We kept him limited just trying to manage the wear and tear. But 'questionable' is better than 'doubtful,' so we're hoping it works out."Morris also is slowed by a knee injury. While he brings power running between the tackles, Breida is the game-breaking threat. His 274 yards are tied for second in the league with the Dallas Cowboys' Ezekiel Elliott behind the Rams' Todd Gurley.But Breida has carried the ball just 32 times John Franklin-Myers Jersey , giving him an average of 8.6 yards per carry that's best in the NFL.His emergence has helped soften the blow of the 49ers losing expected starting running back Jerick McKinnon to a torn ACL shortly before the season opener.Breida had said he initially feared a much more serious injury."It's gonna be a game-time decision," Breida said of his availability against the Chargers. "I gotta feel comfortable. I'm not at 100 percent right now. ."I know I have to be smart, too, and understand that if I'm not gonna be able to cut off it and not gonna be able to run, then why go out there and get myself hurt and hurt the team at the same time?"San Francisco's depth in the secondary also remains an issue. Strong safety Jaquiski Tartt is doubtful and is likely to miss his second consecutive game with a shoulder injury. He didn't practice Friday.Antone Exum would start in Tartt's place; Exum made nine tackles with a sack and a forced fumble against Kansas City."Exum's here for a reason," Shanahan said. "I thought he got a lot better as the game went. I think he made some mistakes early in the game, and I think once he played a little bit more Brian Allen Jersey , it slowed down for him."Free safety Adrian Colbert is questionable with a hip injury. Should he not be available Sunday, rookie D.J. Reed likely would take his spot.The 49ers already were without veteran cornerback Richard Sherman, expected to miss at least two games with a strained calf.NOTES: Receiver Marquise Goodwin (quad) and right guard Mike Person (knee) participated fully in Friday's practice and are expected to play against the Chargers. Reserve guard Joshua Garnett (toe) remains out. The Los Angeles Rams are going to the Superbowl after exacting regular season revenge and defeating the New Orleans Saints in the NFC Championship game. A thrilling overtime game, the Rams beat New Orleans with timely defense, a lucky no-call, and just enough offense lead by QB Jared Goff. In the 26-23 OT thriller, the Saints put up a heck of an effort to try and get to the Super Bowl and in the end fell just short.Although it’s hard to imagine the Saints not being contenders with QB Drew Brees and the core of Michael Thomas Joseph Noteboom Jersey , Marshon Lattimore, Alvin Kamara, and so on, nothing is a given in the NFL.QB Drew BreesBrees had a solid game for the Saints until the last time he touched the ball in overtime. For the game, Brees completed 26/40 passes for 249 yards, two touchdowns, and the crucial interception that set up K Greg Zuerlein’s 57-yard field goal. Overall Jack Youngblood Jersey , he finished with a QB rating of 60.1 in the game.LB Demario DavisDavis was all over the field for the Saints. He had 14 total tackles including 1.5 tackles-for-loss. In addition, he was the beneficiary of an interception off a deflection from Rams RB Todd Gurley early in the game.WR Michael ThomasThe Rams did a much better job in containing WR Thomas. He was limited to seven targets, four receptions, and 36 yards. The Rams gave him multiple looks including zone, man with a lurking LB/S, press man, and off man. In the end Torry Holt Jersey , Thomas was contained and the return of CB Aqib Talib definitely helped.CB Marshon LattimoreLattimore was relatively busy for the defense with six total tackles. He and the rest of the secondary had their hands full as the Rams passed for over 300 yards. It’s never a good sign to have all the cornerbacks being in the upper half of the tackle leaders for a defense as that’s usually a sign of bigger plays. Lattimore (six), P.J. Williams (eight), and Eli Apple (four) all had a pretty high number of tackles.RBs Alvin Kamara and Mark Ingram (bonus)The Rams defense again flexed their run-stuffing muscles limiting the Saints to only 48 yards rushing for the game. Ingram lead the Saints with 31 yards on nine carries while Kamara only rushed for 15 yards on eight carries. That being said, Kamara was the best receiver for the Saints with 96 yards receiving (with 11 receptions). In the end, the Rams did just enough to limit Kamara as a receiver and was able to make New Orleans more one dimensional than they would have liked to be.