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McCormick rushed six times for 53 yards and a touchdown in Thursday night's 41-17 preseason win over the Chargers.

McCormick was the 49ers' leading rusher in the contest despite receiving fewer attempts than Kaelon Black or Zamir White. The running back is currently competing with Black and White to be a potential backup to Christian McCaffrey (undisclosed) while Jordan James (ribs) and Isaac Guerendo (pectoral) are sidelined with injuries.

Lambert-Smith caught two of four targets for 14 yards in Thursday night's 41-17 preseason loss to the 49ers.

Lambert-Smith also returned two punts for 15 total yards. The wide receiver played 34 percent of the Chargers' offensive snaps, garnering a decent amount of attention for the time he was on the field. The second-year player out of Auburn is fighting for position in the team's wide receiver corps, with Ladd McConkey, Quentin Johnston (lower body), Tre' Harris (undisclosed) and Brenen Thompson all currently set to see more snaps.

Robinson did not receive any targets in Thursday night's 41-17 preseason win over the Chargers.

Despite playing 25 percent of the 49ers' offensive snaps, Robinson did not see a target in the contest. The 31-year-old had some positive traction in camp, working with the first-team offense last week. While the wide receiver has earned a fair share of reps in preseason play, it has yet to pay off with box score production.

Thompson caught one of two targets for nine yards in Thursday night's 41-17 preseason loss to the 49ers.

Thompson was targeted six times in last Thursday's contest against the Texans. The rookie fourth-rounder did not see much action against the 49ers, with both targets taking place in the first quarter before the wide receiver was ushered out of the game. Thompson played just nine snaps in the contest, totalling 15 percent of the Chargers' total offensive plays.

Lance completed 10 of 16 passes for 73 yards while rushing twice for 42 yards in Thursday's 41-17 preseason loss to the 49ers.

Lance entered the game on the second drive, taking over for Justin Herbert. The quarterback played a rather safe and uneventful half, not reaching the end zone but also not taking any sacks or turning the ball over. The Chargers scored just three points in the half, off the back of a 21-yard Cameron Dicker field goal. Despite the lackluster day, Lance will likely see a similar snap share in next Thursday's preseason game against the Rams.

Lawrence won't play in Friday's preseason game against the Panthers, John Shipley of SI.com reports.

Lawrence also sat out the Jaguars' exhibition opener this past Saturday, giving him just one more chance for action next Friday versus the Buccaneers ahead of Week 1. In Lawrence's stead, Nick Mullens, Carter Bradley and Joey Aguilar will be the available quarterbacks for Jacksonville's offense.

Pineiro converted five PAT's and two field-goal attempts in Thursday night's 41-17 preseason win over the Chargers.

Pineiro made field goals from 48 and 45 yards out and was ultimately flawless on all seven kicks. The seventh-year veteran out of Florida looks set to carry over the momentum from a stellar 2025 season where he made 28 of 29 field-goal attempts and 34 of 38 extra-point tries over 14 regular-season games.

Bateman is facing three charges stemming from a domestic incident in June, Jamison Hensley of ESPN.com reports.

The Ravens released a statement Friday: "We are aware of the situation involving Rashod and have been in direct communication with him. We notified the league office and have been cooperating throughout the process. As this is a pending legal matter, we will not have further comment." The NFL likely won't levy any sort of punishment on Bateman until the legal process plays itself out.

Dicker made his sole field-goal attempt but missed a PAT try in Thursday night's 41-17 preseason loss to the 49ers.

Dicker drilled a 21-yard field goal in the second quarter but failed to make his extra-point attempt in the third quarter. The kicker is 126-for-130 on PAT's in his regular-season career, so Thursday night's failure is quite rare. Lightning has struck twice, however, as Dicker missed a PAT in the prior Thursday's preseason win over the Texans as well, making this a pattern to at least monitor in the Aug. 27 preseason finale against the Rams.

Dowdle is suited up for Friday's preseason game versus the Jets, Brian Batko of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Dowdle thus is poised to make his Steelers debut after sitting out the team's exhibition opener last Thursday against the Packers. Both Dowdle and Jaylen Warren are in uniform Friday, and the former is looking to build upon the 1,373 yards from scrimmage and seven total TDs he racked up in 17 regular-season games in 2025 as a member of the Panthers.