Mike Evans injury update: WR avoids long-term injury, but how will 49ers fare if he misses time?

The 49ers’ offense struggled mightily in Evans’ second-half absence against the Commanders

The San Francisco 49ers had to finish their 23-17 "Monday Night Football" win over the Washington Commanders without their top receiver, as Mike Evans left the game just ahead of halftime with an Achilles tendon injury. While the 49ers held onto their lead and closed out the victory without him, Evans' absence was noticeable as the offense scored just three points in the final two quarters. Fortunately for San Francisco, Evans may not miss much additional time. Coach Kyle Shanahan said after the game that Evans experienced a flare-up of the Achilles tendinitis that bothered him throughout the week and that he will not undergo further testing. "It's something that he's had before, something that bothered him throughout the week," Shanahan said.

"When you have Achilles tendinitis like he does, it kind of is what it is. It flared up tonight, and I hope he recovers throughout the week. You don't think it's a long-term thing, but right now it almost cost him this game and ended up costing him two quarters. "Hopefully he'll be able to play next week, but if not, we'll have to have the rest of the group step up, and hopefully we can get him healed up by after the bye week." It was a close call on whether Evans would suit up in Week