According to an ESPN story, McCloud is close with Ike Hilliard, the wide receivers coach the Falcons fired after Week 3, a move that reportedly upset McCloud. The former 49er was a healthy scratch from Monday’s game against the Bills, practiced with Atlanta on Wednesday but did not practice on either Thursday or Friday.

The Atlanta Falcons and San Francisco 49ers (-1.5, 47) meet in a key matchup of NFC contenders in NFL Week 7 'Sunday Night Football' at 8:20 p.m. ET from Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. The Falcons (3-2) are second in the NFC South,

— Left tackle Trent Williams was fined $11,593 for a scuffle in the fourth quarter in the 49ers’ loss to Tampa Bay in which he grabbed cornerback Tykee Smith by the facemask and pulled him to the ground. Williams received a 15-yard penalty for unnecessary roughness on the play.

Falcons 3-2; 49ers 3-3. Series record: 49ers lead 48-33-1. Last week: Falcons beat Bills 24-14; 49ers lost to Buccaneers 30-19. Last meeting: Falcons beat 49es 28-14 at Atlanta, Oct. 16, 2022. Falcons offense: overall (2),

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The San Francisco 49ers didn't get all the good news they wanted, but they did get one major piece back on their Week 7 injury report.