The San Francisco 49ers are heading in the right direction health-wise as they prepare to host the Dallas Cowboys for “Sunday Night Football.” At the start of the week, the 49ers had an injury list with a total of nine players practicing or working out in a limited capacity. On Friday, that list was pared down to a limited number of players of four – TE George Kittle (foot), WR Deebo Samuel Sr. (wrist/illness), DB Deommodore Lenoir (illness) and S George Odum (knee) – and a further four were upgraded to full participants.

Samuel Sr., who was hospitalized earlier this week with pneumonia, was able to participate in the final two practices of the week and will enter the weekend as questionable to play.

“It’s getting better every day,” head coach Kyle Shanahan said when asked about his wide receiver’s stamina. “We didn’t push him that hard because we knew what the problem was, but it’s gotten better every day, so I hope it stays that way on Sunday.”

Kittle (foot), the team’s reception leader from Week 7, was also listed as questionable and, like Samuel Sr., was able to participate in practice in a limited capacity on both Thursday and Friday.