Brandon Allen being who he is – the backup quarterback – no one noticed he had a broken finger on his non-throwing hand until he started Sunday’s game against the Packers.

The 49ers quarterback had a brace on the middle finger of his left hand when he took the field in place of Brock Purdy.

Fox sideline reporter Tom Rinaldi revealed that Allen broke his finger when he took a hard hit during practice weeks ago.

However, Allen downplayed the injury, saying it played no role in his performance.

“No. None at all” he said via David Bonilla of 49erswebzone.com.

Allen had two turnovers, threw an interception and lost a fumble while completing 17 of 29 passes for 199 yards and a touchdown.

Coach Kyle Shanahan seemed irritated with a question about why Allen got the start over Joshua Dobbs if Allen is injured.

“Because he’s not hurt,” Shanahan said. ‘He’s doing well. He hurt his finger just like three weeks ago.”

It was Allen’s 10th career start and his first since 2021.

“Brandon, I thought he did good things,” Shanahan said. “I thought he made some big throws. Just the plays I can think of, he had a rough one early on that he threw to them. After two plays he slipped on that field. That hurt us.

“But I thought Brandon made some big throws and stuff and gave us a chance.”

Purdy missed the game with right shoulder soreness. The 49ers are hopeful he can return next week, but they will have a better feel for where he stands on Monday.