For the second day in a row Thursday, star wide receiver Keenan Allen did not practice. Head coach Anthony Lynn said “we missed Keenan Allen on the field yesterday. He had a sore knee.” Asked if he’ll play this week, Lynn told reporters, “We’ll see. Not sure. That knee was really sore yesterday.”

It doesn’t sound like Lynn is hopeful about the prospects of Allen suiting up this weekend. That would obviously be a big blow to the offense, even with the emergence of Mike Williams. Back-to-back absences from practice are never really a good indicator of a player suiting up late in the week, either. Like Lynn said, though, they are being cautious.

The schedule is thankfully favorable that the Chargers might be able to get away without Allen this week. With the San Francisco 49ers coming to town with a backup quarterback underneath center, the Chargers shouldn’t need to put up 30 points to win like they have in weeks past.