Thanks to staff writer Zach Binney's analysis of NFL injury data, we are able to provide detailed injury return (number of games missed) and recovery (number of weeks limited in practices or games) estimates based on historical data for select injuries. These estimates also consider the position of the injured player. Details of our methodology are available here.
Jimmy Garoppolo's season was ended on an innocuous-looking fourth-quarter scramble during the 49ers' failed comeback attempt against the Chiefs. This injury was similar to that of Carson Wentz last year in that, although Garoppolo was hit by a defender at the end of the play, his knee buckled the step before the tackle and his ACL had given way before any contact.