The San Francisco 49ers know all too well just how susceptible they are to devastating injuries, already well in the league lead in losing key players to serious setbacks not halfway through the season.
And the Niners also know too well just how much a bad reputation the field at MetLife Stadium has for causing devastating injuries.
Rewind back to 2020 when defensive ends Nick Bosa and Solomon Thomas both suffered season-ending ACL tears on the same field, and that reputation hasn't ceased even though San Francisco's trip that year is five years in the past.