Injuries are part of life in the NFL. So while it feels like the San Francisco 49ers have been walloped by an incredibly high wave of them, the name of the game is perseverance. The part that feels like a sick joke is that nearly every bump and bruise has come to a key piece of the team.
Whether it has been Brandon Aiyuk's ongoing recovery from the ACL tear he suffered last season, Jauan Jennings' comically long list of ailments, missing George Kittle for most of the season, losing Nick Bosa for the year, or the time missed by Brock Purdy and Ricky Pearsall, it feels as if nearly every foundational piece for San Francisco has been unavailable for large swaths of the year.