San Francisco quarterback Josh Johnson was thrown into the fire in Sunday’s NFC title game after starter Brock Purdy injured his elbow on the first offensive possession of the game for the 49ers, and that was just the start of their problems at quarterback.
Purdy was listed as questionable to return with the elbow injury, and Johnson took the reins of the offense. But the 49ers were put in a precarious situation in the third quarter after Johnson took a hard hit and the back of his head snapped into the turf. Following the possession, he was ushered to the locker room and ruled out after being evaluated for a concussion.