SANTA CLARA -- Levi’s Stadium erupted when Nick Bosa sacked Kirk Cousins in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s NFC Divisional Playoff. The 49ers were up three scores and victory over the Minnesota Vikings was inevitable, and moments of dominance gave a raucous crowd reason to party.
But after a few beats of unbridled joy, decibels started to drop as the 71,649 on hand turned their attention back to the field.
Bosa was still down.
The No. 2 overall pick and clear-cut defensive rookie of the year was wincing in pain, grabbing his abdominal area as 49ers trainers huddled around him.