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NaVorro Bowman hauled off after gruesome knee injury

NFC Championship - San Francisco 49ers v Seattle Seahawks

during the 2014 NFC Championship at CenturyLink Field on January 19, 2014 in Seattle, Washington.

Jonathan Ferrey

A game that has been played on the fringe of physical and violent has taken another victim.

After apparently recovering a fumble, 49ers linebacker NaVorro Bowman’s left knee was collapsed in the ensuing pile, and he was carted off the field in the fourth quarter.

The gruesome injury, which was replayed a time or three too many, came on a play which wasn’t reviewed.

On the ensuring fourth-down play at the goal line, Marshawn Lynch fumbled, and the 49ers recovered, trailing 20-17.

If anyone’s left standing, it could be an incredible finish.