Levi's Stadium goes wild after Nick Bosa's miraculous injury recovery

A trainer checks on Nick Bosa #97 of the San Francisco 49ers after an injury during the second half against the Minnesota Vikings during the NFC Divisional Round Playoff game at Levi's Stadium on January 11, 2020 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) less A trainer checks on Nick Bosa #97 of the San Francisco 49ers after an injury during the second half against the Minnesota Vikings during the NFC Divisional Round Playoff game at Levi's Stadium on January 11, ... more Photo: Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images Photo: Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images Image 1 of / 47 Caption Close Levi's Stadium goes wild after Nick Bosa's miraculous injury recovery 1 / 47 Back to Gallery

For a moment, Levi's Stadium went quiet.

Up in the fourth quarter, seemingly cruising toward victory, 49ers fans paused their cheers for a moment as rookie defensive end Nick Bosa went down with an apparent injury. Bosa had just sacked Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins, but something happened on his way down. Cameras showed Bosa slowly easing off Cousins and falling onto his back.

Medical staff attended to Bosa, who stayed down for a moment longer.

Then, suddenly, he popped up. As if no pain had plagued him, Bosa began leaping around, high-fiving teammates and pointing excitedly. The crowd went wild, chanting Bosa's name as the rookie skipped over the sidelines.

"BOSA BOSA!"



49ers fans showered Nick Bosa with love after he got up from an injury 📈



(via @thecheckdown)pic.twitter.com/FFvL5FLSqR — ESPN (@espn) January 11, 2020

"I thought he sat there and milked his injury for a little bit longer to hear the crowd chant his name," head coach Kyle Shanahan joked after the game.

The 49ers defense tormented the Vikings offense all afternoon. San Francisco had 21 first downs to Minnesota's seven. Even more remarkable, the Vikings had just 21 yards rushing all day. Bosa led the team with six tackles and two sacks.

The 49ers won the game 27-10. They'll play either the Packers or the Seahawks next.

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Katie Dowd is an SFGATE Senior Digital Editor. Email: katie.dowd@sfgate.com | Twitter: @katiedowd