▁incident ▁caused ▁his ▁team m ates ▁to ▁respond ▁better ▁to ▁his ▁leadership , ▁as ▁they ▁saw ▁how ▁much ▁he ▁c ared ▁about ▁winning ▁(" It ▁gal van ized ▁the ▁guys ▁behind ▁Steve ", ▁said ▁Br ent ▁Jones ). ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁week ▁in ▁Detroit , ▁the ▁ 4 9 ers ▁tra iled ▁the ▁L ions ▁ 1 4 – 0 . ▁After ▁throwing ▁a ▁pass , ▁Young ▁was ▁hit , ▁picked ▁up , ▁and ▁driven ▁into ▁the ▁ground ▁by ▁three ▁L ions ▁def enders . ▁After ▁the ▁hit , ▁Young ▁was ▁sc ream ing ▁with ▁his ▁face ▁dark ▁red ▁in ▁color . ▁He ▁craw led ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁way ▁off ▁of ▁the ▁field ▁before ▁ref using ▁help ▁from ▁the ▁train ers ▁as ▁he ▁lim ped ▁the ▁remaining ▁way ▁off ▁the ▁field . ▁He ▁mi rac ul ously ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁field ▁one ▁play ▁later ▁( N FL ▁rules ▁state ▁that ▁after ▁train ers ▁attend ▁to ▁an ▁injured ▁player , ▁that ▁player ▁must ▁leave ▁the ▁field ▁for ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁play ▁– ▁El vis ▁Gr b ac ▁came ▁in ▁for ▁that ▁one ▁play ▁and ▁threw ▁an ▁in comple tion ) ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁ 4 9 ers ▁to ▁a ▁ 2 7 – 2 1 ▁victory . ▁ ▁The ▁team ▁r al lied ▁around ▁Young ▁to ▁win ▁ 1 0 ▁straight ▁games , ▁including ▁a ▁ 2 1 – 1 4 ▁victory ▁over ▁the ▁two - time ▁def ending ▁Super ▁Bowl ▁champion ▁Cow bo ys . ▁During ▁that ▁span , ▁the ▁ 4 9