Two ways to look at it

It's been a long time since Jefferson has played a full game of smash-bang football. He's not especially rugged to begin with - while he has his abilities he's a different player than, say, Anquan Boldin.

On the flip side, we're halfway through the season and he's on fresh legs.

How his enforced time off will play out against the 49ers could be anybody's guess.