The New York Giants play host to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday in a battle of teams missing multiple star players on both sides of the ball.

Malik Nabers' torn ACL threatened to make this a lost season for the New York Giants. Instead, they won that day, beat defending champion Philadelphia less than two weeks later and got re-energized by rookies Jaxson Dart and Cam Skattebo.

Sights and sounds that would have been unimaginable in the heyday of the Giants-49ers rivalry left Jon Runyan Jr. with a pit in his stomach.

Since the injury avalanche hit the 49ers have managed to keep their heads above water and not suffer any bad losses. After losing in Week 8 to the Houston Texans on the road, the spotlight gets a little brighter for a group that has been pushed into bigger roles with a handful of injuries for San Francisco on both sides of the ball.

Without directly saying so, San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan hinted on Wednesday that Week 1 starting quarterback Brock Purdy could remain sidelined due to a lingering toe injury for this Sunday's game between the 5-3 49ers and 2-6 New York Giants at MetLife Stadium.

While we watch the Dodgers and Blue Jays play in the World Series, there are notes that the San Francisco Giants and Buster Posey should be taking to return to the Fall Classic.