Sometimes a player fights through a minor injury and looks good in practice and bad in game. Or vice versa. Small injuries that are “day to day” or “week to week” are impossible to know how a guy will respond. For example, if Jake makes one or two plays differently then things go different and he has a good game and we win by 7 points.
Broken back is not a close comparison. And it’s possible GBo is hurt as well