Falcons rookie linebacker Kendal Daniels left the field on a stretcher last Sunday. A week later, he left the field a hero of the Falcons’ 29-20 upset of the previously undefeated 49ers.

“It’s been the craziest week of my life,” Daniels said, via Marc Raimondi of ESPN. “I’ve never not walked off the field after an injury. So, mentally, I had to be prepared and going back home and just making sure I was OK mentally more than anything and not playing timid, but I’ve never not gotten up from an injury. So, being stretched off the field -- I won’t let it happen again. It was a bad feeling, and I’m blessed to be able to play this week.”

Last week, Daniels dove to tackle Bears tight end Colston Loveland in the third quarter and Daniels’ head collided with Loveland’s left leg. Medical personnel attended to Daniels for almost 8 minutes before sending him to a local hospital for further evaluation of his neck.

On Sunday, Daniels iced the game with an interception of Brock Purdy. He also had nine solo tackles and a fumble recovery.

Coach Kevin Stefanski called it “remarkable.”

“I wasn’t thinking of [his neck injury],” Daniels said. “‘I think that was the last thing I was worried about was last week.”