49ers opponents' release videos hilariously ravaged electrical substation theory

As much as the San Francisco 49ers tried to downplay whatever significant an electrical substation outside the practice facility near Levi's Stadium had on their players' health and physical safety, the conversation about it's injury-related impacts never truly went away.

With the 2026 regular-season schedule officially out, and every team across the league releasing its own schedule-release video, it doesn't seem as if the substation conspiracies are fully fading off into the distance either.

Of course, the bulk of these social media videos from teams have humor attached to them (the Los Angeles Chargers are perennially in the running for best video of the year), and it's always provocative to see what opponents say when they're scheduled to play the Niners.

So, perhaps not surprisingly, plenty of teams on San Francisco's docket this year chose to go after the substation in their release videos.

49ers opponents can't shy away from electrical substation in release videos

Speaking of those Bolts, their release video featured the video game, Halo, and their Week 15 Thursday Night Football tilt against the 49ers couldn't avoid the subject:

Halo-like Niners players have to "survive one practice" as they make their way through an electrical field, and not shockingly, no one makes it.

It's ironic, though, because these two teams play each other at SoFI Stadium, far away from a substation in Santa Clara.

Meanwhile, the Super Bowl-champion Seattle Seahawks' release video was scent-related, and San Francisco's "scent" was a humorous "substation" that shocks you with static electricity if you get close to touching it.

A Napoleon Dynamite-like video was the Los Angeles Rams' choice, and right out of the gate, there's a diss by L.A. about head coach Kyle Shanahan's ask to have the Rams travel to Mexico City to face the 49ers after both teams have to play in Melbourne, Australia, to open up the season.

But, for Los Angeles' trip to Santa Clara, all that's shown is a book titled, "The Electromagnetic Field" by a fictitious "Dr. Nothingburger," obviously referring to general manager John Lynch's comments about the substation being a nothingburger with regard to the Niners' injury problems.

That's pretty funny. Even if it's the Rams.

The Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Commanders, too, poked fun at the substation in their release videos, and a reference to Eddy Grant's 1982 hit, "Electric Avenue," managed to find its way in on a reference.

Hopefully, that's the extent of the substation talk this year.

Hat tip to SFGate's Alex Simon for the compilation.

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