**Describe the bug** When a BackendRef filter is specified in a Route, the control plane crashes due to an index out of range error: ``` panic: runtime error: index out of range [0] with length 0 ``` **To Reproduce** Steps to reproduce the behavior: 1. Configure a Route with a BackendRef that has a filter. **Expected behavior** No crashes **Your environment** * Version of the NGINX Gateway Fabric v2.0.1