The San Francisco 49ers' attempts to help Christian McCaffrey set an NFL record by scoring a touchdown in his 18th consecutive game were thwarted by Jacksonville's defense. Despite a 31-point lead, the 49ers ran four straight goal-to-go plays for McCaffrey in the 4th quarter, but failed to secure the touchdown. McCaffrey, who accumulated 142 yards in the game, expressed gratitude for the team's efforts and humorously commented on his missed opportunity, "I suck. Everyone else on the team scored. Except me."
Christian McCaffrey quips "I suck" after 17-game touchdown streak comes to an end. https://t.co/Ui8zqAwr93
“Yeah, I suck. Everyone else on the team scored except me.” - Christian McCaffrey after his 17 game TD streak ended today. https://t.co/KueKpxvqdT
49ers RB Christian McCaffrey on not scoring a touchdown today: “Yeah I suck. Everyone else on the team scored except for me.” 😂 https://t.co/tTkhKON9yp
NFL fans blasted the 49ers for recklessly trying to keep Christian McCaffrey’s TD steak alive while up 31 points https://t.co/tQUhQ5K2LU https://t.co/cMg62b5oLX
Christian McCaffrey jokes about scoring streak getting snapped: "I suck. Everyone else on the team scored, except for me." https://t.co/IlIVSlsclz https://t.co/ooFOQGk1sU
#49ers RB Christian McCaffrey with the jokes on the end of his TD streak: "I suck. Everyone else on the team scored. Except me. No, it means a lot to me for them to keep me in at the end of the game there and try to give me that record, but hey, I'll take a huge win."
Christian McCaffrey: Gets 142 yards but TD streak ends https://t.co/oNLIJJLmD0
Niners RB Christian McCaffrey's record-tying scoring streak snapped at 17 games https://t.co/IlIVSlsKb7 https://t.co/G0xM1sJaBo
McCaffrey's touchdown streak snapped at 17 games https://t.co/YTp93IbQ44
The 49ers went for it on 4th & Goal up 31 points to try keep CMC's TD streak alive 😅 (via @NFLonFOX) https://t.co/ir129uiUBf
49ers went four straight plays trying to get CMC a TD to keep his streak He didn’t get it on 4th and goal https://t.co/sFTdbl0tEm
So close 😫 CMC had a TD in 17-straight games entering today, and the 49ers tried to get him the ball late in the game in the red zone to extend the streak... but couldn't make it happen. 📺: FOX https://t.co/iye9U3D4N0
Kyle Shanahan REALLY wanted Christian McCaffrey to score a touchdown in his 18th straight game, which would have been an NFL record. Up 34-3 in the 4th quarter, the 49ers just ran 4 straight goal-to-go plays for CMC. Jacksonville forced the turnover on downs.
49ers are determined to get CMC in the end zone
49ers playing with the Football Gods tryna get CMC this TD in a 31 pt game 😭😭