Christian McCaffrey, the running back for the San Francisco 49ers, has been excelling in the NFL. He leads in various categories such as rushing yards, rushing yards after contact, missed tackles rushing, runs of 10+ yards, runs of 15+ yards, 1st downs rushing, 1st downs receiving by RB, TDs receiving by a RB, and receiving yards by a RB. McCaffrey has gained 186 rush yards over expectation despite facing stacked boxes at a high rate. In a recent game against the Seahawks, McCaffrey made an impressive 72-yard run on the first play, contributing to the 49ers' offensive success. The 49ers gained 72 yards on their first play, with McCaffrey accumulating 109 rushing yards in the game. The team's offensive performance was outstanding, with a total of 527 yards in the game, marking their highest since 2019. McCaffrey, along with Deebo Samuel, Brandon Aiyuk, and George Kittle, combined for 505 yards from scrimmage, showcasing the team's offensive prowess.
Didn't realize until looking at the stat book right now that the 49ers put up a season-high 527 yards in this game. Most since they put up 571 against Cincinnati in Week 2 of 2019. And today the 49ers still felt like they left some yards on the field. This is quite an offense.
#49ers had 6 plays from scrimmage go for 30+ yards in a game for 3rd time since at least 1991. They also did it in Week 2 vs Bengals in 2019 and Week 17 in 2015 vs Rams
Christian McCaffrey (153), Deebo Samuel (150), Brandon Aiyuk (126) and George Kittle (76) combined 505 yards from scrimmage today for #49ers. There are only 10 other times this season that any team gained 500+ yards
#49ers averaged 9.94 yards per play today for their highest total in a game since they averaged 10.11 in 41-31 win over Bears on 11/19/1961
#49ers had 2 players w/ 150+ yards from scrimmage (McCaffrey and Samuel) for 2nd time in a game in last 20 seasons. Also did it vs Chargers in 2014 (Gore and Kaepernick)
Christian McCaffrey: Runs wild on Seahawks https://t.co/RZCG0M4I4r
#49ers are 2nd team this season with 3 players (McCaffrey, Samuel, Aiyuk) gaining 125+ yards from scrimmage in the same game. Dolphins also did it in 70-20 win over Denver in Week 3. Only other times Niners have done it: Week 13 vs Bengals 1999 Week 13 vs Rams 1993
McCaffrey up to 109 rushing yards
Mccaffrey has had seven rushes today, three have gone for 20+ yards. #49ers
#49ers gained 72 yards on the first play of the game. They have been outgained 128-13 since then and trail Seahawks 10-7
On the first play of the game, Christian McCaffrey ran 66 yards before being contacted, getting tackled just short of the goal line. McCaffrey has gained a league-high +254 rushing yards over expected this season, including +69 on the 72-yard run. #SEAvsSF | #FTTB https://t.co/5y69SfVwRB
Christian McCaffrey goes 72 yards on the first play of the game, then Jordan Mason punches it in from three yards out on the next play. Not an ideal start for the Seahawks, who trail 7-0 after a 2-play 49ers scoring drive.
#49ers first play from scrimmage is 72-yard run for Christian McCaffrey
From NFL NextGen stats from @ZebraSports: #49ers RB Christian McCaffrey leads NFL with 186 rush yards over expectation despite facing stacked boxes at NFL-high rate of 40% of his carries
Christian McCaffrey leads the NFL in: Rushing yards - 1,033 Rushing yards after contact - 699 Missed tackles rushing - 48 Runs of 10+ yards - 28 Runs of 15+ yards - 13 1st downs rushing - 63 1st downs receiving by RB - 24 TDs receiving by a RB - 5 Receiving yards by a RB - 429