"Chances are pretty good it will happen again Sunday for McCaffrey. In the 49ers' 26-8 win over Cleveland before the bye, McCaffrey opened the scoring with a 1-yard run. It was his 13th touchdown of the season. Including the playoffs, McCaffrey has played 50 games for the 49ers and scored 52 touchdowns. Nobody in franchise history not even all-time NFL touchdown leader Jerry Rice with 208 has averaged more than a touchdown per game in their first 50 games."
"McCaffrey, of course, arrived as a veteran. He had played in 64 regular season games and one playoff game, scoring 51 touchdowns, when he was acquired via trade from the Carolina Panthers in 2021. Throw in 31 touchdowns in three seasons at Stanford and a Colorado state record 141 touchdowns in four seasons at Valor Christian High, and McCaffrey has scored 275 touchdowns not including what he did with the Cherry Creek Bruins in youth football."
Christian McCaffrey is closing in on becoming the first NFL player with two seasons of 1,000 rushing and 1,000 receiving yards while his primary value to the 49ers is scoring touchdowns. He opened scoring in a recent win with his 13th touchdown of the season and has 52 touchdowns in 50 games for San Francisco, averaging more than a touchdown per game. McCaffrey arrived as a veteran with 51 prior NFL touchdowns, added 31 at Stanford and 141 in high school, totaling 275 career touchdowns. His availability directly affects the 49ers' red-zone effectiveness.
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