"Christian McCaffrey is the NFC's offensive player of the week, a prize that George Kittle sought for his 49ers teammate prior to Sunday's 20-10 win over Atlanta. McCaffrey churned out 201 scrimmage yards, his first 200-yard output since joining the 49ers three years ago. He ran 24 times for a season-high 129 yards and two touchdowns while also leading the 49ers' receivers with seven catches for 72 yards."
"Although Kittle went without a catch for the first time in his 127 career games, he mentioned after Sunday's game how his goal was to deliver McCaffrey his third player-of-the-week honor; the others came in Week 8 in 2022 and Week 4 in 2023. My goal this week was CMC Player of the Week, Kittle said postgame. And if I called that, it might be the best guess of all time."
Christian McCaffrey earned NFC Offensive Player of the Week after totaling 201 scrimmage yards in the 49ers' 20-10 win over Atlanta. He rushed 24 times for a season-high 129 yards and two touchdowns and led receivers with seven catches for 72 yards. George Kittle went without a catch for the first time in 127 career games but aimed to secure McCaffrey his third player-of-the-week honor. The game marked McCaffrey's 11th multi-rushing-touchdown outing and fourth career 200-yard scrimmage performance. McCaffrey has 465 rushing and 516 receiving yards this season, joining Marshall Faulk (2000) in that early-season split. Micah Parsons and Sam Martin received honors on defense and special teams.
Read at www.mercurynews.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]