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3 weeks ago

Christian McCaffrey’s season ‘potentially’ over after knee injury in 49ers’ loss to Bills

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — San Francisco running back Christian McCaffrey suffered a knee injury that coach Kyle Shanahan described as “potentially” season-ending in the 49ers’ 35-10 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday night. “I think PCL is usually a couple weeks, but I’m not exactly sure yet,” Shanahan said. Thought he came out great, looking real good.” McCaffrey’s 19-yard …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

High-scoring Bills return from their bye week to host inconsistent 49ers, losers of their past 2

Associated Press

San Francisco at Buffalo Sunday, 8:20 p.m. EST, NBC BetMGM NFL odds: Bills by 7. The 49ers are hopeful he can play Sunday.. Niners DE Nick Bosa and LT Trent Williams also could return this week after sitting out Sunday.. LG Aaron Banks, DT Jordan Elliott and WR Jacob Cowing all began the week in the concussion protocol for San …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Moody shrugs off 3 missed FGs to kick 49ers past Buccaneers 23-20 in McCaffrey’s season debut

Associated Press

TAMPA, Fla. — Jake Moody said his confidence never wavered. The usually reliable San Francisco kicker made up for missing three earlier field goals by booting a 44-yarder as time expired Sunday to give the 49ers a 23-20 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in running back Christian McCaffrey’s season debut. “I really, really wanted a chance to redeem myself,” …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

49ers hope return of injured players makes up for lack of big deadline addition

Associated Press

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers have been aggressive at the trade deadline under coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch, often adding big-name players to fuel late-season runs. San Francisco sent a 2026 seventh-round pick to Houston for backup defensive tackle Khalil Davis, as well as adding two veterans to the practice squad in safety Tashaun …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Aaron Rodgers makes his return when the Jets open the season at the 49ers

Associated Press

New York Jets at San Francisco Monday, 8:15 p.m. EDT, ESPN/ABC BetMGM NFL Odds: 49ers by 3 1/2. The 40-year-old four-time NFL MVP tore his left Achilles tendon four snaps into his debut last season for New York, sinking the Jets’ playoff hopes with him. Stats and stuff The Jets are 1-2 in season openers under Robert Saleh, with the …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

49ers overcome 17-point deficit to beat Lions, meet Chiefs in Super Bowl

LA Times

The 49ers’ Christian McCaffrey, right, celebrates his touchdown against the Lions. it’s special for me.” Purdy passed for a touchdown and scrambled several times for long gains, running back Christian McCaffrey rushed for two touchdowns, and the defense forced a fumble and incomplete passes on several key fourth-down plays as the 49ers advanced to the Super Bowl for the eighth …

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11 months ago

Christian McCaffrey’s go-ahead TD rallies 49ers to 24-21 playoff win over Packers

Associated Press

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Christian McCaffrey scored his second touchdown on a 6-yard run with 1:07 to play, and the San Francisco 49ers mounted their first second-half comeback of the season to beat the Green Bay Packers 24-21 in a divisional-round playoff game on Saturday night. After spending all regular season as front-runners, the Niners needed to come from behind …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

Christian McCaffrey will miss the 49ers regular-season finale but should return for playoffs

Associated Press

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — NFL leading rusher Christian McCaffrey will miss San Francisco’s regular-season finale with a mild calf strain but should be ready to return for the playoffs. “We’re real confident on that,” coach Kyle Shanahan said Monday about McCaffrey being ready for the playoff opener. Shanahan said he hadn’t decided yet on whether he will rest any healthy …

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1 year ago

McCaffrey scores 3 TDs and 49ers clinch NFC West with 45-29 rout of Cardinals for 6th straight win

Associated Press

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Deebo Samuel was stunned to be so wide open for San Francisco’s first touchdown of the game. McCaffrey scored three touchdowns, Samuel added two scores, and the 49ers clinched the NFC West title by pushing their winning streak to six games with a 45-29 win over the Cardinals on Sunday. Definitely something I’ll look back on in …

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1 year ago

Could Tyreek Hill become the first EVER wideout to win MVP? Explosive Dolphins star is on course to set the receiving yards record - and another Super Bowl is in reach - but 49ers QB Brock Purdy curre

Daily Mail

Perhaps they should rename it the MVQ. The last time that happened was in 2012, when Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson rushed for 2,097 yards, an agonizing nine yards shy of breaking Eric Dickerson’s all-time season record. Hill has 1,324 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns for the Miami Dolphins this season and is on pace for a record 2,046 …

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1 year, 3 months ago

49ers mailbag: Why hasn’t Eli Mitchell been used more? Realistic trade targets?

New York Times

The Athletic has live coverage of Thursday Night Football featuring 49ers vs. Giants The 49ers might be on a short week, but our mailbag is the usual length. Thanks for all your great questions, many of which revolved around two topics coming out of Sunday’s win over the Rams: Christian McCaffrey’s early-season workload and the team’s injury issues at cornerback. …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Josh Johnson? Javon Kinlaw? The 49ers who stood out in Philly — both good and bad

New York Times

PHILADELPHIA — Before we dive into the minutia of Sunday’s game, it’s worth brushing up on Occam’s razor principle, which states that the most obvious explanation for an event usually is the most likely one. McCaffrey ended up playing 98 percent of the snaps, ran for 84 yards against a defense that was barely defending the passing game and was …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Sean McVay prepares for 49ers and ‘phenomenal’ Christian McCaffrey

LA Times

Running back Christian McCaffrey made his 49ers debut last week in a loss to the Chiefs. A week ago, the Rams envisioned running back Christian McCaffrey possibly making his Rams L.A. debut against the San Francisco 49ers at SoFi Stadium, and Cam Akers perhaps playing for another NFL team. “He’s a phenomenal player,” McVay said of McCaffrey, adding, “You know …

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2 years, 2 months ago

NFL reader Q&A: Trade for Christian McCaffrey? How healthy is Justin Herbert?

LA Times

Readers had a lot on their minds after the Rams’ and the Chargers’ latest recent games. Rams beat writer Gary Klein and Chargers beat writer Jeff Miller field some questions: Offensive line depth, or lack of it, seems to be so critical to both L.A. teams. Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey, left, is tackled by Rams cornerback Jalen Ramsey …

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Christian McCaffrey’s season ‘potentially’ over after knee injury in 49ers’ loss to Bills

High-scoring Bills return from their bye week to host inconsistent 49ers, losers of their past 2

Moody shrugs off 3 missed FGs to kick 49ers past Buccaneers 23-20 in McCaffrey’s season debut

49ers hope return of injured players makes up for lack of big deadline addition

Aaron Rodgers makes his return when the Jets open the season at the 49ers

49ers overcome 17-point deficit to beat Lions, meet Chiefs in Super Bowl

Christian McCaffrey’s go-ahead TD rallies 49ers to 24-21 playoff win over Packers

Christian McCaffrey will miss the 49ers regular-season finale but should return for playoffs

McCaffrey scores 3 TDs and 49ers clinch NFC West with 45-29 rout of Cardinals for 6th straight win

Could Tyreek Hill become the first EVER wideout to win MVP? Explosive Dolphins star is on course to set the receiving yards record - and another Super Bowl is in reach - but 49ers QB Brock Purdy curre

49ers mailbag: Why hasn’t Eli Mitchell been used more? Realistic trade targets?

Josh Johnson? Javon Kinlaw? The 49ers who stood out in Philly — both good and bad

Sean McVay prepares for 49ers and ‘phenomenal’ Christian McCaffrey

NFL reader Q&A: Trade for Christian McCaffrey? How healthy is Justin Herbert?