With a 14-point advantage, the 49ers are heavily favored in this week's game, suggesting much more of a focus on running than their typical approach.The leading projections forecast the San Francisco 49ers as the 4th-most run-focused team on the slate this week with a 50.4% run rate, accounting for their underlying traits and matchup dynamics.In this game, Christian McCaffrey is projected by the projections to place in the 100th percentile among RBs with 21.7 rush attempts.Christian McCaffrey has been a more integral piece of his offense's ground game this year (68.9% Carry Share in games he has been on the field) than he was last year (58.4%).As it relates to executing run-blocking assignments (and the impact it has on all run game statistics), the O-line of the 49ers grades out as the 7th-best in the league last year.
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