The 49ers are a 3.5-point favorite in this game, likely leading to a rushing game script.Christian McCaffrey's ball-catching skills have declined this year, with his Completion% falling off from 92.9% to 84.9%.The Tampa Bay Buccaneers safeties rank as the best collection of safeties in the league this year in regard to pass rush.The San Francisco 49ers have gone no-huddle on a lowly 3.4% of their plays outside the two-minute warning since the start of last season (7th-least in the league). This slows down the pace, leading to less volume and stat production.The San Francisco 49ers have gone for it on 4th down just 15.8% of the time since the start of last season (9th-least in football), which typically means less offensive volume, less TD potential, and lower offensive statistics across the board.
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