Christian McCaffrey has been used more as a potential target this year (64.7% Route% in games he has been on the field) than he did last year (47.3%).THE BLITZ projects Christian McCaffrey to total 6.6 targets in this game, on average, ranking in the 99th percentile among running backs.The San Francisco 49ers O-line ranks as the 8th-best in football this year in protecting the passer, which has a strong effect on all passing game metrics across the board.Christian McCaffrey's ability to grind out extra yardage has gotten better this season, notching 7.51 yards-after-the-catch (YAC) vs a measly 6.32 mark last season.The Los Angeles Chargers pass defense has given up the highest Completion% in football (92.4%) to running backs this year (92.4%).
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