With a 3-point advantage, the 49ers are favored in this game, suggesting more of an emphasis on rushing than their typical approach.The model projects the San Francisco 49ers as the 5th-least pass-oriented offense among all teams this week with a 53.9% pass rate, accounting for their underlying traits and matchup dynamics.Right now, the 3rd-slowest paced offense in the NFL (adjusted for context) according to the projection model is the San Francisco 49ers.While Christian McCaffrey has accounted for 29.5% of his offense's targets in games he has played this year, the projections expect him to be a much smaller piece of San Francisco's pass game in this week's contest at 23.0%.Christian McCaffrey's 7.2 adjusted yards per target this year indicates a meaningful decrease in his pass-catching ability over last year's 8.5 rate.
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