"Christian McCaffrey will continue his two-pronged assault on a 49ers' playoff berth as well as his quest to become the first player in NFL history to have two separate seasons of 1,000 yards rushing and receiving. McCaffrey was not among the 49ers (9-4) listed as inactive Sunday before their game against the Tennessee Titans (2-11) at Levi's Stadium. Listed as inactive for the 49ers were wide receiver Jordan Watkins, running back Jordan James, linebacker Nick Martin, linebacker Tatum Bethune, defensive lineman Sebastian Valdez,"
"Entering Week 15, McCaffrey had 849 yards rushing (on 237 carries) and 806 (85 receptions), leaving him 151 yards shy of 1,000 in rushing and 194 receiving. Missing the Tennessee game would have meant McCaffrey would need 50.3 yards rushing and 64.7 receiving against Indianapolis, Chicago and Seattle to make him the first player to have two 1,000-,1000 seasons. Roger Craig, a senior finalist for the Hall of Fame Class of 2026, was the first to do it in 1985 (1,005 rushing, 1,016 receiving)"
Christian McCaffrey was active for the 49ers' Week 15 game against the Tennessee Titans despite a limited practice, an illness and a questionable designation with a back injury. Entering Week 15 he had 849 rushing yards on 237 carries and 806 receiving yards on 85 receptions, leaving him 151 rushing and 194 receiving yards short of 1,000 in each category. Missing the Tennessee game would have required averages of 50.3 rushing and 64.7 receiving yards in the remaining games to reach both marks. McCaffrey leads the team with 13 touchdowns and 41 first downs and has 322 touches, 17 fewer than in 2019.
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