Christian McCaffrey bought the San Francisco 49ers on the board Sunday in opposition to the Cincinnati Bengals with a two-yard landing run within the first quarter.
On the similar time, he made historical past. The landing marked his seventeenth straight recreation (together with the playoffs) with a landing, tying the NFL file held by Corridor of Fame Baltimore Colts working again Lenny Moore. The file stood as Moore's alone for practically 60 years. He accomplished his 17-game hitting streak in 1963-64.
McCaffrey's teammates congratulated him on Sunday after he broke the file and tied the sport at 7-7:
McCaffrey added a second landing on a four-yard go from Brock Purdy within the third quarter. Now he can have an opportunity to interrupt the file and maintain it as his personal in Week 10 in opposition to the Jacksonville Jaguars. The 49ers have a bye in Week 9.
The rating didn’t assist San Francisco win, as a pair of interceptions by Purdy helped the Bengals to a 31–17 win.
McCaffrey got here to San Francisco in a commerce final season from the Carolina Panthers, having already turn into one of the dynamic and harmful weapons in soccer. He someway exceeded expectations and elevated the 49ers offense to the perfect within the league.
McCaffrey joined the 49ers in Week 7 final season and scored three touchdowns in his first 5 video games. His present streak started in Week 13 in opposition to the Miami Dolphins when he caught a three-yard landing go from Brock Purdy.
He completed the season with at the least one landing within the closing six video games of the common season. He then scored in every of San Francisco's three playoff video games earlier than the beginning of 2023, with at the least one landing in San Francisco's first eight video games.
It's not all McCaffrey's one-score efforts both. He scored a number of touchdowns in 4 video games throughout the streak, together with 4 in opposition to the Arizona Cardinals in Week 4 of the season. With Sunday's rating, he now has 13 this season and 23 whole throughout the 17-game streak.
It's onerous to face out on a 49ers crew loaded with offensive weapons, however McCaffrey makes it as arguably essentially the most harmful offensive weapon within the recreation.
