San Francisco 49ers’ star running back Christian McCaffrey continued his strong start of the 2023 NFL season on Thursday night, rushing for 85 yards and a touchdown to help his team get a 30-12 win over the New York Giants.

McCaffrey’s score versus the Giants meant that he now has scored a TD in 12 consecutive games. By doing so, he tied Hall of Famer Jerry Rice’s franchise record for consecutive games with a touchdown.

Speaking with reporters after the game, McCaffrey said it is a huge honor for him to match Rice while also crediting the 49ers’ offensive line.

“That’s a huge honor,” McCaffrey said after. “Obviously scoring touchdowns is a team line. O-line did a great job blocking, I just had to hit the hole.”

The 49ers’ decision to give up significant assets to acquire McCaffrey from the Carolina Panthers last year raised quite a few eyebrows. However, the move has seemed to be paying off big time.

Since arriving to San Francisco, McCaffrey played in 16 games and scored a TD in 14 of them. Also, the 49ers are 15-1 when he starts in the backfield. The 27-year-old is off to a great start in 2023, leading the league in rushing with 353 rushing yards.

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The Carolina Panthers is already punting on the 2022 season after a dreadful start to the campaign. The franchise already fired head coach Matt Rule and they now seem to be ready to move on from their star running back Christian McCaffrey.

According to multiple reports, the Panthers have been answering the calls on the face of their franchise and would be willing to trade him if the right offer comes their way. However, it appears that the team isn’t set on moving from McCaffrey at all costs and is content with keeping him around for 2023 if they don’t get their asking price.

While sources close to the Panthers organization say the price is multiple first-round picks for McCaffrey, there is a sentiment that one first-round selection would be enough to land the 26-year-old. The list of interested teams at the moment includes the Buffalo Bills, the Kansas City Chiefs, and the Los Angeles Rams.

After playing only 10 games in the past two seasons due to injuries, Christian McCaffrey managed to remain fairly healthy in 2022. He has rushed for 393 yards and two touchdowns while also catching 33 passes for 277 yards and a score throughout the season’s first six weeks.

McCaffrey, the Panthers’ eighth pick in 2017, has had two All-Pro nods and a Pro Bowl selection since entering the league. He is only the third player in NFL history to record 1,000+ yards rushing and 1,000+ yards receiving in a single season, achieving the feat in 2019.

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Carolina Panthers’ running back Christian McCaffrey had a great regular season in 2019 despite the struggles of his team. The 23-year-old earned Pro Bowl and First-Team All-Pro honors, while also becoming only the third player in NFL history to have 1,000+ yards rushing and 1,000+ yards receiving in a single season.

Rams’ legend Marshall Faulk, who was the last player to achieve this feat in 1999, knows how hard it is to get to this mark. This is why he recently told Panthers’ website that he considers McCaffrey, whom he called “phenomenal,” a better player than he was. 

“He’s a better version of me,” Faulk stated. “He got to watch me. He got to see me. It’s what happens. You get to be a better version of.”

In 1999, Faulk rushed for 1,381 yards while adding 87 receptions for 1,048 yards en route to AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year award. He, however, was part of “The Greatest Show on Turf” Rams’ team at the time and acknowledges that McCaffrey faced larger obstacles to achieve his feat.

“He had to do more with less help. I had a lot of help,” Faulk added. 

Before Faulk and McCaffrey, Roger Craig was the first player to have 1,000+ rushing yards rushing and 1,000+ receiving yards. Craig did this in 1985 as a member of San Francisco 49ers, finishing the year with 1,050 yards rushing and 1,016 yards receiving.

While Craig and Faulk had Hall of Fame quarterbacks in Joe Montana and Kurt Warner respectively to help them, Christian McCaffrey played with three different QBs, including a second-year player in Kyle Allen and rookie in Will Grier.

McCaffrey ended the 2019 season with 1,387 rushing yards and 15 rushing touchdowns, while also adding 116 catches for 1,005 yards and four TDs.     

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San Francisco 49ers’ star running back Christian McCaffrey continued his strong start of the 2023 NFL season on Thursday night, rushing for 85 yards and a touchdown to help his team get a 30-12 win over the New York Giants.

McCaffrey’s score versus the Giants meant that he now has scored a TD in 12 consecutive games. By doing so, he tied Hall of Famer Jerry Rice’s franchise record for consecutive games with a touchdown.

Speaking with reporters after the game, McCaffrey said it is a huge honor for him to match Rice while also crediting the 49ers’ offensive line.

“That’s a huge honor,” McCaffrey said after. “Obviously scoring touchdowns is a team line. O-line did a great job blocking, I just had to hit the hole.”

The 49ers’ decision to give up significant assets to acquire McCaffrey from the Carolina Panthers last year raised quite a few eyebrows. However, the move has seemed to be paying off big time.

Since arriving to San Francisco, McCaffrey played in 16 games and scored a TD in 14 of them. Also, the 49ers are 15-1 when he starts in the backfield. The 27-year-old is off to a great start in 2023, leading the league in rushing with 353 rushing yards.

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The Carolina Panthers is already punting on the 2022 season after a dreadful start to the campaign. The franchise already fired head coach Matt Rule and they now seem to be ready to move on from their star running back Christian McCaffrey.

According to multiple reports, the Panthers have been answering the calls on the face of their franchise and would be willing to trade him if the right offer comes their way. However, it appears that the team isn’t set on moving from McCaffrey at all costs and is content with keeping him around for 2023 if they don’t get their asking price.

While sources close to the Panthers organization say the price is multiple first-round picks for McCaffrey, there is a sentiment that one first-round selection would be enough to land the 26-year-old. The list of interested teams at the moment includes the Buffalo Bills, the Kansas City Chiefs, and the Los Angeles Rams.

After playing only 10 games in the past two seasons due to injuries, Christian McCaffrey managed to remain fairly healthy in 2022. He has rushed for 393 yards and two touchdowns while also catching 33 passes for 277 yards and a score throughout the season’s first six weeks.

McCaffrey, the Panthers’ eighth pick in 2017, has had two All-Pro nods and a Pro Bowl selection since entering the league. He is only the third player in NFL history to record 1,000+ yards rushing and 1,000+ yards receiving in a single season, achieving the feat in 2019.

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Carolina Panthers’ running back Christian McCaffrey had a great regular season in 2019 despite the struggles of his team. The 23-year-old earned Pro Bowl and First-Team All-Pro honors, while also becoming only the third player in NFL history to have 1,000+ yards rushing and 1,000+ yards receiving in a single season.

Rams’ legend Marshall Faulk, who was the last player to achieve this feat in 1999, knows how hard it is to get to this mark. This is why he recently told Panthers’ website that he considers McCaffrey, whom he called “phenomenal,” a better player than he was. 

“He’s a better version of me,” Faulk stated. “He got to watch me. He got to see me. It’s what happens. You get to be a better version of.”

In 1999, Faulk rushed for 1,381 yards while adding 87 receptions for 1,048 yards en route to AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year award. He, however, was part of “The Greatest Show on Turf” Rams’ team at the time and acknowledges that McCaffrey faced larger obstacles to achieve his feat.

“He had to do more with less help. I had a lot of help,” Faulk added. 

Before Faulk and McCaffrey, Roger Craig was the first player to have 1,000+ rushing yards rushing and 1,000+ receiving yards. Craig did this in 1985 as a member of San Francisco 49ers, finishing the year with 1,050 yards rushing and 1,016 yards receiving.

While Craig and Faulk had Hall of Fame quarterbacks in Joe Montana and Kurt Warner respectively to help them, Christian McCaffrey played with three different QBs, including a second-year player in Kyle Allen and rookie in Will Grier.

McCaffrey ended the 2019 season with 1,387 rushing yards and 15 rushing touchdowns, while also adding 116 catches for 1,005 yards and four TDs.     

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