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Christian McCaffrey has a sense of humor. He put that aspect of his personality on display following the San Francisco 49ers blowout 34-3 triumph over the Jacksonville Jaguars. The one-sided road win broke a 3-game losing streak for the Niners, and they remain in first place in the NFC West with a 6-3 record.
#49ers RB Christian McCaffrey with the jokes on the end of his TD streak:
"I suck. Everyone else on the team scored. Except me. No, it means a lot to me for them to keep me in at the end of the game there and try to give me that record, but hey, I'll take a huge win."
— Nick Wagoner (@nwagoner) November 12, 2023
McCaffrey had scored a touchdown in his previous 16 regular-season games with the 49ers. However, he did not get into the end zone against the Jaguars and he made fun of himself.
“I suck. Everyone else on the team scored. Except me. No, it means a lot to me for them to keep me in at the end of the game there and try to give me that record, but hey, I'll take a huge win.”
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Christian McCaffrey may not have gotten into the end zone, but he did have another strong performance. He carried the ball 16 times for 95 yards and he also caught 6 passes for 47 yards.
The scoring was taken up by Brandon Aiyuk, George Kittle, Deebo Samuel and Kyle Juszczyk. Samuel returned from a shoulder injury and scored on a 23-yard run, while quarterback Brock Purdy threw TD passes to Aiyuk, Kittle and Juszczyk.
Purdy rebounded from several substandard efforts by completing 19 of 26 passes for 296 yards. In addition to his 3 TD passes, he did not throw an interception against the Jaguars.
In addition to their offensive excellence, the defense shut down Trevor Lawrence and the Jaguars. Linebacker Fred Warner had 7 tackles and an interception, while edge rusher Nick Bosa had 3 tackles, 1.5 sacks and a forced fumble.
