Jerry McDonald has been with the Bay Area News Group for more than 30 years, with a heavy concentration of NFL football since the Raiders returned to Oakland in 1995. His all-time favorite athlete is a right-handed pitcher at Division III Linfield College in Oregon.
Christian McCaffrey carries the ball in the third quarter for the 49ers in a 23-20 win over Tampa Bay.McCaffrey hadn’t played since the Super Bowl in Las Vegas while battling a stubborn case of Achilles tendinitis. His recovery took him to Germany and back. A practice warrior since he arrived in 2022, McCaffrey for the most part has been a reluctant spectator during the offseason, training camp and the first eight games of the regular season.
Christian McCaffrey #23 of the San Francisco 49ers runs with the ball during the third quarter against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium on Nov. 10, 2024 in Tampa, Florida. “In the second half it got away from us a little bit,” Shanahan said. “He didn’t need to be taken out. We talked to him, he felt great. Going to be pumped to have him back next week.”
Even with McCaffrey back, the 49ers didn’t score on their first two red zone opportunities — although on one of them he was on the sidelines after Purdy had taken a sack. The 49ers’ point total was a modest one, in part because Jake Moody missed three field goals before connecting from 44 yards on the game-winner.
Kittle told Fox sideline reporter Erin Andrews: “Christian’s just got an elite aura. He’s got this baller in him and as soon as he’s on the field it lifts everybody around him.”
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