San Francisco coach Kyle Shanahan has been known as one of the NFL's most creative play-callers, and the midseason addition of Christian McCaffrey has only expanded the possibilities for the 49ers.
The 49ers hope to capitalize on that versatility when they face the Los Angeles Chargers at Levi's Stadium this Sunday.
The first defense that will have to contend with the dynamic duo will be the struggling Los Angeles Chargers , who head into Sunday night's showdown with the 49ers having allowed the third-most points in the NFL and a league-worst six runs of at least 40 yards. The 49ers have shown glimpses of the possibilities since acquiring McCaffrey in a trade from Carolina two days before playing the Chiefs in Week 8.
Herbert has gone four straight games without going over 300 yards and hasn't completed a pass longer than 20 yards in the air in the past three. Joshua Palmer is the only intermediate to deep threat, and he might start seeing more double coverage after having eight receptions for 106 yards last week.
Nick Bosa said their mother, Cheryl, still plans to attend the game in a split Chargers-49ers jersey, but he's sad his brother won't be able to play.
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