The Sunday night matchup between the 49ers and Chargers features two teams that believed they’d be quite a bit better than they are right now.
The 49ers, who are loaded on both sides of the ball, are just 4-4 and trail the surprising first-place Seahawks in the NFC West.
McCaffrey, who was acquired in a trade from the Panthers, has caught more passes than all but 12 wide receivers since he entered the NFL five years ago. He has more touchdown runs of at least 10 yards than all but one running back in the past two years. He had 149 yards from scrimmage with a TD run and reception while also throwing for a TD in a win over the Rams two weeks ago, before the 49ers’ bye.
The 49ers present some problems on defense as well, having allowed the fewest yards per game at 285.9 and just 18.4 points per game, which ranks sixth in the league.
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