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Christian McCaffrey on the ground remains the biggest scoring threat on the 49ers' offense, especially inside the red zone. All 27 of his rushing touchdowns have come inside the red zone, and all four of his rushing touchdowns in 2026 were one-yard scores.
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McCaffrey's red zone rushing prowess targets Seattle's ground TD weakness.

Christian McCaffrey on the ground remains the biggest scoring threat on the 49ers' offense, especially inside the red zone. All 27 of his rushing touchdowns have come inside the red zone, and all four of his rushing touchdowns in 2026 were one-yard scores. Seattle's defense has allowed only one rushing touchdown this season (second-fewest in the league) and has allowed five red zone touchdowns on nine entries (66.7 touchdown rate, tied for tenth-highest). McCaffrey could be the answer to Seattle's red zone vulnerability on the ground, as it's unlikely Seattle's defense will face a red zone weapon like McCaffrey outside the two games against the 49ers.

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