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McCaffrey's inside zone carries should thrive against Dallas's league-worst interior run defense.

McCaffrey is positioned for a strong game against Dallas's atrocious interior run defense. The Cowboys allow 1.78 yards before contact per carry (second-most in the league) and allowed 8.08 yards per carry on inside zone plays (36-play sample with 58.3% success rate). McCaffrey has 24 inside zone carries this season averaging 5.04 yards per carry with 62.5% success rate; the 49ers are running inside zone at 19.1% clip, a slight increase from last year. The Cowboys are 29th in stuff rate and don't get stops on the ground, with linebackers getting caught up in the wash creating massive rushing lanes.

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