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Christian McCaffrey made Talanoa Hufanga miss on his first carry... He had a 10-yard gain on 3rd and 1 in the second quarter, where 90% of running backs gain one yard... Next Gen Stats has McCaffrey for +7 in rushing yards over expected in Week 4.
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McCaffrey +7 yards over expected; 10-yard gain on 3rd-and-1 shows efficiency.

McCaffrey made a tackle miss on his first carry and gained 10 yards on 3rd-and-1 in the second quarter where 90% of running backs gain one yard. Despite being stuffed four times in short-yardage/goal-line situations and posting a 26% success rate, Next Gen Stats credited him with +7 rushing yards over expected. The source's eyeballs tell him McCaffrey ran well, suggesting the efficiency metrics understate his performance.

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