Christian McCaffrey will miss the 49ers regular-season finale but should return for playoffs
NFL leading rusher Christian McCaffrey will miss San Francisco’s regular-season finale with a mild calf strain but should be ready to return for the playoffs
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — NFL leading rusher Christian McCaffrey will miss San Francisco's regular-season finale with a mild calf strain but should be ready to return for the playoffs.
McCaffrey got hurt in Sunday's 27-10 victory at Washington that helped the 49ers clinch the No. 1 seed in the NFC and a first-round bye. San Francisco (12-4) will host a divisional round playoff game on either Jan. 20 or 21, giving McCaffrey nearly three weeks to heal.
“We’re real confident on that,” coach Kyle Shanahan said Monday about McCaffrey being ready for the playoff opener. "It was good news. Could’ve been a lot worse. We’re happy it’ll take care of him this week. Hopefully he’ll start getting to go during our off week.”
McCaffrey leads the NFL with 1,459 yards rushing and 2,023 yards from scrimmage and is tied with Miami's Raheem Mostert for the most touchdowns with 21.
