San Francisco 49ers‘ running back Christian McCaffrey passed for a touchdown to wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk vs the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday. The game is played at the Sofi Stadium in Los Angeles.
This was the first touchdown that the player has thrown this year.
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The play happened in the early minutes of the second quarter when QB Jimmy Garoppolo first passed to McCaffrey on the right side of the field. After catching the football, instead of running with it which he is exceptional in, McCaffrey threw a deep pass to the WR Aiyuk who was already ahead of the defenders that were positioned to mark him, for 34 yards.
McCaffrey had earlier passed for a TD in his second year in the league in 2018 when he passed to the team’s tight end Chris Manhertz in a 9-12 loss to the New Orleans Saints in Week 15 of that season.
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The running back was traded to the 49ers on October 20, 2022,
in exchange for a second, third, and fourth-round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft and a fifth-round pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. He made his debut for the team against Kansas City Chiefs in Week 7 and recorded 24 receiving yards and 38 rushing yards in a 44-23 loss.
The 26-year-old was the second overall pick in this year’s fantasy football. This is his sixth season in the league and has recorded 4,018 rushing yards in 874 carries for 32 touchdowns while he has also received the ball for 392 receptions in 3,316 yards for 18 TDs.
The 49ers are the third highest-ranked team in the NFL in passing yards allowed with an average of 294 yards allowed. The team has also recorded 24 sacks in eight games which ranks fourth in the whole league.
