ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Christian McCaffrey exited Sunday night time’s sport towards the Bills with a knee harm to out of the blue halt the perfect begin of his already truncated 49ers season.
McCaffrey, on his seventh carry of this snowy night time, ran to his proper and deliberately slid for a 5-yard loss on the Buffalo 34-yard line. After a 5-minute examination within the 49ers’ sideline medical tent, he jogged into the locker room, together with his proper sock pulled right down to his ankle.
Last season’s NFL Offensive Player of the Year, McCaffrey missed the primary two months of this season (eight video games) due to Achilles tendinitis.
This was his fourth sport again, and he racked up 58 yards on his first six carries, together with season-long positive aspects of 19 and 18 yards.
He appeared to harm his knee by touchdown laborious on Highmark Stadium’s artificial (and chilly) turf, having been tripped up by security Taylor Rapp to finish an 18-yard run 12:15 earlier than halftime.
McCaffrey additionally had two receptions for 14 yards for the upset-seeking 49ers (5-6).
The 49ers initially listed him as questionable to return earlier than downgrading him to out at halftime. Kevin Givens can be out with a chest harm.
The 49ers jumped out to a 3-0 lead on their first possession, which included a third-down conversion and later a 19-yard run by McCaffrey.
McCaffrey’s harm got here simply after a Bills penalty nullified an interception of a Brock Purdy cross; that 49ers drive resulted in a missed area aim by Jake Moody.
The injury-laden 49ers had been with out linebacker Fred Warner (cramps) when the Bills’ James Cook scored on a 65-yard run to open their drive that adopted McCaffrey’s exit.
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