Christian McCaffrey — Week 5: 68 Yards and an 11-Yard Touchdown
2026 NFL Season · Half-PPR Scoring · Monday, Oct 12
McCaffrey ran 11 times for 68 yards and a touchdown against the Seahawks, and ran 8 and 13 yards on the drive that ended in the winning field goal, in a 32-29 win in Seattle.
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Christian McCaffrey made a light load count against the Seahawks: 11 carries, 68 yards, 1 touchdown, +4.0 expected points added (EPA) on the ground. EPA is what a play was worth given down, distance and field position. Of his carries, 64% gained positive EPA.
The touchdown came one snap after Seattle's Emanuel Wilson lost a fumble. Down 10-7 with 8:22 left in the second quarter, first and 10 at the Seattle 11, McCaffrey went off left tackle and scored: +2.1 EPA and +5.2 points of win probability, for a 14-10 lead.
His biggest run came at 29-29. After an 8-yard run up the middle, second and 2 at the San Francisco 40 with 6:09 left, he went around left end for 13 yards to the Seattle 47, +6.2 points of win probability. He caught passes of 3 and 4 yards later on that drive, which ended in the field goal that won it. He caught all 3 of his targets for 15 yards.
Through Week 4 he had 50 carries, 218 yards, 4 rushing touchdowns and -0.8 EPA, with 44% of carries gaining positive EPA.
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