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Week 5!
Christian McCaffery has scored a touchdown in 13 straight games (if you include the 49ers playoff games last year.) The all-time record is 15 games.
If you exclude playoff games and just look at the regular season, LaDainian Tomlinson has the record – 18 straight games with a TD (2004-05 seasons.)
"I tried to tell you this white boy was the truth,” former Titans LBs Wesley Woodyard said. Woodyard and Bates share hilarious stories of Christian McCaffery showing signs of being great as a rookie in first joint practice:
Ed McCaffrey (Christian McCaffery's dad) was a stud, too. Here he is coming down with an insane last-minute TD pass against the Vikings in ‘96.
Nicknamed The Bruise, he wasn’t afraid to go over the middle and take hits. He was also known for his blocking ability, making him valuable in the run game. This style helped him to win three Super Bowls with the Broncos. He was also named to the Pro Bowl in 1998 and was a second-team All-Pro selection.
On September 10th, 2001, Ed McCaffrey broke his leg in horrific fashion on Monday Night Football and it was the biggest story in the NFL. The next morning, it didn’t matter.
Mike Shanahan coached Ed McCaffrey in Denver. Now Mike’s son, Kyle, coaches Ed’s son, Christian, in San Francisco.
"His dad was my hero growing up," Shanahan said. "I was close with Ed and his wife Lisa -- that's really why I wore 87 in college. Ed was the man."
Once upon a time, Kyle Shanahan was Christian McCaffrey's babysitter.
This profile on Ed McCaffrey from Sports Illustrated back in November ‘98 has some funny quotes, including:
While giving constant chase to their two sons--Max, 4, and Christian, 2--Lisa gets off the best lines of the interview. Noting that her father, sprinter David Sime, graced SI's cover in 1956, Lisa riffs, "That's why Ed and I got together--so we could breed fast white guys."
Speaking of Sports Illustrated, their "Faces in the Crowd" highlighted Christian McCaffrey in middle school:
On October 27th, 2002 Tom Brady played against Ed McCaffrey. On October 1st, 2017 Brady played against Christian McCaffrey.
Christian McCaffrey's brother, Max McCaffrey is an offensive assistant for the Miami Dolphins.
Numbers
1: Baker Mayfield under pressure this season:
🏴☠️ 23/35
🏴☠️ 334 passing yards
🏴☠️ 3 TDs ┃ 0 INTs
🏴☠️ 125.2 passer rating (1st)
10: There have been over 1,600 games in NFL history in which a player had at least 10 receptions. Alvin Kamara last week is the only one that didn't have at least 34 receiving yards.
6: Khalil Mack has 6.0 sacks Sunday. He becomes the fifth player in NFL history to accomplish that in one game.
11: DeAndre Hopkins is the current active leader in all-time receiving yards. This is his 11th year in the NFL He only passed HALF WAY to Jerry Rice's record last week.
1 [TRIVIA]: Who is the first QB in NFL history with 4 rushing TDs over his first 3 games?
Quotes
"We definitely weren't looking for receiver help.”
Mike McDaniel on Dolphins' "exciting" Chase Claypool acquisition
"There is information you can get as a player, my experience is it can screw you up. This isn't the Houston Astros banging a trash can.”
John Lynch on Trey Lance giving inside info
“Sell high. Go ahead and move on from Justin Fields right now. His value is not going to get higher than what it is."
“It’s gonna be fun to keep our eye on that little munchkin.”
Patrick Peterson on Zay Flowers
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Picks
Sunday, 10/8 @ 9:30am
Jaguars (+5.5) at Bills (Tottenham Hotspur Stadium)
The Jaguars have 27% of the bets and 35% of the money (+8% differential).
Sunday, 10/8 @ 1pm
Texans at Falcons (U41.5)
The Under has 32% of the bets and 53% of the money (21% differential).
Titans (-2.5) at Colts
The Titans have 41% of the bets and 53% of the money (+12% differential).
Sunday, 10/8 @ 4:05pm
Bengals (-3) at Cardinals
Sunday, 10/8 @ 8:20pm
Cowboys at 49ers (O45)
Record
ATS: 13-12 (+0.91)
O/U: 5-6 (-0.46)
Highlights
DJ Moore takes advantage of an over committed DB to score his 3rd TD
Sam Howell throws a dot to Terry McLaurin
Watch Bears rookie #58 Darnell Wright level a guy nearly half his size
Khalil Herbert keeps the legs moving