On Sunday, the 49ers confirmed the inevitable with the way they are playing this season: a division title.
The convincing 45-29 victory over the Cardinals eliminated the mathematical odds of a Niners slide and now we’re looking toward the playoffs and even allowing ourselves to dream of the Super Bowl.
After all, San Francisco has the best record in the NFC (11-3) and quarterback Brock Purdy is the odds-on favorite to win the Associated Press MVP award. .
Except that the young quarterback, in his second season in the circuit, would like us to change the story surrounding his team while his candidacy casts shadow on the performances of his teammate Christian McCaffrey.
BROCK PURDY:
“I think Christian should be MVP. I really do believe that.” pic.twitter.com/8kR2sd2oen
— KNBR (@KNBR) December 18, 2023
“I think Christian (McCaffrey) is the MVP,” Purdy said during the press conference organized by the team after Sunday’s victory. I really believe it. He does everything for us. He runs with the ball, he catches my passes, he does everything. In my eyes, that’s an MVP. Me, I’m just the guy who hands him the ball and then turns around to see him do everything on the field. »
With 1,292 rushing yards since the start of the season, an NFL high, in addition to his 509 receiving yards, McCaffrey already has 20 touchdowns to his name and he could better the team mark of 23 owned by the legendary Jerry Rice.
With a potential 2,000-yard season and 20-plus touchdowns, McCaffrey’s candidacy will be hard to ignore. However, we have to go back to the 2012 season to see a running back receive the title of MVP of the season.
That year, Adrian Peterson beat Peyton Manning in the poll. It should be noted that Peterson ran for more than 2,000 yards, but he finished the campaign with only 13 touchdowns. That’s seven fewer than McCaffrey currently has.
When reporters asked him about it, the Niners’ star running back simply said that the true MVP of the offense is left tackle Trent Williams.
Great solidarity among the 49ers a few weeks before the end of the season.
ContentId(3.1436350): 49ers: Christian McCaffrey left alone for the touchdown
bellmedia_rds.AxisVideo
2023-12-18 13:27:00
#NFL #Brock #Purdy #game #McCaffrey #MVP #give #ball
