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Christian McCaffrey

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San Francisco 49ers · RB

Christian McCaffrey recorded 116 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 10 rostered seasons with San Francisco 49ers, Carolina Panthers.

▶Best highlights

67.3

rush yds/gm

47.5

rec yds/gm

9

playoff games

116

career games

Five defining games

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A researched consensus introduction to Christian McCaffrey's defining games.

Editorial methodology and sources

Cross-checked NFL career stats: Christian McCaffrey, postseason and milestone context, and verified Athlore box scores. This frozen editorial order balances the highest-leverage indexed appearances with statistical peaks that represent Christian McCaffrey's career; no ranking formula runs in the application.

  1. #1. In the Super Bowl against San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs, Christian McCaffrey recorded 80 rushing yards, 80 receiving yards in the leading indexed performance of this editorial five. NFL career stats: Christian McCaffrey
  2. #2. In the conference championship against Detroit Lions and San Francisco 49ers, Christian McCaffrey recorded 90 rushing yards, 2 rushing touchdowns, 42 receiving yards in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. NFL career stats: Christian McCaffrey
  3. #3. In the Divisional Round against Green Bay Packers and San Francisco 49ers, Christian McCaffrey recorded 98 rushing yards, 2 rushing touchdowns, 30 receiving yards in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. NFL career stats: Christian McCaffrey
  4. #4. Against Jacksonville Jaguars and Carolina Panthers, Christian McCaffrey recorded 176 rushing yards, 2 rushing touchdowns, 61 receiving yards in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. NFL career stats: Christian McCaffrey
  5. #5. Against Arizona Cardinals and San Francisco 49ers, Christian McCaffrey recorded 106 rushing yards, 3 rushing touchdowns, 71 receiving yards in a performance that preserves an essential part of the career record. NFL career stats: Christian McCaffrey

Reviewed through 2026-08-11

Super Bowl
LVIII
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
FEB 11, 2024

San Francisco 49ers vs Kansas City Chiefs

Super Bowl LVIII · Feb 11, 2024

80 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 8 rec

Conference Championship
2023
DETROITLIONS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
JAN 28, 2024

Detroit Lions vs San Francisco 49ers

Conference Championship · Jan 28, 2024

90 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 4 rec

Divisional Round
2023
GREEN BAYPACKERS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
JAN 20, 2024

Green Bay Packers vs San Francisco 49ers

Divisional Round · Jan 20, 2024

98 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 7 rec

Regular Season
2019
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
OCT 6, 2019

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Oct 6, 2019

176 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 6 rec

Regular Season
2023
ARIZONACARDINALS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
OCT 1, 2023

Arizona Cardinals vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Oct 1, 2023

106 rush yds · 3 rush TD · 7 rec

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Christian McCaffrey's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 184 rushing yards

Regular Season
2018
CINCINNATIBENGALS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
SEP 23, 2018

Cincinnati Bengals vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Sep 23, 2018

184 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 2 rec

Career high: 3 rushing touchdowns

Regular Season
2023
ARIZONACARDINALS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
OCT 1, 2023

Arizona Cardinals vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Oct 1, 2023

106 rush yds · 3 rush TD · 7 rec

Career high: 28 carries

Regular Season
2025
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
NEW YORKGIANTS
NOV 2, 2025

San Francisco 49ers vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Nov 2, 2025

106 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 5 rec

Career high: 1 run of 40+ yards

Regular Season
2025
CHICAGOBEARS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
DEC 28, 2025

Chicago Bears vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Dec 28, 2025

140 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 4 rec

Career high: 121 receiving yards

Regular Season
2019
ATLANTAFALCONS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
NOV 17, 2019

Atlanta Falcons vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Nov 17, 2019

70 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 11 rec

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Christian McCaffrey's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2011–2017

01
CARMCCAFFREY22Christian McCaffrey
CARNEWTON1Cam Newton
CARKUECHLY59Luke Kuechly

A 15–1 MVP season defines the peak

Carolina Panthers · Cam and Luke

Newton and Kuechly became the faces of a powerful, fast roster that won three straight division titles and reached Super Bowl 50.

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Franchise era

2018–present

02
CARMCCAFFREY22Christian McCaffrey
CARBURNS53Brian Burns
CARHORN8Jaycee Horn

The old core leaves before a successor settles

Carolina Panthers · Searching for the next foundation

Injuries ended Newton's first run and Carolina entered a prolonged rebuild marked by quarterback turnover, coaching changes and a search for durable young cornerstones.

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Franchise era

2015–present

03
SFMCCAFFREY23Christian McCaffrey
SFKITTLE85George Kittle
SFBOSA97Nick Bosa

Positionless skill talent powers repeated deep runs

San Francisco 49ers · The Shanahan machine

Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch rebuilt through the lines, then used motion and versatile playmakers to reach multiple Super Bowls with changing quarterbacks.

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Career accomplishments

First-team All-Pro · 2019, 2023, 2025NFL Comeback Player of the Year · 2025Pro Bowl selection · 2019, 2022, 2023, 2025NFL Offensive Player of the Year · 2023NFL rushing yards leader · 202310 NFL seasons116 career games84 career passing yards2 career passing touchdowns7,807 career rushing yards66 career rushing touchdowns642 career receptions5,512 career receiving yards36 career receiving touchdowns13 career solo tacklesCollege: StanfordDrafted by: CARDraft pick: 8Jersey: 239 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 10, 2017Most recent: Oct 4, 2026

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history