The San Francisco 49ers are taking on the Arizona Cardinals this weekend, getting another divisional test early in the year after beating the Seattle Seahawks 17-13 in the season opener.
San Francisco has started the year 2-0, beating the Seahawks and the New Orleans Saints in close games on the road. In both games, they’ve had clutch offensive and defensive plays, but one aspect that hasn’t really gotten going is the run game.
The 49ers have averaged just 3.2 yards per carry over the first two games, with both Christian McCaffrey and Brian Robinson Jr. averaging 3.5 yards per attempt. San Francisco has been fairly consistent in the run game, but they have not been able to create any explosives.
So far, their longest rush has been 13 yards. Have they been executing as they’ve wanted to