On paper, the San Francisco 49ers probably shouldn’t be 5-2 right now. The club’s laundry list of injuries should be enough to take down even the greatest contender: No Brock Purdy, Ricky Pearsall, or Brandon Aiyuk on offence; no Fred Warner or Nick Bosa headlining the defence; and the team’s trenches are a constant puzzle.

And yet, here they are, still sitting atop the NFC West, tied with the L.A. Rams and waiting to see if Seattle will join them Monday night in what is already a gridlocked divisional race.

Sunday night against the Atlanta Falcons, it was running back Christian McCaffrey who propelled San Francisco to a 20-10 victory with a 129-yard effort on the ground and 72 more through the air.

His receiving yards saw him lead all players on the field Sunday night — including his o

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