As the San Francisco 49ers beat the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday night, 20-10, it featured another impeccable performance from star running back Christian McCaffrey . It also featured the return of 49ers tight end George Kittle, who made a prediction regarding McCaffrey that is likely to come true.
In the win over the Falcons, McCaffrey rushed for 129 yards on 24 carries with two touchdowns to go along with seven catches for 72 yards. When talking about the outing, Kittle would say after the game that he made a goal that McCaffrey would win NFC Player of the Week for this game and while it hasn't been announced yet, he's on his way to.
“Every Saturday night, our tight end coach [Brian] Fleury wants all the tight ends to get up in front of the room and set a goal,” Kittle said, accor