Christian McCaffrey and Brian Robinson Jr. kept getting the ball and carving through the New York Giants' defense. San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan wondered if he should mix in a pass or two before deciding against it.

"Screw it," Shanahan thought. "We'll just keep running it."

The 49ers did that for the entire game, running all over the Giants on the way to a 34-24 victory on Sunday. McCaffrey accounted for 173 scrimmage yards -- 106 on the ground on his 28 carries and 67 receiving on five catches. Many of the 49ers fans in attendance chanted "CMC! CMC!" after he got into the end zone past the midway point of the fourth quarter.

A week after a franchise-low 10 rushing attempts, Shanahan's team ran the ball 39 times for 159 yards, including Robinson's 18-yard touchdown that sent

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