Given how ugly Sunday’s loss to the Jaguars was, it was hard to point to many positives. Fred Warner is his high-level, All-Pro self. Christian McCaffrey continues to shoulder so much of the offensive workload and continues to churn out 100-plus scrimmage yard games. But who were two players who bounced back or flew under the radar on Sunday?
Offense: Jake Tonges
Despite leaving Sunday’s game briefly with an injury, Tonges logged a career-high day in receiving yards (58 yards) and yards per catch (19.3). Twenty-nine of those yards were after the catch with a career-long 23-yard reception. Tonges had the same snap count from Week 3 against Arizona (45) and added an 80.9 run blocking grade.
Filling in for George Kittle is never easy, but Tonges has made the most of his opportunities in 20