There was progress made by the 49ers in the run game in last Sunday’s defeat to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, even if it might not have been immediately obvious.

San Francisco finally scored a rushing touchdown on Christian McCaffrey’s one-yard plunge in the second quarter and, while the 49ers managed only 67 rushing yards, it marked arguably their best performance on the ground of the campaign.

The 49ers had a success rate of 40.91% running the ball against Tampa, their second-best mark of the season behind a success rate of 46.15% against the Saints.

However, in terms of EPA per rush, the Week 6 effort was San Francisco’s best of the season, per Sumer Sports.

Yet McCaffrey had only one rush of over 10 yards, speaking to the 49ers’ continued struggles producing explosive running plays.

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