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Christian McCaffrey was battling cramps and actually got fewer carries than rookie Kaelon Black, who was effective and could be more than a backup as the team looks to preserve McCaffrey for the stretch run. McCaffrey still caught five passes and had 88 total yards, and the cramps likely limited his workload, but he may not be the elite fantasy RB1 we expected him to be this year because of Black.

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McCaffrey's cramps and Black's effectiveness threaten his RB1 status.

Was battling cramps and got fewer carries than rookie Kaelon Black, who was effective; McCaffrey still caught five passes and had 88 total yards, but the cramps likely limited his workload. He may not be the elite fantasy RB1 expected this year because of Black's emergence.

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