The 49ers return to the practice field this week after their bye. Their opponent beat up on a bad Texans team. More on that matchup later this morning.
“The lesson in that for Shanahan is to protect Lance.
Let’s put 16 rushes in perspective. Cam Newton has reached that number once in his career, regular season or playoffs. Griffin never did. Michael Vick never did. Kyler Murray hasn’t yet. Russell Wilson got as high as 14 once, back in 2014. Lamar Jackson has been credited with 16 carries or more in a game 12 times in his career, including twice this year.