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Good news, bad news for 49ers' McCaffrey, Mitchell prior to Eagles game

If you watched the end of the San Francisco 49ers’ divisional win against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, you were probably wondering where Christian McCaffrey was.

In and out of the lineup during the Niners’ final couple of offensive possessions (and spotted with a giant device wrapped around his leg in the second half), McCaffrey sustained a bruised calf and gave way to backup running back Elijah Mitchell, who took one-third of the snaps on Sunday. Mitchell, though, injured his groin late in the game, leading to both running backs missing the Niners’ first two practices this week.