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What to expect when the 49ers have the ball, and one player nobody is talking about

On Friday, we previewed how the game would look when the Christian McCaffrey and the Panthers offense were on the field. Today, Billy and I will take a look at how we expect things to play out when Jimmy Garoppolo and the 49ers are on the field. This should be their biggest challenge to date.

Here are a few key stats:

When the 49ers have the ball

Billy

Ron Rivera has faced the Shanahan offense many times over the years. In those games, the LBs have been too aggressive on play-action, which affects the middle of the defense.