Christian McCaffrey‘s 2024/25 NFL season could be over in a devastating blow to the San Francisco 49ers after the 28-year-old running back suffered a suspected posterior cruciate ligament injury.
The moment came in the first half against the Buffalo Bills in an eventual 35-10 defeat in the blizzard at the Highmark Stadium on Sunday, December 1 when McCaffrey instantly pulled up in pain whilst trying to rush the ball.
He had to leave the contest and did not return and is suspected of a PCL injury, which would rule him out for the rest of the campaign just four games after his return due to an Achilles problem, leaving his head coach, Kyle Shanahan downbeat.
“It was frustrating,” Shanahan told media of the injury. “He had a great week of practice and I could feel his urgency and stuff. Thought he came out great, looking real good. He looked like he just got his shoestring there, he was about to break a house call.
“I’m guessing he got hurt on that play, I don’t know I never got to talk to him, but hurt for him and tough for our team that that happened to him.”
McCaffrey to undergo MRI on Monday
A tough season for the 49ers has now turned into a nightmare if their star is out, as they already find themselves last in the NFC West behind the Los Angeles Rams, Arizona Cardinals and Seattle Seahawks.
And it doesn’t seem like it’s going to be good news for McCaffrey after he was spotted with crutches and moving very gingerly, as well as carrying a large brace on his right knee, according to Sal Capaccio.
ESPN reports he will undergo an MRI to ascertain the extent of the problem on December 2. If he’s out then Jordan Mason and Isaac Guerendo would be set to inherit his workload ahead of a clash with the Chicago Bears on December 8.
Jason Kelce gave the snowy weather a big thumbs up as the Buffalo Bills beat the San Francisco 49ers on December 1 but one person who might disagree is Christian McCaffrey, who had to leave the field injured.
The star running back departed in the second quarter after appearing to hurt his knee uncontested, and was later spotted wearing crutches and a brace in a worrying indication that he has ligament damage.
But one man who did enjoy the snow was Kelce, the 2017 Super Bowl champion with the Philadelphia Eagles, as he took to X.com, formerly Twitter, to post, “Man, I love football in the snow.”
And fans wasted no time agreeing with the former center as they poured in their approval in the comments.
One user wrote, “Nothing says Christmas like snow games.”
And a third commented, “Yes!! It’s beautiful.”
But some fans were not so convinced as they suggested it must be quite painful to the players competing in the sub-zero temperatures, especially the Californians who are used to an average temperature of 67 Fahrenheit for December, compared to 26 F in Buffalo.
One fan asked, “Does it hurt more when you get racked in the cold imparted to hot.”
Whilst a second empathetically wondered, “Do players really like playing in the snow? It looks the opposite of fun to me.”
Who do the Bills play next?
Regardless of what people think about the cold, Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills shrugged it off to claim their 10th win of the season and to move five clear of the Miami Dolphins in the AFC East.
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