If any other 31 teams announced 90 minutes before kickoff that their best offensive player was out due to a nagging injury, it would be a cause for concern.
Fortunately, the San Francisco 49ers aren’t any of the 31 other teams.
Right before kickoff, the 49ers announced that star running back Christian McCaffrey was named a surprise inactive. And despite that and some early struggles, the 49ers offense looked normal in San Francisco’s opening week win over the New York Jets.
While San Francisco was without their best offensive weapon, the Jets saw the re-debut of Aaron Rodgers a year after an Achilles injury derailed his first season in New York.