Through seven weeks of the NFL, the 49ers rushing attack is 12th in DVOA, 18th in success rate, and 23rd in rushing EPA per play. The consistency has lacked all season. Hopefully, what we saw during Week 7 was a sign of things to come for the Niners rushing offense.
Elijah Mitchell had 18 of the 24 carries for 107 yards and a touchdown. Per Next Gen Stats, 50% of Mitchell’s yards were more than what he was expected to run for. He did this despite 27% of the boxes he faced having eight or more defenders in them.