The San Francisco 49ers got a big piece of their offense back on Sunday with superstar running back Christian McCaffrey returning to the lineup, and they needed his influence on the field to take down a feisty Buccaneers team 23-20.
McCaffrey missed the first eight games of the season with calf and Achilles injuries.
"I feel pretty good," McCaffrey said. "I thought I was going to be a lot more sore."
Despite three missed field goals (which led to a testy sideline altercation) making the victory tighter than it should have been, the 49ers (5-4) still weren’t back to the same old 49ers that the league has grown used to.