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Christian McCaffrey reminded everyone exactly who he is on Sunday, going over one hundred total yards against the Arizona Cardinals with fifteen carries for seventy-five yards and a touchdown, adding four catches for forty-one more. The forty-niners are managing his workload with precision, and McCaffrey keeps delivering, averaging at least five yards per carry in two of three games. Kyle Shanahan's offense is humming, and with Deebo Samuel turning a short catch into an eighty-yard touchdown, this team looks dangerous even while shorthanded.
Shifting to the gridiron in Tampa, the Buccaneers fell to oh and three after a tough loss to the Vikings, and it got worse when Baker Mayfield left the game with an injury. Head coach Todd Bowles is searching for silver linings, but the situation is serious. A franchise that expected to compete in the NFC South is suddenly in a very uncomfortable place with its quarterback's health now a real concern.
And across the Atlantic, Jurgen Klopp's Germany honeymoon is officially over. Still winless after two matches, his side fell one-nothing at home to Greece in Nations League play, just days after drawing with the Netherlands. For a coach of Klopp's stature, the early results are a genuine surprise, and German football fans are already asking questions.
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