Christian McCaffrey's return benefitted 49ers in less obvious way — but their issues are far from fixed

Facing one of the weaker rushing defenses in the NFL, San Francisco instead utilized McCaffrey in a different phase, and climbed back above .500 in a Super-Bowl-or-bust season.

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