On the season, McCaffrey has 981 yards from scrimmage and six total TDs in seven contests. Despite missing more than two seasons worth of games in his career due to injuries, the former Carolina Panthers star ranks ninth among active NFL players in career rushing yards (6,387) and 10th in career scrimmage yards (10,853).

The Atlanta Falcons battled the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday Night Football with offseason friends Bijan Robinson and Christian McCaffrey, two of the NFL's top running backs, battling it out in San Francisco.

The 49ers owned a 13-3 lead before Robinson delivered the Falcons’ first touchdown with 6:28 left in the third quarter. Robinson scored on a 10-yard reception in which he slipped from Bryce Huff’s grasp, zoomed past a turned-around Dee Winters, then barreled through Ji’Ayir Brown and Bethune at the goal line.

The game will feature a can’t-miss duel between two special running backs, Bijan Robinson and Christian McCaffrey. While McCaffrey is trying to return to his best version, Robinson has emerged as one of the top players in his position.

Christian McCaffrey has long been the standard for dual-threat running backs in the NFL. This season, his offseason training partner Bijan Robinson has surpassed him.

Is Brian Robinson Jr. related to Bijan Robinson? 49ers, Falcons have RBs face off and raise brother question originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Sunday Night Football in Week 7 between the San Francisco 49ers and Atlanta Falcons had one interesting commonality.

Bijan Robinson is one of the most electric running backs in the NFL. However, the Atlanta Falcons star has named players like Christian McCaffrey and others who helped him mold his game.