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Christian McCaffrey joins elite company with his 100th career touchdown

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Dubow, J. (2026, September 21). Christian McCaffrey joins elite company with his 100th career touchdown. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/christian-mccaffrey-joins-elite-company-with-his-100th-career-touchdown/article_1b5bf6ea-bcb6-52f3-9fbb-48fc6d08c261.html

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Christian McCaffrey achieved 100 career touchdowns in the NFL by scoring two short runs in San Francisco's 35-13 win over Miami on Sunday. This milestone makes him the fourth-fastest player in Super Bowl era history to reach this mark, and he is also one of three players to score at least 50 touchdowns with two different franchises. Teammates praised McCaffrey for his dedication and achievements, highlighting his versatility as a running back and receiver who has earned multiple All-Pro honors and accolades over his career.

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The San Francisco 49ers decisively defeated the Miami Dolphins by a score of 35-13 on September 24, 2023, in Santa Clara, California. Despite initial concerns that the game might be a trap for the 49ers after their Week 1 win over the Rams in Australia, San Francisco showcased their dominance with touchdowns on their first five drives. Quarterback Brock Purdy was nearly perfect, completing 20 of 22 passes for 287 yards and a 149.1 passer rating. Running back Christian McCaffrey scored his 99th and 100th career touchdowns in this game, making him the fourth-fastest player to reach 100 career TDs in NFL history. The Dolphins, who entered as 13.5-point underdogs, struggled to keep up with San Francisco’s dynamic offense led by Purdy and McCaffrey, while their own quarterback Malik Willis threw for 197 yards but had four sacks and did not lead a touchdown drive until the final two minutes of the game.

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Josh Dubow

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🔮 Thrash upheld the suspension and Greenlaw will miss Monday night’s game against Washington and lose out on nearly $200,000 in pay for the week.

2026-10-14 · assertive framing · 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw loses appeal of a 1-game suspension for headbutt

🔮 Greenlaw will miss San Francisco’s game next Monday night against Washington pending an appeal on Tuesday.

2026-10-12 · assertive framing · NFL suspends 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw 1 game for headbutt

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2026-10-12 · assertive framing · 49ers receiver Deebo Samuel will miss time with hamstring injury

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Topics

Calif. Carolina SANTA CLARA San Francisco Super Bowl

Subjects

McCaffrey PERSON · 7× Carolina ORG · 3× San Francisco GPE · 3× Christian NORP · 2× Marshall Faulk PERSON · 2× Randy Moss PERSON · 2× Calif. GPE · 1× Christian McCaffrey PERSON · 1× SANTA CLARA GPE · 1× the Miami Dolphins ORG · 1×

Narrative

He became the third player ever with at least 1,000 yards rushing and receiving in the same season in 2019 with Carolina, has earned first-team All-Pro honors in three seasons, and won the AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year in 2023 and Comeback Player of the Year in 2025.

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2026-09-21 · Toronto Star

Christian McCaffrey joins elite company with his 100th career touchdown · assertive framing

Claims (26 extracted, 0 hedged)

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Christian McCaffrey put himself in some elite company with two short touchdown runs. asserted

McCaffrey → put → runs

McCaffrey’s two 1-yard TDs in a 35-13 win over the Miami Dolphins on Sunday made him the fourth-fastest player in the Super Bowl era to reach 100 career touchdowns and the third player ever with at least 50 TDs with two franchises. asserted

him → make → franchises

“It means a lot,” McCaffrey said. asserted

McCaffrey → mean → lot

“It’s a blessing to be able to play this game and stuff like that is always cool. asserted

It → ’ → that

But it’s always about the team and showing up and doing your job.” asserted

it → ’ → job

McCaffrey didn’t have to do a lot on Sunday on a day when Brock Purdy and the rest of the offense was clicking at suck a high level that the Niners scored touchdowns on their first five drives, asserted

Niners → have → drives

McCaffrey started it with a 1-yard run in the first quarter and capped the scoring for San Francisco late in the third when he scored again from 1-yard out. asserted

he → start → third

He finished with 23 yards on 10 carries and four catches for 43 yards. asserted

He → finish → yards

“CMC, he’s just the GOAT,” linebacker Fred Warner said. asserted

Warner → ’ → ?

“GOATs do things like that. asserted

GOATs → do → that

It’s just another day at the office for old Christian. asserted

It → ’ → Christian

But nobody works harder on their craft and is as dedicated to the game as Christian. asserted

nobody → work → Christian

Everything that he does, he’s earned it and he’s only going to continue to keep getting better. asserted

he → do → it

But the scores gave him 64 rushing touchdowns and 36 receiving in 114 regular season games for Carolina and San Francisco. asserted

scores → give → Carolina

Only LaDainian Tomlinson (89 games), Emmitt Smith (93) and Shaun Alexander (96) got to 100 TDs faster in the Super Bowl era. asserted

Tomlinson → get → era

McCaffrey, who has 50 touchdowns with both Carolina and San Francisco, joined Marshall Faulk and Randy Moss as the only players to score at least 50 TDs with two franchises. asserted

who → have → franchises

“It’s kind of crazy to hear that,” McCaffrey said. asserted

McCaffrey → ’ → that

“I watched all those guys growing up. asserted

guys → watch → ?

Marshall Faulk was somebody that I’ve probably seen every single snap he’s played. asserted

he → see → that

I don’t take it for granted. asserted

I → take → it

Randy Moss I played with a ton of time with Madden growing up. asserted

I → play → Madden

He → become → 2025

“It’s crazy. asserted

It → ’ → ?

I grew up watching him in high school and stuff when he was at Stanford and then the Panthers and then to be a teammate with him and be there when he scored his 100th touchdown was insane,” Purdy said. asserted

Purdy → grow → touchdown

“It’s really cool to think about that. asserted

It → ’ → that

To be on his team and be a teammate with him and go and help him do what he wants to do with his career and just be there and feed him the ball and stuff, it’s an honor for me.” asserted

it → go → me