49ers vs. Steelers Key Players to Watch | Week 1

One of the best runners in the league last season will be a player to watch when Christian McCaffrey and the San Francisco 49ers visit the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, September 10, 2023.

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49ers vs. Steelers Game Info

• Game Date: Sunday, September 10, 2023
• Time: 1:00 PM ET
• Venue: Acrisure Stadium
• Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• TV: FOX

Top 49ers Players

• Brock Purdy threw for 1,374 yards last season (152.7 per game) while completing 67.1% of his passes (114-for-170), with 13 touchdowns and four interceptions.
• McCaffrey took 244 carries for 1,139 rushing yards a season ago (67 per game) with eight touchdowns. He also caught 85 passes for 741 yards and five TDs through the air.
• Elijah Mitchell totaled 279 rushing yards on 45 carries, with two touchdowns on the ground, last year.
• Last year Brandon Aiyuk was targeted 114 times and had 78 catches for 1,015 yards and eight touchdowns.
• George Kittle tacked on 765 receiving yards on 60 catches and 11 touchdowns. He was targeted 86 times, and averaged 51 yards per game.
• Nick Bosa showed out with an impressive stat line of 18.5 sacks, 19 TFL and 51 tackles last year.
• Fred Warner’s 2022 campaign saw him total 130 tackles, three TFL, two sacks, and one interception.
• Tashaun Gipson intercepted five passes and tacked on 61 tackles, one TFL, 0.5 sacks, and eight passes defended last season.

Top Steelers Players

• Last season Kenny Pickett recorded 2,404 passing yards (184.9 per game) while going 245-for-389 (63%) and throwing for seven touchdowns with nine interceptions. He added 237 rushing yards on 55 carries and three TDs.
• Najee Harris churned out 1,034 rushing yards (60.8 per game) and scored seven touchdowns.
• Last season Jaylen Warren rushed for 379 yards on 77 carries (23.7 yards per game), with one rushing touchdown.
• Last year Diontae Johnson hauled in 86 passes for 882 yards (51.9 per game).
• George Pickens also contributed with 801 yards on 52 catches and four touchdowns. He was targeted 84 times, and averaged 47.1 receiving yards last season.
• Pat Freiermuth racked up 732 yards on 63 catches with two touchdowns in 2022.
• Alex Highsmith put together a strong body of work a year ago, notching 14.5 sacks, 12 TFL and 63 tackles.
• Elandon Roberts’ 2022 campaign saw him total 104 tackles, 10 TFL, and 4.5 sacks.
• Minkah Fitzpatrick picked off six passes and tacked on 96 tackles, one TFL, and 11 passes defended last season.

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49ers Fantasy Stats

• McCaffrey finished 14th overall among all players and second among all RBs in 2022 with 271.4 fantasy points (16 per game).
• Aiyuk collected 149.8 fantasy points a season ago (8.8 per game), enough to place him 64th overall and 15th among WRs in league-wide fantasy standings.
• Last year, Kittle finished 70th overall and second among TEs after scoring 140.5 fantasy points (averaging 9.4 per game).
• Deebo Samuel put together the 105th-ranked fantasy season (33rd among WRs) in 2022 with 112.4 fantasy points, averaging 8.6 per game.

Steelers Fantasy Stats

• Harris’ productive 2022 fantasy season earned him the No. 40 spot overall and the No. 12 spot among RBs. He scored 182.5 fantasy points on the year (10.7 per game).
• Pickett was the 63rd-ranked player overall and the 26th-ranked QB after collecting 150 fantasy points (11.5 per game) last year.
• Pickens was the 30th-best WR and the 101st-best fantasy player overall with 114.5 fantasy points last season, averaging 6.7 per game.
• Johnson’s 2022 campaign saw him finish as the No. 127 fantasy player and the No. 46 WR with 94.7 fantasy points (averaging 5.6 per game).