The 49ers continue to deal with myriad injuries on offense, including a thigh issue that knocked RB Christian McCaffrey out for a portion of Sunday's loss to the Falcons. But TE George Kittle took advantage by leading the team in targets (10), catches (8), and yards (88).
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All three numbers marked season highs for the veteran TE, though the team's season-high passing volume played more into that than any change for Kittle himself did.
The tight end has caught 5+ balls in three straight games and four of his past five. He has hit 80+ yards three times this season and gone for 69+ in five of the past six games.
Perhaps most importantly, Kittle has followed limited snap counts the first two weeks by playing 85% of snaps or more in each of the past five games.
He's an every-week starter -- outside of the Week 8 bye -- and should probably appear on the cover of any pamphlet for an Achilles surgery.
