By Lydia Jane Allison

Atlanta Falcons (3-2) at San Francisco 49ers (4-2) (Sunday, 8:20 p.m. ET, NBC): Atlanta’s Bijan Robinson, with 822 scrimmage yards, and San Francisco’s Christian McCaffrey, with 780, lead the NFL in scrimmage yards entering Week 7. It marks the first matchup between the top two leaders in scrimmage yards in Week 7 or later of a season since Week 13 last year (Saquon Barkley and Derrick Henry).

• Robinson’s 822 scrimmage yards are the fourth-most by a player in his team’s first five games of a season, trailing McCaffrey (866 scrimmage yards in 2019 with Carolina) and Pro Football Hall of Famer O.J. Simpson (861 in 1973 and 842 in 1975, both with Buffalo). He can become the first player since 2021 (Jonathan Taylor) with at least 110 scrimmage yards in seven consecutive games.
• McCaffrey became the first running back in NFL history with at least 50 receiving yards in each of his team’s first six games of a season and the fifth running back ever with at least five receptions in each of his team’s first six games of a season.
• With 100 scrimmage yards in Week 7, McCaffrey can become the third running back in the past 10 seasons (2016-25) with at least 100 scrimmage yards in each of his team’s first seven games of a season, joining Kareem Hunt (2017 with Kansas City) and David Johnson (2016 with Arizona).
• Entering Week 7, Atlanta leads the NFL in passing defense (139.4 yards per game allowed) while San Francisco leads the NFL in passing offense (291.5 yards per game). It marks the first game since Week 15 last season between the league’s top passing defense (Tennessee) and top passing offense (Cincinnati).

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