The run game finally looked like the Niners of 2023. Welcome back, George Kittle. Kyle Shanahan shifted the emphasis from wide zone to power and duo, running downhill at the Falcons' fast front seven for chunk runs of five to 15 yards, and two red zone touchdowns for McCaffrey. The second with more than a little help from his friends.

The San Francisco 49ers cobbled together another impressive performance against the Atlanta Falcons. Here are the takeaways.

San Francisco 49ers linebacker Fred Warner is staying positive despite suffering what could be a season-ending ankle injury.

SANTA CLARA -- The 49ers just beat the Atlanta Falcons 20-10 to improve their record to 5-2. Somehow, the 49ers keep beating teams that are better than them on paper. Which means the 49ers just might be better than the sum of their parts. Here are their grades for this performance.

It’s the family business that 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan inherited from his dad, Super Bowl-winning coach Mike Shanahan. It’s that synchronized ballet of an offensive line firing off the ball in unison, moving left or right, attacking space first and defenders second.

As NBC showed McCaffrey running off the field back to the locker room, he had already shed the robe - fully highlighting the silliness of the entire enterprise. This article originally published at NBC announcers roast their own network for 49ers-Falcons stunt.