George Kittle's Return will Help the 49ers the Most
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Do not panic about George Kittle quite yet. He has future fantasy football value that is promising as he is fresh off of his hamstring injury.
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Just how much difference can one tight end make? The answer is a whole lot, based on Sunday night's game between the 49ers and Falcons. The 20-10 win over the Falcons at Levi's Stadium was the first time since Week 1 that the 49ers played with tight end George Kittle,
San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle returned to action in their 20-10 win against the Atalanta Falcon. It was Kittle's first game since sustaining a hamstring injury in their season opener.
While Kittle did not record a single catch in his return, he was still arguably the most important player on the field. For the first time all season the 49ers run game looked like we expect it to look and it is hard to say that is because anybody but Kittle.
The San Francisco 49ers have been one of the most injured teams in the NFL through six weeks of action. However, they received good news regarding the injury statuses of Brock Purdy and George Kittle.