SCORING SPREE
Niners receiver Samuel is on the best touchdown streak of his career
Deebo Samuel is in the most productive stretch of his 49ers career, scoring more touchdowns than even Christian McCaffrey over the past four games.
“It's just crazy, because every time I get the ball, I try to score,” Samuel said Thursday. “It's just tending to happen a lot right
now.”
Not that the 49ers are lacking points from others, but Samuel's goal-line gumption could prove critical Monday when the 49ers (11-3) host the Baltimore Ravens (11-3), in a matchup pitting teams currently atop their respective
conference standings, with three weeks until the playoffs.
Will it be a defensive duel between the NFL's stingiest squads? The Ravens allow a league-low 16.1 points per game and the second-ranked 49ers tout a 16.7-point average.
Or could a prime-time shootout ensue? The 49ers rank third in scoring (30.4 points per game) and the Ravens check in fourth (27.4 ppg.). Ahead of them are the Miami Dolphins (31.5 ppg.) and the Dallas Cowboys (30.8 ppg.), who meet Sunday in Miami in a matchup of their respective conference's second-best teams.