The San Francisco 49ers dropped to 5-9 after a 41-33 loss to the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday. The team has now lost six of its last seven games and will likely be eliminated from playoff contention following the afternoon games.
Below are several statistics and notes from Sunday's game, which were provided by the 49ers Communications staff.
Movin' On Up
WR Brandon Aiyuk finished the game with 9 recepts. for 73 yds. and 1 TD.
Aiyuk now has 733 rec. yds. on the season, the 3rd-most by a rookie in franchise history.
Most Rec. Yds. By A 49ers Rookie, Franchise History
Rank
Player
Season
Rec. Yds.
1.
Jerry Rice
1985
927
2.
Deebo Samuel
2019
802
3.
Brandon Aiyuk
2020
733
4.
Gene Washington
1969
711
5.
Dave Parks
1964
703
Aiyuk's 59 recepts. on the season rank 2nd by a rookie in franchise history.
Most Recepts. By A 49ers Rookie, Franchise History
Rank
Player
Season
Recepts.
1.
Earl Cooper
1980
83
2.
Brandon Aiyuk
2020
59
3.
Deebo Samuel
2019
57
4.
Gene Washington
1969
51
5.
Jerry Rice
1985
49
Aiyuk's 5 career rec. TDs on the season are tied for the 2nd-most by a rookie in franchise history.
Most Rec. TDs by a 49ers Rookie, Franchise History
Rank
Player
Season
Rec. TDs
1.
Dave Parks
1964
8
2t.
Brandon Aiyuk
2020
5
Dante Pettis
2018
5
Jimmy Thomas
1969
5
R.C. Owens
1957
5
Mullens' Sweet 16
QB Nick Mullens completed 21 of 36 atts. for 219 yds. and 2 TDs. Through his first 16 career starts, Mullens has registered 4,405 passing yds., the 2nd-most passing yds. in the Super Bowl era through a QB's first 16 career starts.
Most Passing Yds. In First 16 Career Starts, Super Bowl Era
Rank
Player
Atts.
Comps.
Yds.
TDs
1.
Patrick Mahomes
591
391
5,100
48
2.
Nick Mullens
564
361
4,405
23
3.
Andrew Luck
627
339
4,374
23
4.
Kurt Warner
499
325
4,353
41
5.
Tony Romo
510
323
4,348
31
Enter The Darkness
RB Jeff Wilson Jr. registered 16 carries for 60 yds. and a 1-yd. TD run. He now has 6 rushing TDs on the season, adding to his single-season career high, and has 10 rushing TDs in his career.
With 1 TD vs. Was. (12/13/20), Wilson Jr. has scored at least 1 TD in back-to-back games for the 2nd time in his career [2 at Cin. (9/15/19) & 2 vs. Pit. (9/22/19)].
Reed & React
TE Jordan Reed registered 2 recepts. for 18 yds. and a 5-yd. TD recept. He now has 4 TD recepts. on the season and 28 for his career.
Bourne High-Points
WR Kendrick Bourne finished with 4 recepts. for a career-high 86 yds. and 1 TD, catching a 49-yd. TD pass from QB C.J. Beathard as time expired. He now has 2 TD recepts. on the season and 11 in his career.
Man Of The Year Belly Rub
DL Arik Armstead finished the game with 8 total tackles and 2.0 sacks, marking his 4th career multi-sack game and first since the 2019 season [2.0 vs. GB (11/24/19)]. Armstead now has 3.5 sacks this season and 22.5 in his career.
Mr. 400
With 2 FGM (41 & 31 yds.) on the day, K Robbie Gould became the 11th kicker in NFL history to reach 400 career FGM.
Most Career FGM, NFL History
Rank
Player
FGM
1.
Adam Vinatieri
599
2.
Morten Andersen
565
3.
Gary Anderson
538
4.
Jason Hanson
495
5.
John Carney
476
6.
Matt Stover
471
7.
John Kasay
461
8.
Phil Dawson
441
9t.
Jason Elam
436
Sebastian Janikowski
436
11.
Robbie Gould
400
Gould now has 1,729 career points, ranking 15th in NFL history.
Most Career Points Scored, NFL History
Rank
Player
Pts.
13.
Matt Bryant
1,758
14.
Norm Johnson
1,736
15.
Robbie Gould
1,729
16.
David Akers
1,721
17.
Nick Lowery
1,711
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