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The San Francisco 49ers improved to 12-4 on the season after a 27-10 Week 17 win over the Washington Commanders at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland.
Below are several statistics and notes from Sunday's game, which were provided by the 49ers Communications staff.
With The Win...
- The San Francisco 49ers clinched the #1 seed in the NFC for the 10th time in franchise history.
- San Francisco posted a 7-2 record on the road in the 2023 regular season, which is the team's best road record since they went 7-1 in 2019.
- The 49ers have won 10 regular season games against NFC opponents in consecutive seasons for the first time since the 1997-98 seasons.
- The 49ers have won three of the previous five matchups against the Commanders, including back-to-back victories for the first time since the 2013-14 seasons.
- The Niners improved to 4-0 against the NFC East in 2023 and 9-7 under head coach Kyle Shanahan.
Record Breakers
- In RB Christian McCaffrey (2,023 yds. from scrimmage), WR Brandon Aiyuk (1,317 yds. from scrimmage), WR Deebo Samuel (1,085 yds. from scrimmage) and TE George Kittle (1,022 yds. from scrimmage), the 49ers are the first team in NFL history to have a RB, 2 WRs and a TE to each post 1,000-or-more yds. from scrimmage in a single season.
- With 4 players surpassing 1,000 yds. from scrimmage and QB Brock Purdy (4,280 passing yds.) surpassing the 4,000 yd. mark, the 49ers are the 4th team in NFL history to have a QB with 4,000-or-more passing yds. and 4 players with 1,000-or-more yds. from scrimmage.
TEAMS WITH A 4,000-YD. PASSER AND 4 PLAYERS WITH 1,000+ YDS. FROM SCRIMMAGE IN A SEASON, NFL HISTORY
| Team | Season |
| San Francisco 49ers | 2023 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 1995 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 2004 |
| Houston Oilers | 1990 |
Reaching Milestones
- In WR Brandon Aiyuk (1,317 rec. yds.) and TE George Kittle (1,020 rec. yds.), the 49ers have multiple players with 1,000-or-more rec. yds. in the same season for the 4th time in franchise history and the first time since the 1998 season (WR Terrell Owens – 1,097 rec. yds.; WR Jerry Rice – 1,157 rec. yds.).
49ERS DUOS TO RECORD 1,000-OR-MORE REC. YDS. IN THE SAME SEASON, FRANCHISE HISTORY
| Players | Season |
| WR Brandon Aiyuk & TE George Kittle | 2023 |
| WR Terrell Owens & WR Jerry Rice | 1998 |
| WR Jerry Rice & WR John Taylor | 1989 & 1991 |
Starting Fast
- The 49ers scored a FG on their opening possession for the 2nd time this season and have scored an NFL-high 69 points on the opening possession of games this season.
- The team's 69 points on opening possessions this season is tied for the 3rd-most points scored by an NFL team on opening possessions through their first 16 games since at least 2000.
MOST POINTS SCORED ON OPENING POSSESSION IN FIRST 16 GAMES OF A SEASON, SINCE 2000
| Rank | Team | Season | Points Scored |
| 1. | Green Bay Packers | 2020 | 73 |
| 2. | New England Patriots | 2007 | 71 |
| 3t. | San Francisco 49ers | 2023 | 69 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 2016 | 69 | |
| 5. | Kansas City Chiefs | 2018 | 69 |
49ers Defense
- The 49ers defense has held opposing offenses without a 100-yd. individual rusher in 43-consecutive games dating back to Week 9 of 2021 [vs. Arz. (11/7/21)].
- San Francisco's 43-consecutive games without an opposing 100-yd. rusher marks the longest active streak in the NFL and the longest streak by an NFL team since the New Orleans Saints streak from 2017-2020 [50-consecutive games without an opposing 100-yd. individual rusher [at LAR (11/26/17) – at Atl. (12/6/20)].
- It is also the 2nd-longest streak in the NFL since at least 2000.
MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITHOUT AN OPPOSING 100-YD RUSHER, SINCE 2000
| Rank | Team | Games | Dates |
| 1. | New Orleans Saints | 50 | 11/26/2017 - 12/6/2020 |
| 2. | San Francisco 49ers | 43 | 11/7/2021 – 12/31/23 |
| 3. | Baltimore Ravens | 39 | 12/17/2006 - 10/4/2009 |
| 4t. | Minnesota Vikings | 36 | 11/18/2007-12/13/2009 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 36 | 11/29/2009 – 12/19/2011 | |
| 5. | Pittsburgh Steelers | 32 | 12/20/2007 - 12/20/2009 |
Brock Purdy
- QB Brock Purdy completed 22 of his 28 passing atts. for 230 yds. and 2 TDs with a passer rating of 124.7.
- With 230 passing yds. on the day, Purdy now has 4,280 passing yds. this season, which passes former QB Jeff Garcia for the most passing yds. in a single season in 49ers franchise history.
MOST PASSING YDS. IN A SEASON, FRANCHISE HISTORY
| Rank | Player | Yards | Season |
| 1. | QB Brock Purdy | 4,280 | 2023 |
| 2. | QB Jeff Garcia | 4,278 | 2000 |
| 3. | QB Steve Young | 4,170 | 1998 |
| 4. | QB Steve Young | 4,023 | 1993 |
| 5. | QB Jimmy Garoppolo | 3,978 | 2019 |
- With 2 passing TDs on the day, Purdy has now thrown 31 passing TDs this season, making him the first 49ers QB to throw 30-or-more TDs in a season since QB Jeff Garcia in 2001 (32 TDs) and the 5th QB in franchise history to throw for 30-or-more TDs in a season (QB Joe Montana; QB Steve Young; QB Jeff Garcia; QB John Brodie).
- Purdy's 31 passing TDs this season are tied for the 4th-most in a season in franchise history.
MOST PASSING TDs IN A SEASON, FRANCHISE HISTORY
| Rank | Player | Pass TDs | Season |
| 1. | QB Steve Young | 36 | 1998 |
| 2. | QB Steve Young | 35 | 1994 |
| 3. | QB Jeff Garcia | 32 | 2001 |
| 4t. | QB Brock Purdy | 31 | 2023 |
| QB Jeff Garcia | 31 | 2000 | |
| QB Joe Montana | 31 | 1987 |
- Purdy's passer rating of 124.7 marks his 8th game this season with a passer rating of 120.0-or-higher. His 8 games with a passer rating of 120.0-or-higher are tied for the 2nd-most in a single season in NFL history.
MOST GAMES WITH A PASSER RATING OF 120.0-OR-HIGHER IN A SEASON, NFL HISTORY
| Rank | Player | Season | Games |
| 1. | QB Aaron Rodgers, GB | 2020 | 10 |
| 2t. | QB Brock Purdy, SF | 2023 | 8 |
| QB Tom Brady, NE | 2007 | 8 | |
| QB Phillip Rivers, SD | 2008 | 8 | |
| QB Matt Ryan, Atl. | 2016 | 8 |
- Purdy has also now registered 14 games in his first two seasons with a passer rating of 110.0-or-higher, which ties Denver Broncos QB Russell Wilson, who set the record as a member of the Seattle Seahawks, for the most such games in a player's first two seasons in NFL history.
MOST GAMES WITH A PASSER RATING OF 110.0-OR-HIGHER IN A PLAYER'S FIRST TWO SEASONS, NFL HISTORY
| Rank | Player | Team | Games |
| 1t. | QB Brock Purdy | San Francisco 49ers | 14 |
| QB Russell Wilson | Seattle Seahawks | 14 | |
| 3. | QB Justin Herbert | Los Angeles Chargers | 13 |
| 4. | QB Dan Marino | Miami Dolphins | 12 |
| 5. | QB Dak Prescott | Dallas Cowboys | 11 |
- Purdy also surpassed Wilson for the most games with a passer rating of 120.0-or-higher (10) in a player's first two seasons in NFL history.
Elijah Mitchell
- RB Elijah Mitchell registered 17 carries for a team-high 80 yds. and 1 TD.
- Mitchell's rushing TD marked his first of the season and the 8th of his career.
Christian McCaffrey
- RB Christian McCaffrey registered 14 carries for 64 yds. on the ground to go along with 4 recepts. for 27 yds. through the air.
- With 91 yds. from scrimmage on the day, McCaffrey now has 2,023 yds. from scrimmage this season, which is the 5th-most in a single season in franchise history.
MOST YDS. FROM SCRIMMAGE IN A SEASON, FRANCHISE HISTORY
| Rank | Player | Yds. | Season |
| 1. | RB Frank Gore | 2,180 | 2006 |
| 2. | RB Garrison Hearst | 2,105 | 1998 |
| 3. | RB Roger Craig | 2,066 | 1985 |
| 4. | RB Roger Craig | 2,036 | 1988 |
| 5. | RB Christian McCaffrey | 2,023 | 2023 |
- McCaffrey has now registered 2,000-or-more yds. from scrimmage for the 2nd time in his career (2,392 yds. from scrimmage in 2019 with the Carolina Panthers) and is the 4th 49ers player to record 2,000-or-more yds. from scrimmage in a season in franchise history.
- With 2,023 yds. from scrimmage this season, McCaffrey is the 3rd player in NFL history to record 2,000-or-more yds. from scrimmage in a season for two different franchises (HOF RB Eric Dickerson, LAR/Ind.; HOF RB Marshall Faulk, StL/Ind.).
- Today's game marked McCaffrey's 30th game as a member of the 49ers (postseason included). In 30 games with the team, McCaffrey has scored 34 total TDs, which is tied for the 2nd-most TDs scored by a player in their first 30 games with a team in NFL history, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
MOST TOTAL TDs BY A PLAYER IN THEIR FIRST 30 GAMES WITH A TEAM (POSTSEASON INCLUDED), NFL HISTORY
| Rank | Player | TDs |
| 1. | RB Gale Sayers, Chi. | 36 |
| 2t. | RB Christian McCaffrey, SF | 34 |
| RB Priest Holmes, KC | 34 | |
| RB Marcus Allen, LA Raiders | 34 | |
| 5. | RB Steve Van Buren, Phi. | 33 |
George Kittle
- TE George Kittle tallied 3 recepts. for 29 yds. on the day.
- With 29 rec. yds., Kittle now has 1,020 rec. yds. on the season, marking the 3rd time in his career that he has reached the 1,000-yd. mark, which is the 3rd-most seasons with 1,000-or-more rec. yds by a 49ers player in franchise history.
MOST SEASONS WITH 1,000-OR-MORE REC. YDS., FRANCHISE HISTORY
| Rank | Player | Seasons |
| 1. | WR Jerry Rice | 12 |
| 2. | WR Terrell Owens | 5 |
| 3. | TE George Kittle | 3 |
| 4t. | WR Brandon Aiyuk | 2 |
| WR Anquan Boldin | 2 | |
| WR John Taylor | 2 |
Brandon Aiyuk
- WR Brandon Aiyuk hauled in 7 recepts. for 114 yds. and 1 TD, marking his 7th game this season with 100-or-more yds. and the 11th such game of his career.
- Aiyuk's 7 games this season with 100-or-more rec. yds. are tied for the 3rd-most games with 100-or-more rec. yds. in franchise history.
MOST GAMES WITH 100-OR-MORE REC. YDS. IN A SEASON, FRANCHISE HISTORY
| Rank | Player | Games | Season |
| 1. | WR Jerry Rice | 9 | 1995 |
| 2. | WR Jerry Rice | 8 | 1989 |
| 3t. | WR Brandon Aiyuk | 7 | 2023 |
| WR Jerry Rice | 7 | 1990 | |
| 5t. | WR Dwight Clark | 6 | 1982 |
| WR Terrell Owens | 6 | 2001 | |
| WR Jerry Rice | 6 | 1986 |
- With 113 rec. yds. last week vs. Bal. (12/25/23) and 114 rec. yds. on the day, it marks the first time in Aiyuk's career that he has registered 100-or-more rec. yds. in back-to-back games.
Deebo Samuel
- WR Deebo Samuel registered 5 recepts. for 37 yds. and 1 TD through the air to go along with 3 carries for 35 yds. on the ground. His receiving TD marked his 7th of the season and the 19th of his career.
Clelin Ferrell
- DL Clelin Ferrell registered 2 tackles and 1.0 sack of Commanders QB Sam Howell, giving him 3.5 on the season and 13.5 in his career.
Charvarius Ward
- CB Charvarius Ward registered 4 tackles and 1 INT of Howell, giving him a single season career-high 5 INTs on the season and 10 in his career.
Deommodore Lenoir
- CB Deommodore Lenoir registered 3 tackles and 1 INT of Howell, giving him 3 INTs on the season and 4 in his career.
Jake Moody
- K Jake Moody connected on both of his FGAs (38, 22) and all 3 of his PATs.
- Moody has converted on each of his 58 PATs this year. His 58-consecutive made PATs are the most by a rookie in NFL history.
MOST CONSECUTIVE MADE PATs BY A ROOKIE, NFL HISTORY
| Rank | Player | PATs | Season |
| 1. | Jake Moody, SF | 58 | 2023 |
| 2. | Cody Parkey, Phi. | 54 | 2014 |
| 3. | Nick Folk, Dal. | 53 | 2007 |
| 4t. | Mick Luckhurst, Atl. | 51 | 1981 |
| Kevin Butler, Chi. | 51 | 1985 |
