Key stats from the 49ers' 21-13 Week 15 win vs. the Seahawks

The San Francisco 49ers improved to 10-4 on the season after a 21-13 Week 15 win over the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field in Seattle, Washington.

Below are several statistics and notes from Thursday's game, which were provided by the 49ers Communications staff.

With the Win...

The 49ers win the NFC West for the first time since 2019. They accomplished the feat in the shortest amount of time since 2011 [W, 26-0 vs. StL (12/4/11)].
San Francisco has swept the season series against Seattle for the first time since 2011.
The Niners have won 7-consecutive games for the first time since 2019 (Weeks 2-9; Week 4 BYE).
The 49ers are 5-0-or-better against NFC West teams for the first time since 2002.
San Francisco improved to 4-1 in primetime games in 2022, the team's best mark in primetime since 2019 (5-1).

49ers defense

The 49ers defense held the Seahawks to 13 pts. on the night, marking the 7th-straight game holding its opponents to 17-or-fewer pts., the longest streak by the team in a single regular season since 1984 [8 games, Weeks 9-16].

Brock Purdy

QB Brock Purdy completed each of his first 11 passing atts. and was 9 of 9 for 73 yds. in the 1st qtr., becoming the first 49ers QB since QB Jeff Garcia [9 of 9 for 95 yds. at Buf. (12/2/01)] to post a 100% completion percentage and complete 9-or-more passes in a 1st qtr.
Purdy finished the game completing 17 of 26 atts. for 217 yds. and 2 TDs for a 117.0 passer rating. Purdy is the first NFL QB to register 175-or-more passing yds., 2-or-more passing TDs and a passer of 115.0-or-more in each of his first two NFL starts since Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers in 2008.
Purdy's 2 TD passes mark his 3rd-consecutive game with 2-or-more TD passes, the longest streak by a 49ers QB since at least 1970 and the first in the NFL since QB Justin Herbert, LAC in 2020 (7 games).
Purdy improved to 2-0 as a starter with the team. He is the first 49ers QB since QB Colin Kaepernick (2012) to win each of his first 2 career starts.

Christian McCaffrey

RB Christian McCaffrey registered 26 carries for 108 yds. and 1 TD as well as 6 recepts. for 30 yds. The rushing TD marked his 6th of the season and the 36th of his career.
With 108 rushing yds., McCaffrey rushed for 100-or-more yds. for the 4th time this season and the 14th time in his career. McCaffrey is the first member of the 49ers since RB Elijah Mitchell [107 rushing yds. vs. Ind. (10/24/21) & 137 rushing yds. at Chi. (10/31/21)] to register back-to-back games with 100-or-more rushing yds.
With 138 scrimmage yds., McCaffrey registered 100-or-more scrimmage yds. for the 42nd time since he entered the league in 2017, the most in the NFL in that time frame (2017-22). His 10 games with 100-or-more scrimmage yds. in 2022 is the most in the NFL.

Jordan Mason

RB Jordan Mason registered 4 carries for a career-high 64 yds., including a career-long 55-yd. run.

George Kittle

TE George Kittle registered 4 recepts. for 93 yds. and 2 TDs, which marked his 2nd game this season and the 3rd of his career with 2-or-more rec. TDs.
The 28-yd. and 54-yd. rec. TDs marked his 2nd game of the season with 2 TDs of 25-or-more yds. [39-yd. TD & 32-yd. TD at Arz. (11/21/22)], the most by a member of the 49ers since WR Terrell Owens in 2001 (2 games).
The 54-yd. rec. TD marked the longest by a TE in the NFL this season.
With 93 rec. yds., Kittle also became the 6th TE in NFL history to register 5,000-or-more rec. yds. in his first six seasons.

MOST REC. YDS. BY A TE THROUGH SIX SEASONS, NFL HISTORY

Rank	Player	Seasons
1.	Rob Gronkowski, NE	5,555
2.	Jimmy Graham, NO	5,357
3.	Travis Kelce, KC	5,236
4.	Kellen Winslow, Sr., SD	5,176
5.	George Kittle, SF	5,082
6.	Antonio Gates, SD	5,066

Kittle is just the 9th player and 3rd TE in franchise history to register 5,000-or-more rec. yds. in his career.

Talanoa Hufanga

S Talanoa Hufanga registered 1 FF and an 11-yd. sack of Seahawks QB Geno Smith. The FF and sack were both Hufanga's second of the season and his career. Hufanga finished with 4 tackles, 1 FF and 1.0 sack.

Charvarius Ward

CB Charvarius Ward registered 6 tackles, 2 PDs and 1 FR for a 40-yd. return. The FR marked the first of his career.
The 40-yd. FR return was the longest by a member of the 49ers since 2017 [43 yds. - DB Jimmie Ward at Was. (10/15/17).

Dre Greenlaw

LB Dre Greenlaw registered 8 tackles, 2 PDs and 1 FF of Seahawks RB Travis Homer. The FF marked his 2nd of the season and the 3rd of his career.

Samson Ebukam

DL Samson Ebukam brought down Smith for a 9-yd. sack. The sack gave him 4.5 on the season and 23.0 in his career.

Nick Bosa

DL Nick Bosa registered 2 tackles, 1 PD and 1.0 sack of Smith. With 1.0 sack, it gives him 15.5 on the season and 40.0 in his career.
With 15.5 sacks this season and 15.5 sacks in 2021, Bosa became the 5th player since 1982, when the individual sack became an official statistic, to record 15.0-or-more sacks in 2 of his first 4 NFL seasons [HOF DL Reggie White(3 seasons), HOF DL Richard Dent(2 seasons), HOF DL Andre Tippett (2 seasons) and Arizona Cardinals DL J.J. Watt (2 seasons)].

PLAYERS WITH 15-OR-MORE SACKS IN TWO-OR-MORE OF THEIR FIRST FOUR SEASONS IN THE NFL, SINCE 1982

Player	Seasons
DL Reggie White, Phi.	3 (1986-88)
DL Nick Bosa, SF	2 (2021-22)
DL Richard Dent, Chi.	2 (1984-85)
LB Andre Tippett, NE	2 (1984-85)
DL J.J. Watt, Hou.	2 (2012, 2014)

Bosa is 1 of 3 players to register 15.0-or-more sacks in consecutive seasons before turning the age of 26, since 1982 [DL Richard Dent & LB Andre Tippett, NE (1984-85)].
Bosa has registered 1.0-or-more sacks in 7 of his last 8 games and 11 of 13 in 2022.

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