Below are several statistics and notes from Sunday's game, which were provided by the 49ers Communications staff.
With The Win...
- San Francisco has started the regular season 5-0 for the first time since 2019 and for the 5th time in franchise history.
- The 49ers improved to 20-19-1 all-time against the Cowboys, including an 11-10 record at home.
- San Francisco has won 9-consecutive regular season games at Levi's Stadium dating back to Week 10 of the 2022 season.
- San Francisco has won 15-consecutive regular season games dating back to Week 8 of 2022 [at LAR (10/30/22)], which is the longest active streak in the NFL and ties the longest regular season winning streak in franchise history [15 games (Week 12, 1989 – Week 10, 1990)].
Hot Start
- With a TD on the opening drive vs. Dal. (10/8/23), it marked the seventh-consecutive regular season game that the 49ers have scored on the opening drive of a game dating back to Week 16 of 2022 at LV (1/1/23).
- San Francisco has scored 31 points on opening drives this season (4 TDs & 1 FG).
Scoring Machine
- With 30 points Week 1 at Pit. (9/10/23), 30 points Week 2 at LAR (9/17/23), 30 points Week 3 vs. NYG (9/21/23), 35 points Week 4 vs. Arz. (10/1/23) and 42 points vs. Dal. (10/8), the 49ers have scored 30-or-more points in each of the first 5 games of a season for the first time in franchise history.
- The Niners are the first team in the NFL to score 30-or-more points in Weeks 1-5 since the Los Angeles Rams did so in 2018 [33 points Week 1 at Oak. (9/10/18); 34 points Week 2 vs. Arz. (9/16/18); 35 points Week 3 vs. LAC (9/23/18); 38 points Week 4 vs. Min. (9/27/18); 33 points Week 5 at Sea. (10/7/18)].
- San Francisco's 42 points vs. Dal. marks the 8th-consecutive regular season game that the team has scored 30-or-more points dating back to Week 16 of 2022, which is the team's longest streak in franchise history.
- The 49ers are the first team in the NFL to score 30-or-more points in 8-consecutive regular season games since the Denver Broncos in 2012-13 (Week 15, 2012 – Week 5, 2013) and the fifth team in NFL history to score 30-or-more points in 8-consecutive regular season games.
MOST CONSECUTIVE REGULAR SEASON GAMES WITH 30-OR-MORE POINTS, NFL HISTORY
Rank | Team | Games | Year(s) |
1. | St. Louis Rams | 14 | 1999-2000 |
2. | New England Patriots | 13 | 2010-11 |
3. | Denver Broncos | 11 | 2012-13 |
4. | New England Patriots | 9 | 2006-07 |
5. | San Francisco 49ers | 8 | 2022-23 |
49ers defense
- The 49ers defense has held opposing offenses without a 100-yd. individual rusher in 32-consecutive games dating back to Week 9 of 2021 [vs. Arz. (11/7/21)].
- San Francisco's 32-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 Pittsburgh Steelers streak from 2007-2009 [32-consecutive games without an opposing 100-yd. individual rusher (at StL (12/20/07) – vs. GB (12/20/09)].
- It is also tied for the 5th-longest streak in the NFL since at least 2006.
MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITHOUT AN OPPOSING 100-YD RUSHER SINCE 2006
Rank | TEAM | GAMES | Dates |
1. | New Orleans Saints | 50 | 11/26/2017 - 12/6/20 |
2. | Baltimore Ravens | 39 | 12/17/2006 - 10/4/09 |
3t. | Minnesota Vikings | 36 | 11/18/2007-12/13/09 |
San Francisco 49ers | 36 | 11/29/2009 – 12/19/11 | |
5t. | San Francisco 49ers | 32 | 11/7/21 – 10/1/23 |
Pittsburgh Steelers | 32 | 12/20/2007 - 12/20/09 |
Brock Purdy
- QB Brock Purdy completed 17 of his 24 passing atts. for 252 yds. and a career-high 4 TDs with a passer rating of 144.4.
- Tonight's game vs. Dal. (10/8/23) marked Purdy's 10th career regular season start. Through those 10 starts, he has completed 183 of his 260 passing atts. for 2,369 yds. and 20 TDs for a 70.4% completion percentage and a passer rating of 121.1.
- Purdy's 4 TD passes mark his eighth career game with 2-or-more TD passes, tying him with HOF QB Kurt Warner and then Houston Texans QB Deshaun Watson for the most games with 2-or-more passing TDs in a player's first 10 career starts.
- Purdy's 70.4% completion percentage through his first 10 career starts mark the 2nd-highest completion percentage by a QB in their first 10 career starts in NFL history.
HIGHEST QB COMPLETION PERCENTAGE THROUGH FIRST 10 CAREER STARTS, NFL HISTORY
Rank | Player | Comp. Percentage |
1. | QB Chad Pennington, NYJ | 70.8 |
2. | QB Brock Purdy, SF | 70.4 |
3. | QB Mac Jones, NE | 69.0 |
- Purdy's 121.1 passer rating through his first 10 career starts marks the highest passer rating by a QB in their first 10 career starts in NFL history.
HIGHEST PASSER RATING THROUGH FIRST 10 CAREER STARTS, NFL HISTORY
Rank | Player | Passer Rating |
1. | QB Brock Purdy, SF | 121.1 |
2. | QB Rob Johnson, Jax./Buf. | 113.8 |
3. | QB Patrick Mahomes, KC | 112.7 |
- With the win, Purdy has improved to 10-0 as a starter in the regular season in his career, which ties Kansas City Chiefs QB Mike Livingston and former Chicago Bears QB Mike Tomczak for the second-most consecutive wins by a quarterback to begin a career in NFL history.
MOST CONSECUTIVE WINS BY A QUARTERBACK TO BEGIN A CAREER, NFL HISTORY
Rank | Player | Wins | Season(s) |
1. | Ben Roethlisberger, Pit. | 15 | 2004-05 |
2t. | Brock Purdy, SF | 10 | 2022-23 |
Mike Livingston, KC | 10 | 1968-69 | |
Mike Tomczak, Chi. | 10 | 1986-87 |
Christian McCaffrey
- RB Christian McCaffrey registered 19 carries for 51 yds. and 1 TD on the ground to go along with 2 recepts. for 27 yds. through the air.
- McCaffrey's rushing TD gives him 7 on the season and 45 in his career. It also marks his 11th-consecutive regular season game with 1-or-more TDs, which is the longest streak of his career and the 2nd-most consecutive regular season games with 1-or-more TDs by a 49ers player since WR Jerry Rice [13 games (Week 16, 1986 – Week 16, 1987)].
MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A TD (REGULAR SEASON), FRANCHISE HISTORY
Rank | Player | Games |
1. | WR Jerry Rice | 13 |
2. | RB Christian McCaffrey | 11 |
3t. | RB Raheem Mostert | 8 |
WR Terrell Owens | 8 | |
WR Jerry Rice | 8 | |
WR Freddie Solomon | 8 |
- Including the postseason, McCaffrey has scored 1-or-more TDs in 14-consecutive games, which is the longest active streak of any NFL player and the longest streak by a member of the 49ers in franchise history.
MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A TD (POSTSEASON INCLUDED), FRANCHISE HISTORY
Rank | Player | Games |
1. | RB Christian McCaffrey | 14 |
2. | WR Jerry Rice | 12 |
3. | WR Freddie Solomon | 10 |
4. | WR Terrell Owens | 9 |
5. | WR Jerry Rice | 8 |
- McCaffrey's 14-consecutive games with a TD tie HOF RB Emmitt Smith for the 4th-most consecutive games (postseason included) with a TD in NFL history.
MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A TD IN THE NFL (POSTSEASON INCLUDED), NFL HISTORY
Rank | Player | Games |
1. | RB Lenny Moore, Bal. | 17 |
2t. | RB John Riggins, Was. | 15 |
RB O.J. Simpson, Buf. | 15 | |
4t. | RB Christian McCaffrey, SF | 14 |
RB Emmitt Smith, Dal. | 14 |
- With a 65-yd. rushing TD Week 1 at Pit. (9/10/23), a 14-yd. rushing TD Week 2 at LAR (9/17/23), a 4-yd. rushing TD Week 3 vs. NYG (9/21/23) and a 1-yd., 18-yd. and 2-yd. rushing TD vs. Arz. (10/1/23) and a 1-yd. rushing TD vs. Dal. (10/8), McCaffrey became the first 49ers RB to score 1-or-more rushing TDs in Weeks 1-5 in franchise history.
- McCaffrey also became the first NFL RB to score 1-or-more rushing TDs in Weeks 1-5 since then Minnesota Vikings RB Dalvin Cook did so in 2020.
George Kittle
- TE George Kittle registered 3 recepts. for 67 yds. and a career-high 3 TDs on the evening.
- Kittle's 3 TD recepts. were his first of the season and gave him 34 in his career. His 34 career TD recepts. are the 2nd-most rec. TDs by a tight end in franchise history.
MOST REC. TDS BY A TIGHT END, FRANCHISE HISTORY
Rank | Player | Rec. TDs |
1. | TE Vernon Davis | 55 |
2. | TE George Kittle | 34 |
3. | TE Brent Jones | 33 |
- It also marked Kittle's first career game with 3-or-more rec. TDs and the first game with 3-or-more rec. TDs by a 49ers TE since TE Vernon Davis in 2009 [3 rec. TDs at Hou. (10/25/09)].
Kyle Juszczyk
- FB Kyle Juszczyk caught 4 passes for 26 yds. and 1 TD on the night.
- Juszczyk's 9-yd. TD recept. marked his 1st of the season and the 15th of his career.
Jordan Mason
- RB Jordan Mason registered 10 carries for a career-high 69 yds. and 1 TD.
- Mason's 26-yd. rushing TD marked his 1st of the season and the 2nd of his career.
Fred Warner
- LB Fred Warner notched 8 tackles, 1.0 sack, 1 FF and 1 INT of Dallas Cowboys QB Dak Prescott. It marked his 2nd sack of the season and gave him 8.5 in his career.
- Warner's INT of Prescott marked his 1st of the season and the 5th of his career.
- Warner is the first 49ers player to register 1.0-or-more sacks, 1-or-more FFs and 1-or-more INTs in a single game since LB NaVorro Bowman did so in 2013 [1.0 sack, 1 FF, 1 INT at Arz. (12/29/13)].
Tashaun Gipson Sr.
- S Tashaun Gipson Sr. notched 2 tackles and 1 INT of Prescott, giving him his 1st INT of the season and the 33rd of his career.
- Gipson Sr.'s 33 career INTs are the 3rd-most amongst active NFL players.
MOST INTS AMONGST ACTIVE NFL PLAYERS
Rank | Player | INTs |
1. | CB Patrick Peterson, Pit. | 35 |
2. | S Harrison Smith, Min. | 34 |
3. | S Tashaun Gipson Sr., SF | 33 |
4. | CB Marcus Peters, LV | 32 |
5t. | CB Stephen Gilmore, Dal. | 30 |
S Tyrann Mathieu, NO | 30 |
Oren Burks
- LB Oren Burks tallied 5 tackles and 1 INT of Prescott, giving him the 1st INT of his career.
Dre Greenlaw
- LB Dre Greenlaw tallied 5 tackles and 1.0 sack of Prescott. It marked his 1st sack of the season and the 3rd of his career.
Nick Bosa
- DL Nick Bosa registered 4 tackles and 0.5 sack of Prescott. The 0.5 sack gvies him 1.5 on the season and 44.5 in his career.
Arik Armstead
- DL Arik Armstead registered 2 tackles and 0.5 sack of Prescott. The 0.5 sack is his first on the season and he now has 29.0 in his career.