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Kittle Joins Elite 49ers Trio with 500+ Catches, 50 TDs; Stats and Facts from #SFvsAZ

Team Highlights

  • The San Francisco 49ers have improved 38-31 all-time against the Arizona Cardinals, including a 17-16 record on the road.
  • The 49ers have won seven of the last 11 matchups against the Cardinals.
  • The Niners have won three of the last four games against the Cardinals at State Farm Stadium.
  • The 49ers have swept the regular season series against the Cardinals for the 11th time since 2002 and for the first time since the 2023 season.
  • The Niners have won each of their 3 NFC West road games this season, marking the 4th time since 2002 that the team has won each of their road games against NFC West opponents (2019, 2022 & 2023).
  • Head coach Kyle Shanahan improved to 9-9 against the Cardinals and 28-25 against the NFC West as head coach of the 49ers.

Offensive Highlights

  • The 49ers scored 25 points in the first half of Sunday's game, marking the most points that the team has scored in the first half of a game since scoring 28 first half points vs. Tampa Bay (12/11/22).
  • The Niners finished the day with 41 total points scored, marking the most points the team has scored in a single game since scoring 45 points at Arizona (12/17/23).
  • QB Brock Purdy connected with TE George Kittle for two touchdowns on the day, marking the 23rd touchdown pass that Purdy has thrown to Kittle. The duo's 23 touchdowns are the second-most by a 49ers QB/TE duo in franchise history.
  • Purdy completed 19 of his 26 passing attempts for 200 yards and a season-high 3 touchdowns with a season high passer rating of 133.5 on the day. Purdy's three passing touchdowns give him seven on the season and 71 in his career.
  • With three passing touchdowns on the day, Purdy recorded his 10th career game with three-or-more passing touchdowns and his first such game since he threw three passing touchdowns vs. the Detroit Lions (12/30/24). He also registered three passing touchdowns and zero interceptions for the 9th time in his career and for the first time since 2024.
  • Purdy also registered his 8th career game with at least 3 passing touchdowns and a passer rating of 130.0-or-higher. Sunday's game marked the first time he's accomplished the feat since throwing for 3 passing touchdowns with a passer rating of 137.1 against the Los Angeles Rams (9/22/24).
  • With a passer rating of 133.5, Purdy registered his 11th career game with a passer rating of at least 130.0. His 11 games with a passer rating of 130.0-or-higher are the most by any QB in their first 4 seasons since at least 1970.
  • RB Christian McCaffrey registered 13 carries for 81 yards and 2 touchdowns on the ground to go along with 5 receptions for 40 yards and 1 touchdown through the air.
  • McCaffrey's 2 rushing touchdown gives him 6 this season and 58 in his career, while his touchdown reception gives him 5 this season and 34 in his career. With 6 rushing touchdowns and 5 receiving touchdowns this season, McCaffrey has registered his 4th career season with at least 5 rushing touchdowns and 5 receiving touchdowns, making him the first player in NFL history to accomplish the feat.
  • With 2 rushing touchdowns and 1 touchdown reception on the day, McCaffrey recorded his 17th career game with 1-or-more rushing touchdown and 1-or-more touchdown reception, extending his record for the most games in a career with at least 1 rushing touchdown and 1 touchdown reception in NFL history.
    It also marks McCaffrey's 8th game with 1-or-more rushing touchdown and 1-or-more touchdown reception as a member of the 49ers, the most such games in franchise history.
  • McCaffrey's 34 career touchdown receptions are the 2nd-most by a RB in the Super Bowl Era.
  • With 121 yards from scrimmage, McCaffrey registered his 9th game this season with 100-or-more yards from scrimmage, which is the most by any player in the NFL. He also registered his 66th career game with 100-or-more yards from scrimmage and his 29th such game as a member of the 49ers.
  • McCaffrey's 66 games with 100-or-more yards from scrimmage are the most among active NFL RBs.
  • McCaffrey's 29 games with 100-or-more yards from scrimmage are tied for the 4th-most in franchise history.
  • TE George Kittle caught all 6 of his targets for 67 yards and 2 touchdowns on the day. His touchdown receptions marked his 5th of the season and gave him 50 in his career.
  • Kittle's 2 touchdown receptions on the day give him 50 touchdown receptions in his career, which is the 5th-most touchdown receptions by any player in franchise history.
  • Kittle's 6 receptions and 2 touchdowns on the day give him 565 receptions and 50 touchdowns in his career, making him the 3rd player in franchise history to record 500-or-more receptions and 50-or-more touchdowns in a career.
  • With 2 touchdown receptions on the day, Kittle registered his 8th career game with 2-or-more touchdown receptions and his first such game since he recorded 2 touchdown receptions against the Seattle Seahawks (10/10/24).
  • With 1 touchdown reception last week vs. the Los Angeles Rams (11/9/25) and 2 touchdown receptions on the day, Kittle has recorded 1-or-more touchdown receptions in back-to-back games for the 12th time in his career and for the first time since the 2024 season.

Defensive Highlights

  • The 49ers defense held the Cardinals to 36 total rushing yards on the day, marking the fewest opponent rushing yards the team has allowed since holding the New York Giants to 29 rushing yards (9/21/23).
  • The Niners defense also forced 3 takeaways on the day (two interceptions, one forced fumbles), marking the first time the unit has forced 3 takeaways in a single game since recording two interceptions and one forced fumble vs. Seattle (10/10/24).
  • S Malik Mustapha tallied 4 tackles and 1 interception of Cardinals QB Jacoby Brissett on the day. His interception marked his first of the season and the second of his career.
  • DB Deommodore Lenoir notched 7 tackles and 1 interception of Brissett, which he returned for 64 yards. His interception marked his second of the season and the 8th of his career.
  • Lenoir's 64-yard interception return marked the longest interception return by a 49ers player since former CB Charvarius Ward returned an interception 66 yards for a touchdown vs. Arizona (12/17/23).
  • DB Upton Stout tallied 7 tackles and 1 forced fumble on the day, which was recovered by DL Keion White, who added 1 tackle. Stout's forced fumble marked the first of his career, while White's fumble recovery also marked the first of his career.

Special Teams Highlights

  • WR Skyy Moore registered a 98-yard kickoff return on the opening kickoff of the game.
  • Moore's 98-yard return marked the longest kickoff return by a 49ers players since former WR Ted Ginn Jr. registered a 102-yard kickoff return for a touchdown vs. Seattle (9/11/11).
  • K Eddy Piñeiro converted on each of his three field goals (48, 47, 47) on the day.
  • With 3-consecutive field goals, Piñeiro has converted on each of his first 22 field goals since joining the team in Week 2, continuing his streak for the most field goals by any kicker to begin their first season with the 49ers.
  • With 22-consecutive field goals, Piñeiro also surpassed former K Phil Dawson for the 4th-most consecutive field goals in franchise history.

View game photos from the San Francisco 49ers Week 10 matchup vs. the Los Angeles Rams at Levi's® Stadium.

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