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Kyle Shanahan Moves to 3rd in All-Time Franchise Wins; Stats and Facts from #SFvsNO

Team Highlights

  • The San Francisco 49ers have improved to 51-27-2 all-time against the New Orleans Saints, including a 26-15 record on the road.
  • The 49ers have won five of the last eight matchups against the Saints and have won consecutive games against the Saints for the first time since the 2001 season when the two teams were both members of the NFC West.
  • The 49ers have won consecutive road games to start the season for the first time since 2023.
  • The 49ers became the first team to open the season with consecutive road wins with two different starting quarterbacks since the team previously accomplished the feat in 1988, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
  • The 49ers are the first team to start the season 2-0 with two different starting quarterbacks since the Minnesota Vikings in 2016, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
  • San Francisco improved to 1-0 against the NFC South this season and 10-5 under head coach Kyle Shanahan.
  • Shanahan earned his 72nd career regular season win, surpassing Lawrence "Buck" Shaw (1946-54) for the third-most wins by a head coach in franchise history.

Offensive Highlights

  • QB Mac Jones completed 26 of his 39 passing attempts for 279 yards and three touchdowns with a passer rating of 113.1. His three passing touchdowns marked his first of the season and give him 57 in his career.
  • With three touchdown passes on the day, Jones registered his fifth career game with three-or-more passing touchdowns and his first since he threw three touchdowns vs. Philadelphia as a member of the New England Patriots.
  • With 279 passing yards, three touchdowns and zero interceptions, Jones became the third QB in franchise history to throw for 250-or-more yards, three-or-more touchdowns and no interceptions in his first start as a member of the 49ers, joining former QB Nick Mullens and former QB Matt Cavanaugh.
  • RB Christian McCaffrey registered 13 carries for 55 yards on the ground to go along with six receptions for 52 yards and one touchdown through the air.
  • McCaffrey's touchdown reception marked his first of the season and the 30th of his career. With one touchdown reception on the day, McCaffrey joins HOF RB Marshall Faulk and HOF RB Lenny Moore as the only players in NFL history to register at least 50 rushing touchdowns and 30 touchdown receptions in a career.
  • With 107 yards from scrimmage, McCaffrey registered his 58th career game with 100-or-more yards from scrimmage and his 22nd such game as a member of the 49ers.
  • McCaffrey's 58 games with 100-or-more yards from scrimmage are tied for the second-most among active NFL running backs.
  • With 107 yards from scrimmage, McCaffrey also registered his 28th-consecutive game with 50-or-more yards from scrimmage, which is the second-longest streak among active NFL players.
  • McCaffrey's 28-consecutive games with 50-or-more yards from scrimmage tie former WR Jerry Rice for the 2nd-most consecutive games with 50-or-more yards from scrimmage in franchise history.
  • McCaffrey's 55 rushing yards and 52 receiving yards marked his 32nd career game with 50-or-more rushing yards and 50-or-more receiving yards, which is the second-most such games in NFL history.
  • Of those 32 games, McCaffrey has recorded eight as a member of the 49ers. His eight games with 50-or-more rushing yards and 50-or-more receiving yards are tied for the third-most in franchise history.
  • WR Jauan Jennings registered five receptions for a team-high 89 yards and one touchdown on the day. Jennings' touchdown reception marked his first of the season and the 14th of his career.
  • Jennings' 42-yard touchdown reception also marked the longest touchdown reception of his career.
  • TE Luke Farrell tallied one reception for a five-yard touchdown, marking the first touchdown reception of his career.

Defensive Highlights

  • LB Fred Warner registered a team-high 11 tackles, one pass defended, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery on the day.
  • Warner's pass defended gives him 54 in his career, which surpass Hall of Fame LB Patrick Willis for the most passes defended by a 49ers linebacker since passes defended became an official statistic in 1994.
  • With one forced fumble on the day, Warner registered the 16th forced fumble of his career, which is tied for the most forced fumbles by a 49ers player since forced fumbles became an official statistic in 1994.
  • Warner's fumble recovery marked the seventh of his career and his first since the 2021 season.
  • With 11 tackles, one pass defended, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery, Warner became the first player in the NFL to register 10-or-more tackles, one-or-more passes defended, one-or-more forced fumbles and one-or-more fumble recoveries in a single game since he accomplished the feat in 2020.
  • DL Nick Bosa registered nine tackles and 1.0 sack of Saints QB Spencer Rattler. His sack gives him 2.0 this season and 64.5 in his career.
  • With 1.0 sack last week at Seattle and 1.0 sack on the day, Bosa has registered back-to-back games with 1.0-or-more sacks for the 23rd time in his career.
  • DL Bryce Huff tallied four tackles, 1.0 sack and 1 forced fumble on the day. His sack marked his first of the season and gives him 21.0 in his career.
  • Huff's forced fumble marked his first as a member of the 49ers and gives him three in his career. It marked his first forced fumble since he registered one forced fumble at Dallas as a member of the Philadelphia Eagles.
  • CB Upton Stout registered five tackles and 1.0 sack of Rattler, marking the first sack of his career.

View game photos from the San Francisco 49ers Week 2 matchup vs. the New Orleans Saints at Caesars Superdome.

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