The San Francisco 49ers remain winless at Levi's Stadium, after losing their second home game of the season Sunday night. This time, it was a 25-20 defeat against the visiting, and previously winless, Philadelphia Eagles.
Below are several statistics and notes from Sunday's game, which were provided by the 49ers Communications staff.
George Of The Jungle
- TE George Kittle finished the night with 15 recepts. for 183 yds. and 1 TD, his 13th career TD and 9th career game with 100-or-more rec. yds.
- Kittle is the first TE in NFL history to register 15-or-more recepts. and 175-or-more yds. in a single game.
- Kittle's 15 recepts. are the most in a single game by a TE in franchise history and the most by any member of the 49ers since WR Terrell Owens registered 20 recepts. vs. Chi. (12/17/00).
| Most Recepts. In A Game, Franchise History | ||||
| Rank | Player | Opponent | Date | Recepts. |
| 1. | Terrell Owens | vs. Chi. | 12/17/00 | 20 |
| 2. | Jerry Rice | vs. LAR | 11/20/94 | 16 |
| 3. | George Kittle (TE) | vs. Phi. | 10/4/20 | 15 |
| 4. | Jerry Rice | vs. Min. | 12/18/95 | 14 |
- With 183 rec. yds., Kittle surpassed 3,000 career rec. yds. in 47 career games, which is tied for the 3rd-fewest games to reach 3,000 career rec. yds. by a TE in NFL history.
| Fewest Games to 3,000 Career Rec. Yds. by a TE, NFL History | ||
| Rank | Player | Games |
| 1t. | Mike Ditka | 45 |
| Kellen Winslow | 45 | |
| 3t. | George Kittle | 47 |
| Rob Gronkowski | 47 | |
| 5. | Jimmy Graham | 49 |
- Kittle's 9 games with 100-or-more yds. is tied for the 3rd-most 100-yd. games by a TE in his first 50 career games, since 1970 (TE Jimmy Graham – 9, TE Rob Gronkowski – 12, TE Kellen Winslow – 14).
- Kittle now owns the top-2 and -3 of the top-5 performances for most rec. yds. in a game by a TE in franchise history.
| Most Rec. Yds. In A
Single Game By A TE, Franchise History |
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| Rank | Name | Date | Opp. | Yds. |
| 1. | George Kittle | 12/9/18 | vs. Den. | 210 |
| 2. | George Kittle | 10/4/20 | vs. Phi. | 183 |
| 3. | Vernon Davis | 10/13/13 | vs. Arz. | 180 |
| 4. | Eric Johnson | 10/10/04 | vs. Arz. | 162 |
| 5. | George Kittle | 12/30/18 | at LAR | 149 |
Jet Cleared For Takeoff
- RB Jerick McKinnon registered 14 carries for 54 yds. and 1 TD to go along with 7 recepts. for 43 yds. through the air.
- McKinnon has registered at least 1 TD in each of San Francisco's first 4 games of the season [1 rec. TD vs. Arz. (9/13/20), 1 rushing TD at NYJ (9/20/20) & 1 rushing TD at NYG (9/20/20)]. With his rushing TD, he extended his career-high for most consecutive games scoring a TD and became the first member of the 49ers since WR Jerry Rice in 1991 to score at least 1 TD in each of the team's first 4 games of a season.
Run On Over
- WR Brandon Aiyuk registered 2 recepts. for 18 yds. and saw his only rush of the game go for a 38-yd. TD, marking the 2nd TD of his career.
- With 1 rushing TD last week at NYG (9/27), Aiyuk is the 1st 49ers WR to record a rushing TD in back-to-back games since WR Deebo Samuel in 2019 [1 vs. LAR (12/21/19) & 1 at Sea. (12/29/19)]. Aiyuk joins WR Tyreek Hill (Weeks 15-16, 2016) & Samuel as the only WRs with rush TDs in consecutive games in the last 5 seasons.
- Aiyuk's 38-yd.TD run is the longest by a 49ers WR since WR Terrell Owens in 2002 [38-yd. TD run vs. Was. (9/22/02)].
Nothing Al-Shaair About Him
- LB Azeez Al-Shaair intercepted an Eagles QB Carson Wentz pass that was tipped by DT Javon Kinlaw, marking his 1st career INT.
He's Jonesin' For A Sack
- DL D.J. Jones brought down Wentz for a 7-yd. sack, his 2nd of the season 4th of his career.
Taylor-Made Sack
- CB Jamar Taylor sacked Wentz for his 1st sack of the season and the 1st full sack of his career. He now has 1.5 career sacks.
Meet At The QB
- DL Arik Armstead and DL Kerry Hyder Jr. combined to bring down Wentz. Armstead now has 1.5 sacks on the season and 20.5 in his career, and Hyder Jr. now has 2.5 on the season and 12.5 in his career.
