Key stats from the 49ers’ 26-23 Week 14 win over the Bengals

The San Francisco 49ers improved to 7-6 on the season after their 26-23 Week 14 win over the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium.

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

With The Win…

• The 49ers improved to 13-4 overall against the Bengals, including a 6-2 record on the road.
• The Niners improved to 17-12-1 in regular season games that go to overtime.
• Head coach Kyle Shanahan improved to 4-1 against the AFC North including a 2-0 mark against Cincinnati.

George Kittle

• TE George Kittle finished with 13 recepts. for 151 yds. and 1 TD. He now has a single season career-high 6 TD recepts. on the season and 20 in his career.
• Kittle became the first tight end in NFL history to register 150-or-more rec. yds. and 1 TD in back-to-back games and the first member of the 49ers to accomplish the feat since WR Terrell Owens in 2002 [171 yds. at SD (11/17/02) and 166 yds. vs. Phi. (11/25/02].
• Kittle's 13 recepts. marks the 3rd time in his career he's hauled in 13-or-more recepts., which ranks tied for the 3rd most in NFL history among TEs.

• Kittle has now registered at least 1 TD recept. in back-to-back games for the 3rd time in his career.
• Kittle eclipsed 100 rec. yds. in a single game for the 3rd time this season and the 13th time in his career. He also surpassed 150 rec yds. in a single game for the 4th time in his career and the 2nd time this season.
• With 151 rec. yds. today and 181 yds. at Sea. (12/5/21), it marks the first time in Kittle's career that he has registered over 100 rec. yds. in back-to-back games and he becomes the first 49ers TE to do so since TE Eric Johnson in 2004 [113 yds. vs. StL (10/3/04) and 162 yds. vs. Arz. (10/10/04)].

Jimmy Garoppolo

• QB Jimmy Garoppolo completed 27 of 41 passing atts. for 296 yds. and 2 TDs on the day.
• With 296 passing yds. on the day, Garoppolo surpassed 10,000 passing yds. as a member of the 49ers in the fewest games in franchise history.

• Garoppolo also become 1 of 8 QBs in franchise history to reach 10,000 passing yds. (Joe Montana - 35,124; John Brodie - 31,548; Steve Young - 29,907; Jeff Garcia - 16,408; Y.A. Tittle - 16,016; Alex Smith - 14,280; Colin Kaepernick - 12,271).

Deebo Samuel

• WR Deebo Samuel hauled in 1 recept. for 22 yds., while adding 8 carries for 37 yds. and 1 TD on the ground. He now has 6 rushing TDs on the season and 10 in his career.
• Samuel became the first member of the 49ers with at least 1 rushing TD in 4-conseuctive games played since RB Raheem Mostert accomplished the feat in Weeks 12-17 of 2019.
• Samuel's 6 rushing TDs on the season makes him the first player in the Super Bowl era, whose primary position is listed as WR, to register 5-or-more rushing TDs in a season.
• Samuel's 11 total TDs (5 rec. & 6 rushes) on the season are the most by a member of the 49ers since TE Vernon Davis had 13 in 2013.

Brandon Aiyuk

• WR Brandon Aiyuk hauled in 6 recepts. for 62 yds. and 1 TD, scoring on a 12-yd. pass from Garoppolo to end the game in overtime. His rec. TD marks his 4th of the season and the 9th of his career.

Nick Bosa

• DL Nick Bosa registered 3 tackles and 2.0 sacks of Bengals QB Joe Burrow. Bosa now has 14.0 sacks on the season and 23.0 in his career.
• Bosa's 14.0 sacks on the season are the most by a member of the 49ers since DL Aldon Smith had 19.5 sacks in 2012.
• Bosa has registered 2.0-or-more sacks in a game for the 6th time in his career and the 4th time this season.

Azeez Al-Shaair

• LB Azeez Al-Shaair registered 11 tackles and 1.0 sack, marking his first career game with 1.0-or-more sacks. He now has 1.5 sacks in his career and at least 0.5 sack in back-to-back games.

Pass Rush

• The 49ers defense finished with 5.0 sacks on the day, marking the most by the team in a single game since 11/24/19 vs. GB (5.0 sacks).
• DL Samson Ebukam and DL Arden Key split a sack of Bengals QB Joe Burrow, with Ebukam adding 1 FF on the play.
• Key now has 4.0 sacks on the season, 7.0 in his career and 0.5 sacks in back-to-back games and 5 of his last 6 games.
• Ebukam now has 1.5 sacks on the season and 15.5 in his career, 7 career FFs and 1 on the season.

K'Waun Williams

• CB K'Waun Williams registered 7 tackles and 1.0 sack of Bengals QB Joe Burrow. The sack marked Williams first of the season and the 7th of his career.

Special Teams

• The 49ers registered 2 FRs on special teams in the first half against the Bengals, marking the first time with 2-or-more FRs on special teams in a half for the 49ers since 11/13/05 at Chi. (2 FRs – 1st half).
• WR River Cracraft recovered a Bengals CB Darius Phillips muffed punt, marking the first special teams FR of Cracraft's career.
• WR Trent Sherfield also recovered a Phillips muffed punt, his 5th career special teams FR and his 2nd of the season.