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Key stats from the 49ers’ 20-17 Week 16 loss to the Titans
Dec 23, 2021 at 10:02 PM
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The San Francisco 49ers dropped to 8-7 on the season after their 20-17 Week 16 loss to the Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium.
Below are several statistics and notes from Thursday's game, which were provided by the 49ers Communications staff.
George Kittle
- TE George Kittle finished with 2 recepts. for 21 yds.
- Kittle's 4,450 career rec. yds. since 2017 are the 3rd-most by a TE through their first 5 seasons in NFL history.
| Most Rec. Yds. Through First 5 Seasons By A TE |
| Rank |
Player |
Yds. |
| 1. |
Jimmy Graham |
4,752 |
| 2. |
Kellen Winslow Sr. |
4,513 |
| 3. |
George Kittle |
4,450 |
| 4. |
Rob Gronkowski |
4,379 |
| 5. |
Antonio Gates |
4,362 |
- Kittle's 4,450 career rec. yds. through his first 65 NFL games are the 2nd-most by a TE through their first 65 games in NFL history.
| Most Rec. Yds. Through First 65 Games By A TE |
| Rank |
Player |
Yds. |
| 1. |
Kellen Winslow Sr. |
4,546 |
| 2. |
George Kittle |
4,450 |
| 3. |
Rob Gronkowski |
4,379 |
- Kittle's 329 career recepts. through his first 65 NFL games are tied for the 2nd-most by a TE through their first 65 games in NFL history.
| Most Recepts. Through First 65 Games By A TE |
| Rank |
Player |
Recepts. |
| 1. |
Kellen Winslow Sr. |
348 |
| 2t. |
George Kittle |
329 |
| |
Jordan Reed |
329 |
Deebo Samuel
- WR Deebo Samuel hauled in 9 recepts. for 159 yds., while adding 5 carries for 32 yds.
- With 159 rec. yds. tonight, it marks Samuel's 4th game this season he's accumulated 150-or-more yds. in a single game, which leads the NFL and is the most by a member of the 49ers since WR Jerry Rice had 5 games with 150-or-more rec. yds. in 1995. Samuel and Rice (5 games in 1995, 4 games in 1986) are the only two 49ers to accomplish the feat.
- Samuel now has 5 games this season with 100-or-more yds. and 9 in his career.
Jeff Wilson
- RB Jeff Wilson Jr. registered 14 carries for 45 yds. and 1 TD. His 1-yd. TD run was his 2nd of the season and 13th of his career.
- Wilson Jr. has now registered at least 1 rushing TD in back-to-back games for the 3rd time in his career and first time since Weeks 14-15 of 2020.
Brandon Aiyuk
- WR Brandon Aiyuk hauled in 4 recepts. for 40 yds. and 1 TD.
- His 2-yd. TD recept. marked his 5th of the season and 10th of his career.
Samson Ebukam
- DL Samson Ebukam registered 4 tackles and 1.5 sacks. He now has 4.0 on the season, and 18.0 in his career.
- Ebukam has now tallied 0.5-or-more sacks in 3-straight games for the first time in his career.
- It marks the 4th multi-sack game of his career and his first since he had 2.0 sacks vs. Arz. (1/3/21).
Azeez Al-Shaair
- LB Azeez Al-Shaair notched 6 tackles and 0.5 sack, as he teamed up with Ebukam to bring down Titans QB Ryan Tannehill for a 4-yd. loss. He now has 2.0 sacks on the season and in his career.
- Al-Shaair has now tallied 0.5-or-more sacks in 3-straight games for the first time in his career.
Jordan Willis
- DL Jordan Willis notched 2 tackles and 1.0 sack, as he brought down Titans QB Ryan Tannehill for a 5-yd. loss. He now has 2.0 sacks on the season and 7.5 in his career.
Kentavius Street
- DL Kentavius Street added 3 tackles and 1.0 sack of Tannehill. He now has 3.0 sacks on the season and in his career.
Robbie Gould
- With his 48-yd. FG, K Robbie Gould surpassed Mike Cofer and moved into a tie for the 3rd most FGM as a member of the 49ers with Joe Nedney (129 FGM].
| Most FGM As A Member Of The 49ers |
| Rank |
Player |
FGM |
| 1. |
Ray Wersching |
190 |
| 2. |
Tommy Davis |
130 |
| 3t. |
Robbie Gould |
129 |
| |
Joe Nedney |
129 |
| 5. |
Mike Cofer |
128 |
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