The San Francisco 49ers improved to 9-4 on the season after a 35-7 Week 14 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Rookie Brock Purdy became the first NFL quarterback to beat a Tom Brady-led team in his first NFL start.
49ers QB and 2022 "Mr. Irrelevant" Brock Purdy is the first and only QB to beat Tom Brady in his first career NFL start.@49ers #FTTB @ProFootballHOF
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) December 12, 2022
Below are several other statistics and notes from Sunday's game, which were provided by the 49ers Communications staff.
With the Win...
- San Francisco improved to 19-7 all-time against Tampa Bay, including a 13-3 mark at home.
- The 49ers have won 8 of their last 9 home games against the Buccaneers.
- The Niners improved to 2-1 against the Buccaneers and 7-5 against the NFC South under head coach Kyle Shanahan.
- The 49ers have won 6-consecutive games for the first time since 2019 [Weeks 3-9 (Week 4 BYE)].
- San Francisco is 6-1 or better through its first 7 home games for the first time since 2011.
49ers offense
- The 49ers offense finished the game with 36 carries for a season-high 209 yds. (5.8 average) and 3 TDs.
- San Francisco went over 200-rushing yds. for the 6th time under head coach Kyle Shanahan (2017-22), as the team is 6-0 in those contests.
49ERS GAMES WITH 200-OR-MORE RUSHING YDS., 2017-22
| Date | Opp. | Rush Atts. | Rush Yds. | Result |
| 9/15/19 | at Cin. | 42 | 259 | W, 41-17 |
| 10/7/19 | vs. Cle. | 40 | 275 | W, 31-3 |
| 10/27/19 | vs. Car. | 38 | 232 | W, 51-13 |
| 12/26/20 | at Arz. | 30 | 227 | W, 20-12 |
| 11/28/21 | vs. Min. | 39 | 208 | W, 34-26 |
| 12/11/22 | vs. TB | 36 | 209 | W, 35-7 |
Brock Purdy
- QB Brock Purdy completed 16 of 21 atts. for 185 yds. and 2 TDs for a 134.0 passer rating to go along with 2 rushes for 3 yds. and 1 TD in his first career NFL start. The rushing TD also marked the first of his career.
- Purdy is the first rookie in the Super Bowl era with at least 2 TD passes, 1 rushing TD and a passer rating of 125-or-higher in his first career start.
- Purdy's 134.0 passer rating is the 6th-highest by an NFL QB in their first career start since at least 1970, while his 76.2 completion percentage is the 8th-highest by an NFL QB in their first career start since at least 1970.
QBs WITH A PASSER RATING OF 134.0-OR-MORE IN FIRST CAREER START IN THE NFL, SINCE 1970
| Player | Game | Passer Rating |
| Marcus Mariota, Ten. | at TB (9/13/15) | 158.3 |
| Parnell Dickinson, TB | Vs. Mia. (10/24/76) | 158.3 |
| Robert Griffin III, Was. | at NO (9/9/12) | 139.9 |
| Matt Ryan, Atl. | vs. Det. (9/7/08) | 137.0 |
| Charlie Frye, Cle. | Vs. Jax. (12/4/05) | 136.7 |
| Brock Purdy, SF | vs. TB (12/11/22) | 134.0 |
- Purdy is 1 of 7 QBs since at least 1970 to register 2-or-more passing TDs and 1-or-more rushing TD in their first NFL start [QB Jake Delhomme, NO (2 passing TDs, 1 rushing TD) & QB Kyle Allen, Car. (2 passing TDs, 1 rushing TD)].
QBS WITH 2-OR-MORE PASSING TDS AND 1-OR-MORE RUSHING TDS IN FIRST CAREER START IN THE NFL, SINCE 1970
| Player | Game | Passing TDs | Rushing TDs |
| Brock Purdy, SF | vs. TB (12/11/22) | 2 | 1 |
| QB Daniel Jones, NYG | at TB (9/22/19) | 2 | 2 |
| QB Kyle Allen, Car. | at NO (12/30/18) | 2 | 1 |
| QB Cam Newton, Car. | at Ari. (9/11/11) | 2 | 1 |
| Jake Delhomme, NO | vs. Dal. (12/24/99) | 2 | 1 |
| Jeff Garcia, SF | vs. Ten. (10/3/99) | 2 | 1 |
| Vinny Testaverde, TB | at NO (12/6/87) | 2 | 1 |
Christian McCaffrey
- RB Christian McCaffrey registered 14 carries for 119 yds. (8.5 average) and 1 TD as well as 2 recepts. for 34 yds. and 1 TD through the air. The rushing TD marked his 5th of the season and the 35th of his career, while the rec. TD was his 4th of the season and the 20th of his career.
- With 1 rushing TD and 1 rec. TD, it marked the 11th game of his career with 1-or-more rushing TD and 1-or-more rec. TD, which is the most in the NFL in that time frame (2017-22).
- With 119 rushing yds., McCaffrey rushed for 100-or-more yds. for the 3rd time this season and the 13thtime in his career.
- With 153 scrimmage yds., McCaffrey registered 100-or-more scrimmage yds. for the 41st time since he entered the league in 2017, the most in the NFL in that time frame (2017-22). His 9 games with 100-or-more scrimmage yds. in 2022 is tied for the most in the NFL (RB Derrick Henry, Ten.).
Brandon Aiyuk
- WR Brandon Aiyuk hauled in 2 recepts. for 57 yds. and a 32-yd. TD recept. The rec. TD marked his 7th of the season, a single-season career-high, and the 17th of his career.
Deebo Samuel
- WR Deebo Samuel registered 4 recepts. for 43 yds. to go along with 4 carries for 21 yds. and 1 TD.
- The rushing TD marked his 3rd of the season and the 14th of his career.
- With 3 rushing TDs in 2022, Samuel has rushed for 3-or-more TDs in 3 out of his 4 seasons in the NFL. Samuel is 1 of 3 wide receivers in NFL history to rush for 3-or-more TDs in 3 different seasons and the first to do so since 1966 [WR Bobby Mitchell, Cle. (1959-61) and WR Charley Taylor, Was. (1964-66)].
George Kittle
- TE George Kittle registered 4 recepts. for 28 yds, which gave him 500 rec. yds. on the season. Kittle became the 5th TE in NFL history to register 500-or-more rec. yds. in each of his first six seasons.
MOST CONSECUTIVE SEASONS WITH 500-OR-MORE REC. YDS. BY A TE, NFL HISTORY
| Rank | Player | Seasons |
| 1. | Rob Gronkowski, NE | 11 (2010-18) |
| 2. | Ozzie Newsome, Cle. | 8 (1978-85) |
| 3. | Keith Jackson, Phi./Mia. | 7 (1988-94) |
| 4t. | George Kittle, SF | 6 (2017-22) |
| Jeremy Shockey, NYG | 6 (2002-07) |
49ers offensive line
- The 49ers offensive line allowed 0 sacks and blocked for 209 rushing yds. It marks the 4th game this season that the unit has not allowed a sack, the most registered by the 49ers since 2011 (4 games without a sack).
49ers defense
- The 49ers defense held the Buccaneers to 0 pts. in the first half, marking an NFL-high 4th time this season that the unit held its opponent to 0 pts. in the first half. With holding opponents for 4 scoreless first halves in 2022, it matches the most first halves in a single season by the team since at least 1970 (2011 – 4 first halves & 2012 – 4 first halves).
- The 49ers defense has held its opponents scoreless for an entire half 8 times in 2022, an NFL high and the most by the franchise in a single season since at least 1970.
- The Niners have now held their opponent to 17-or-fewer pts. in 6-consecutive games, the longest streak by the team allowing 17-or-fewer pts. in the same season since doing so in the team's final 6 games of the 1992 regular season.
- The 49ers defense has registered 2-or-more INTs in back-to-back games for the first time since 2015 [2 vs. Bal. (10/18/15) and 2 vs. Sea. (10/22/15)].
- San Francisco's 5 INTs in the team's last 2 games are the most registered by San Francisco since Weeks 6-7 in 2020.
- Since Week 10, the 49ers have forced a league-high 12 takeaways.
Tashaun Gipson Sr.
- S Tashaun Gipson Sr. registered 4 tackles and 1 INT of Buccaneers QB Tom Brady for a 36-yd. return. The INT marked his 2nd of the season and the 29th of his career.
Dre Greenlaw
- LB Dre Greenlaw also registered 1 INT of Brady. Greenlaw finished with a career-high 15 tackles, 1 PD and 1 INT.
Jimmie Ward
- DB Jimmie Ward finished with 8 tackles, 1 PD and 1 FF. The FF marked the 3rd of his career and first since 11/29/20 at LAR (1 FF).
Azeez Al-Shaair
- LB Azeez Al-Shaair registered 1 tackle and 1 FR. The FR marked the 3rd of his career and first since 11/28/21 vs. Min. (1 FR).
Kyle Juszczyk
- FB Kyle Juszczyk forced a Buccaneers WR Deven Thompkins fumble on special teams, marking the first special teams FF of his career.