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49ers vs. Giants: Brock Purdy, Christian McCaffrey can extend streaks

Sep 20, 2023 at 2:26 PM--


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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy has led the team to a 2-0 start after winning his first five career starts last season. He is the first quarterback ever with a passer rating of 90 or higher in each of his first seven career starts.

With a win against the New York Giants on "Thursday Night Football" (5:15 PM PT, Prime Video), Purdy will improve to 8-0 in his career as a starter, marking the third-most consecutive wins by a quarterback to begin his career since 1970. Only Ben Roethlisberger (15 consecutive wins to begin his career) and Mike Tomczak (10) had longer streaks.

The quarterbacks with the most consecutive wins to begin their careers since 1970:

Player Team(s) Season(s) WINS
Ben Roethlisberger Steelers 2004-05 15
Mike Tomczak Bears 1986-87 10
Dieter Brock Rams 1985 7
Daunte Culpepper Vikings 2000 7
Jimmy Garoppolo Patriots, 49ers 2016-17 7
Brock Purdy 49ers 2022-23 7

Running back Christian McCaffrey leads the NFL with 268 rushing yards entering Week 3 and has recorded at least 115 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown in each of San Francisco's first two games. McCaffrey can become the third player ever to record 115 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown in each of his team's first three games of a season, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Jim Brown (1958) and O.J. Simpson (1975).

​Since Week 13 of the 2022 season, McCaffrey has scored a touchdown in 11 straight games, including the postseason. With a touchdown on Thursday night, he will become the fifth player since 1990 to record a touchdown in 12 consecutive games, including the postseason.

The players with the most consecutive games with a touchdown, including the postseason, since 1990:

Player Team Games (Dates)
Emmitt Smith Cowboys 14 (Oct. 8, 1995 – Jan. 28, 1996)
Arian Foster Texans 13 (Dec. 18, 2011 – Nov. 11, 2012)
Emmitt Smith Cowboys 13 (Nov. 7, 1994 – Sept. 24, 1995)
LaDainian Tomlinson Chargers 12 (Oct. 3 – Dec. 26, 2004)
Christian McCaffrey 49ers 11 (Dec. 4, 2022 – current)



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