Key stats from the 49ers’ 31-17 Week 8 loss vs. the Bengals

The San Francisco 49ers dropped to 5-3 on the season after a 31-17 Week 8 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California.

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

Stacking Yards

• The 49ers offense averaged 8.2 yds. per play vs. Cin. (10/29), which is the most yds. per play in a single game from the unit since Week 8 of the 2021 season [at Chi. (10/31/21)].

49ers defense

• The 49ers defense has held opposing offenses without a 100-yd. individual rusher in 35 consecutive games dating back to Week 9 of 2021 [vs. Arz. (11/7/21)].
• San Francisco's 35 consecutive games without an opposing 100-yd. rusher marks the longest active streak in the NFL and the longest streak by an NFL team since the New Orleans Saints streak from 2017-2020 [50 consecutive games without an opposing 100-yd. individual rusher [at LAR (11/26/17) – at Atl. (12/6/20)].
• It is also the 4th-longest streak in the NFL since at least 2006.

MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITHOUT AN OPPOSING 100-YD RUSHER, SINCE 2006

Christian McCaffrey

• RB Christian McCaffrey registered 12 carries for 54 yds. and 1 TD on the ground to go along with 6 recepts. for 64 yds. and 1 TD through the air.
• McCaffrey is the first NFL player to score 1-or-more TDs in Weeks 1-8 of a season since RB Todd Gurley did so as a member of the Los Angeles Rams in 2018 [Week 1 at LV (9/10/18) – Week 10 vs. Sea. (11/11/18)].
• With a 13-yd. rec. TD at Cle. (10/15/23), a 35-yd. rec. TD at Min. (10/23/23) and a 4-yd. rec. TD vs. Cin. (10/29), McCaffrey became the first 49ers RB to register 1-or-more rec. TDs in 3-consecutive games since RB Jeff Moore in 1982 [1 rec. TD vs. NO (11/28/92); 2 rec. TDs at LAR (12/2/1982); 1 rec. TD vs. SD (12/11/82)].
• With a rushing TD and rec. TD last week at Min. (10/23/23) and 1 rushing TD and 1 rec. TD vs. Cin. (10/29), McCaffrey became the 1st member of the 49ers to register 1-or-more rushing TDs and 1-or-more rec. TDs in back-to-back games in franchise history.
• With 1 rushing and receiving TD on the day, it marks McCaffrey's 14th career game with 1-or-more rushing TD and 1-or-more receiving TD, which is the 2nd-most such games in NFL history.

MOST GAMES WITH 1+ RUSHING TD AND 1+ RECEIVING TD, NFL HISTORY

• McCaffrey's rush TD gives him 9 on the season, while his rec. TD marked his 4th of the season. It also marks his 14th-consecutive regular season game with 1-or-more TDs, which is the longest streak of his career and passes former WR Jerry Rice for the most consecutive regular season games with 1-or-more TDs in franchise history.

MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A TD (REGULAR SEASON), FRANCHISE HISTORY

• McCaffrey's 14-consecutive regular season games with 1-or-more TDs tie HOF Buffalo Bills RB O.J. Simpson for the 3rd-most consecutive regular season games with 1-or-more TDs in NFL history.

MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A TD (REGULAR SEASON), NFL HISTORY

• Including the postseason, McCaffrey has scored 1-or-more TDs in 17 consecutive games, which is the longest active streak of any NFL player and the longest streak by a member of the 49ers in franchise history.

MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A TD (POSTSEASON INCLUDED), FRANCHISE HISTORY

• McCaffrey's 17 consecutive games with a TD are tied with HOF Baltimore Colts RB Lenny Moore for the most consecutive games (postseason included) with a TD in NFL history.

MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A TD IN THE NFL (POSTSEASON INCLUDED), NFL HISTORY

Brandon Aiyuk

• WR Brandon Aiyuk caught 5 passes for 109 yds., marking his 3rd game of the season with 100-or-more yds. and the 7th of his career, while TE George Kittle caught 9 passes for 149 yds., marking his 1st game of the season with 100 or more yds. and the 15th of his career.
• With Aiyuk and Kittle both tallying over 100 rec. yds., it marked the 1st time that 2 49ers players registered 100-or-more rec. yds. in a single game since WR Michael Crabtree and TE Vernon Davis did so in 2012 vs. Buf. (10/7/12).
• Kittle's 149 yds. on the day give him 5,697 rec. yds. in his career, which marks the most rec. yds. by a tight end in 49ers franchise history.

MOST REC. YDS. BY A TE, FRANCHISE HISTORY

Brock Purdy

• QB Brock Purdy completed 22 of his 31 passing atts. for a career-high 365 yds. and 1 TD to go along with 6 carries for a career-high 57 yds. on the ground.
• Purdy's 365 passing yds. were the most by a 49ers QB in a single game since QB Jimmy Garoppolo threw for 424 yds. vs. Arz. (11/17/19).

Fred Warner

• LB Fred Warner registered 10 tackles and 1 FF on the day.
• The FF marked his 2nd of the season and the 9th of his career.
• Warner's 10 tackles on the day give him 704 in his career, which passes former LB Ken Norton and former LB Derek Smith for the 2nd-most tackles in franchise history.

MOST CAREER TACKLES, FRANCHISE HISTORY

Arik Armstead

• DL Arik Armstead registered 4 tackles and 2.0 sacks of Bengals QB Joe Burrow, giving him 2.5 on the season and 31.0 in his career.
• Armstead's 2.0 sacks on the day mark the 5th multi-sack game of his career and his first since Week 18 of the 2021 season [2.5 sacks at LAR (1/9/22)].

Nick Bosa

• DL Nick Bosa registered 2 tackles, and a 0.5 sack of Burrow, giving him 3.0 sacks on the season and 46.0 in his career.

Clelin Ferrell

• DL Clelin Ferrell tallied 5 tackles, 0.5 sack of Burrow and 1 FF on the day, marking his 3rd career FF, 1st as a member of the 49ers and first since having 2 FFs 12/6/20 at NYJ as a member of the Las Vegas Raiders.
• Ferrell's 0.5 sack marked his 1st of the season and gave him 10.5 in his career.

Isaiah Oliver

• CB Isaiah Oliver notched 9 tackles and 1 FR on the day.
• Oliver's FR marks his 1st of the season and the 2nd of his career [9/26/21 at NYG].