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The San Francisco 49ers dropped to 2-3 on the season after a narrow 24-23 loss to the Arizona Cardinals in Week 5 at Levi's Stadium. Below is a breakdown of notable stats and highlights from the game, provided by the 49ers Communications team.
Special Teams Play of the Game
- DL Jordan Elliott blocked a 45-yd. Cardinals FGA, which was recovered by CB Deommodore Lenoir and returned 61 yds. for a TD.
- It marked the first blocked FGA by the 49ers since former DL Javon Kinlaw blocked a 47-yd. FGA at Phi. (9/19/21).
- It also marked the first time the 49ers returned a blocked FGA for a TD since former DL Ray McDonald blocked a 44-yd. FGA that was returned 59 yds. for a TD by former CB Nate Clements at Min. (9/27/09).
QB Brock Purdy's Record-Setting Performance
- QB Brock Purdy completed 19 of his 35 passing atts. for 244 yds. and 1 TD. Purdy's passing TD gives him 6this season and 50 in his career.
- Today's game marked Purdy's 30th career game with the 49ers. Through his first 30 career games, Purdy has completed 525 of his 771 passing atts. (68.1%) for 7,028 yds. and 50 TDs with a passer rating of 108.2.
- Purdy's 50 passing TDs through his first 30 career games are the most by any QB through their first 30 games in franchise history.
MOST PASSING TDs THROUGH A QB's FIRST 30 CAREER GAMES, FRANCHISE HISTORY
| Rank | Player | Pass TDs |
| 1. | QB Brock Purdy | 50 |
| 2. | QB Jeff Garcia | 43 |
| 3t. | QB Steve DeBerg | 28 |
| QB Colin Kaepernick | 28 | |
| 5. | QB Frankie Albert | 25 |
- Purdy's 50 passing TDs in 30 career games make him the fastest QB to reach 50 career passing TDs in franchise history.
FEWEST AMOUNT OF GAMES TO REACH 50 CAREER PASSING TDs, FRANCHISE HISTORY
| Rank | Player | Pass TDs | Games |
| 1. | QB Brock Purdy | 50 | 30 |
| 2. | QB Jeff Garcia | 50 | 34 |
| 3. | QB Colin Kaepernick | 50 | 48 |
| 4t. | QB Joe Montana | 50 | 54 |
| QB Alex Smith | 51 | 54 |
- Purdy's 7,028 passing yds. are the 2nd-most by any QB through their first 30 games in franchise history.
MOST PASSING YDS. THROUGH A QB's FIRST 30 CAREER GAMES, FRANCHISE HISTORY
| Rank | Player | Pass Yds. |
| 1. | QB Jeff Garcia | 7,157 |
| 2. | QB Brock Purdy | 7,028 |
| 3. | QB Steve DeBerg | 5,711 |
| 4. | QB Colin Kaepernick | 4,539 |
| 5. | QB Alex Smith | 4,416 |
- Purdy's 525 completions are the 2nd-most by a 49ers QB through their first 30 career games in franchise history.
MOST COMPLETIONS THROUGH A QB's FIRST 30 CAREER GAMES, FRANCHISE HISTORY
| Rank | Player | Completions |
| 1. | QB Jeff Garcia | 606 |
| 2. | QB Steve DeBerg | 530 |
| 3. | QB Brock Purdy | 525 |
| 4. | QB Alex Smith | 406 |
| 5. | QB Colin Kaepernick | 348 |
- Purdy's 68.1% completion percentage is the highest completion percentage (min. 100 atts.) by a 49ers QB through their first 30 career games in franchise history.
HIGHEST COMPLETION % THROUGH A QB's FIRST 30 CAREER GAMES (MIN. 100 ATTS.), FRANCHISE HISTORY
| Rank | Player | Comp % |
| 1. | QB Brock Purdy | 68.1% |
| 2. | QB Joe Montana | 63.1% |
| 3. | QB Jeff Garcia | 62.1% |
| 4. | QB Tim Rattay | 61.0% |
| 5. | QB Colin Kaepernick | 59.6% |
- Purdy's 108.2 passer rating is the highest passer rating by a 49ers QB through their first 30 career games in franchise history.
HIGHEST PASSER RATING THROUGH A QB's FIRST 30 CAREER GAMES, FRANCHISE HISTORY
| Rank | Player | Passer Rtg. |
| 1. | QB Brock Purdy | 108.2 |
| 2. | QB Colin Kaepernick | 92.3 |
| 3. | QB Jeff Garcia | 89.7 |
| 4. | QB Joe Montana | 87.1 |
| 5. | QB Tim Rattay | 82.2 |
RB Jordan Mason Leads the Ground Game
- RB Jordan Mason registered 14 carries for 89 yds. on the day.
- With 89 rushing yds. on the day, Mason now has 536 rushing yds. this season, which are the most rushing yds. through the first 5 games of a season in franchise history.
MOST RUSHING YDS. THROUGH THE FIRST 5 GAMES OF A SEASON, FRANCHISE HISTORY
| Rank | Player | Season | Rush Yds. |
| 1. | RB Jordan Mason | 2024 | 536 |
| 2. | RB Christian McCaffrey | 2023 | 510 |
| 3. | RB Charlie Garner | 2000 | 500 |
| 4. | RB J.D. Smith | 1959 | 489 |
| 5. | RB Joe Perry | 1953 | 487 |
- Mason's 89 rushing yds. give him 1,000 rush yds. in his career, accomplishing the feat in 38 games.
TE George Kittle's Milestone Day
- TE George Kittle registered 8 recepts. for 64 yds. and 1 TD on the day. His TD recept. marked his 3rd of the season and the 40th of his career.
- With 1 rec. TD last week vs. NE (9/29/24) and 1 rec. TD on the day, it marked the 9th time in Kittle's career that he has registered 1-or-more rec. TDs in consecutive games and the first time he's done so since Weeks 10-11 of 2023 [1 rec. TD at Jax. (11/12/23); 1 rec. TD vs. TB (11/19/23)].
WR Brandon Aiyuk Shines
- WR Brandon Aiyuk registered 8 recepts. for a team-high 147 yds.
- Aiyuk's 147 rec. yds. on the day mark his first 100-yd. game of the season and the 12th such game of his career.
- Aiyuk finished the first half with 115 rec. yds., marking the most rec. yds. he's had in a single half in his career.
WR Jauan Jennings Gets to 100
- WR Jauan Jennings registered 1 recept. for 13 yds. on the day, marking the 100th recept. of his career.
Defensive Highlights
- DL Nick Bosa registered 4 tackles and 1 INT of Cardinals QB Kyler Murray.
- Bosa's INT of Murray marked the 2nd of his career and his first since he registered 1 INT vs. Car. (10/27/19).
- DL Leonard Floyd registered 5 tackles and 1.0 sack of Murray, giving him 2.0 sacks on the season and 60.0 in his career.
Kicking Duties
- K Jake Moody converted on both of his FGAs (28 & 20) and his one PAT.
- P Mitch Wishnowsky converted on the first FGA of his career from 26 yds.
The 49ers will aim to bounce back quickly as they prepare for a Thursday night showdown against the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field.
