George Kittle, Brock Purdy join elite company; Key stats from 49ers’ 38-13 win vs. Bears

The San Francisco 49ers improved to 6-7 on the season after a 38-13 Week 13 win over the Chicago Bears 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.

With The Win...

• The San Francisco 49ers improved to 36-33-1 against the Chicago Bears, including a 23-14 record at home.
• The 49ers have won three of the previous five regular season matchups against the Bears.
• Head coach Kyle Shanahan has improved to 3-2 against the Bears as head coach of the 49ers.

49ers Offense

• The 49ers offense registered 319 total net yds. of offense in the first half, the most by any team in the NFL in the first half this season and the most that the unit has registered in the first half of a game since recording 319 yds. in the first half at NO (12/8/19).
• The 49ers defense held the Bears offense to 4 total net yds. in the first half, the fewest by any team in the NFL this season and the fewest that the unit has allowed in the first half of a game since holding the St. Louis Rams to 11 total net yds. in the first half in 1997 [vs. StL (10/12/97)].

49ers Defense

• The 49ers defense registered 7.0 sacks of Bears QB Caleb Williams, marking the most sacks they've registered in a game this season and the first time that the unit has registered 7.0-or-more sacks in a game since recording 7.0 sacks vs. LAR (10/3/22).

QB Brock Purdy

• QB Brock Purdy completed 20 of his 25 passing atts. for a season-high 325 yds. and 2 TDs with a passer rating of 145.4. Purdy's passing TDs gave him 15 this season and 59 in his career.
• Purdy's 2 TD passes on the day marks his 4th multi-TD passing game of the season and the 19th of his career.
• Purdy threw for 152 yds. in the first quarter, marking the most passing yds. by a 49ers QB in the first quarter of a game since former QB Jeff Garcia threw for 161 yds. in the first quarter at NO (1/6/02).
• With 325 passing yds. on the day, Purdy registered his 8th career game with 300-or-more passing yds., which are the 5th-most in franchise history.

MOST GAMES WITH 300 OR MORE PASSING YDS., FRANCHISE HISTORY

• With 2 passing TDs and a passer rating of 145.4, Purdy registered his 14th career game with 2-or-more passing TDs and a passer rating of 115.0-or-higher, which ties him with Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes and then Seattle Seahawks QB Russell Wilson for the most such games by a player in their first three seasons in NFL history.

MOST GAMES WITH 2 OR MORE PASSING TDs AND A PASSER RATING OF 115.0 OR HIGHER IN A PLAYER'S FIRST THREE SEASONS, NFL HISTORY

• Purdy's passer rating of 145.5 marks his 13th career game with a passer rating of 120.0 or higher, surpassing then Seattle Seahawks QB Russell Wilson for the most such games by a QB in their first three seasons in NFL history.

MOST GAMES WITH A PASSER RATING OF 120.0 OR HIGHER IN A PLAYER'S FIRST THREE SEASONS, NFL HISTORY

• Purdy also registered his 10th career game with a passer rating of 130.0 or higher, which is the most games with a passer rating of 130.0 or higher by a QB in his first three seasons in NFL history.

MOST GAMES WITH A PASSER RATING OF 130.0 OR HIGHER IN A PLAYER'S FIRST THREE SEASONS, NFL HISTORY

• Purdy's 145.5 passer rating gave him his sixth career game with a passer rating of 140.0-or-higher, surpassing former Chicago Bears QB Ed Brown (5 games from 1954-56) and former Washington QB Frank Filchock (5 games from 1939-40) for the most games with a passer rating of 140.0-or-higher by a QB in his first three seasons in NFL history.

RB Isaac Guerendo

• RB Isaac Guerendo registered 15 carries for 78 yds. and 2 TDs on the day, giving him 4 career rushing TDs.
• Guerendo's 2 rushing TDs on the day make him the first 49ers RB to score 2-or-more rushing TDs in their first career start since former RB Carlos Hyde [2 rushing TDs vs. Min. (9/14/15)].
• With 1 rushing TD last week at Buf. (12/1/24) and 2 rushing TDs on the day, it marked the first time in Guerendo's career that he has registered 1-or-more rushing TDs in consecutive games.
• Guerendo's consecutive games with a rushing TD make him the first 49ers rookie RB to register consecutive games with 1-or-more rushing TDs since RB Elijah Mitchell did so in 2021 [1 rushing TD vs. Min. (11/28/21); 1 rushing TD at Sea. (12/5/21)].
• With 2 rushing TDs on the day, Guerendo became the first 49ers rookie to register 2-or-more rushing TDs in a game since former RB Michael Robinson [2 rushing TDs vs. Phi. (9/24/06)].

RB Patrick Taylor

• RB Patrick Taylor Jr. registered 7 carries for 25 yds. and 1 TD on the day, marking the 2nd TD of his career and his first since scoring 1 TD at Det. (1/9/22) as a member of the Green Bay Packers.

TE George Kittle

• TE George Kittle registered 6 recepts. for a season-high 151 yds. on the day, marking his 9th TD recept. of the season and the 46th of his career.
• With 151 rec. yds. on the day, Kittle registered his 5th career game with 150 or more rec. yds., making him the 3rd TE in NFL history with 5 such games in a career, joining HOF TE Shannon Sharp (6 games) and Kansas City Chiefs TE Travis Kelce (5 games).
• With 6 recepts. and 151 yds. on the day, Kittle now has 516 recepts. and 7,074 rec. yds. in his career, making him the 3rd TE in NFL history to register 500 or more recepts. and 7,000-or-more rec. yds. in his first 8 NFL seasons, joining former TE Antonio Gates and Kansas City Chiefs TE Travis Kelce.
• Today's game marked Kittle's 109th career game. With 7,074 career rec. yds., Kittle surpassed former TE Antonio Gates (119 games) as the 3rd-fastest TE to reach 7,000 career rec. yds. in NFL history.

FEWEST AMOUNT OF GAMES TO REACH 7,000 CAREER REC. YDS. BY A TE, NFL HISTORY

• Kittle tallied 138 rec. yds. in the first half, marking the 6th time he has registered 100 or more yds. in any single half in his career. Kittle's 6 games with 100-or-more rec. yds. in any single half are tied for 3rd-most by a 49ers player since at least 1978.

MOST GAMES WITH 100 OR MORE REC. YDS. IN ANY SINGLE HALF BY A 49ERS PLAYER, SINCE 1978

• With 151 rec. yds. on the day, Kittle registered his 2nd game this season with 100 or more rec. yds. and now has 19 career games with 100-or-more rec. yds., which surpass former TE Antonio Gates and HOF TE Jackie Smith for the 4th-most such games by a TE in their first 8 seasons in NFL history.

MOST GAMES WITH 100 OR MORE REC. YDS. BY A TE IN THEIR FIRST 8 NFL SEASONS, NFL HISTORY

• Kittle also has the 3rd-most games with 100-or-more rec. yds. in franchise history.

MOST GAMES WITH 100 OR MORE REC. YDS. AMONG ALL PLAYERS, FRANCHISE HISTORY

WR Jauan Jennings

• WR Jauan Jennings registered 7 recepts. for 90 yds. and 2 TDs on the day. His TD recepts. marked his 6th of the season and the 13th of his career. He now has 2 multi-TD recept. games on the season [3 TDs at LAR (9/22/24)].

DL Yetur Gross

• DL Yetur Gross-Matos registered 4 tackles and a career-high 3.0 sacks of Bears QB Caleb Williams, giving him 4.0 sacks this season and 17.0 in his career.
• Gross-Matos' 3.0 sacks on the day mark the first time that a 49ers player has registered 3.0-or-more sacks in a single game since DL Drake Jackson registered 3.0 sacks last season at Pit. (9/10/23).

DL Leonard Floyd

• DL Leonard Floyd registered 2 tackles and 2.0 sacks of Williams, giving him 8.5 sacks this season and 66.5 in his career.
• With 2.0 sacks on the day, it marks the 17th time in Floyd's career that he has registered 2.0-or-more sacks in a game and his second such game of the season [2.0 sacks at GB (11/24/24)].

DL Maliek Collins

• DL Maliek Collins registered 1 tackle and 1.0 sack of Williams, giving him 5.0 sacks this season and 30.5 in his career.

DL Evan Anderson

• DL Evan Anderson registered 3 tackles and the first FR of his career.