The San Francisco 49ers improved to 5-2 on the season after a 20-10 Week 7 win over the Atlanta Falcons 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 49-33-1 overall against the Falcons, including a 30-12 record at home.
- The Niners improved to 3-1 against Atlanta at Levi's Stadium and have won 4 of their last 5 home games against the Falcons.
- The 49ers improved to 2-1 against the NFC South this season.
- Head coach Kyle Shanahan improved to 2-2 against the Falcons and 11-6 against the NFC South as head coach of the 49ers.
- Shanahan earned his 75th career regular season win with the 49ers, making him 1 of 6 active NFL head coaches to have earned at least 75 regular season wins with the team that they currently coach (Mike Tomlin, Pit. – 187; John Harbaugh, Bal. – 173; Andy Reid, KC – 147; Sean McDermott, Buf. – 90; Sean McVay, LAR – 85).
- The 49ers have won 4 of their previous 5 appearances on NBC's Sunday Night Football and each of their previous 4 SNF games at Levi's Stadium.
49ers Offense
- The 49ers offense registered 174 rushing yds. on the night, marking the most rushing yds. by the team since tallying 223 rushing yds. vs. Dal. (10/27/24).
- San Francisco saw 100 of the team's rushing yds. come in the first half, marking the team's most first half rushing yds. since Week 13 of the 2024 season [119 rushing yds. at Buf. (12/1/24)].
49ers Defense
- The 49ers defense held the Falcons to 62 rushing yds. on the night, the fewest opponent rushing yds. allowed since holding the Dallas Cowboys to 56 rushing yds. vs. Dal. (10/27/24).
RB Christian McCaffrey
- RB Christian McCaffrey registered 24 carries for a season-high 129 yds. and 2 TDs on the ground to go along with 7 recepts. for 72 yds. through the air.
- McCaffrey's 2 rushing TDs give him 3 this season and 55 in his career. Tonight's game marked McCaffrey's 11th career game with 2-or-more rushing TDs and his first since recording 2 rushing TDs at Sea. (11/23/23).
- With 129 rushing yds. and 72 rec. yds. on the night, McCaffrey has now recorded 465 rushing yds. and 516 rec. yds. on the season and joins HOF RB Marshall Faulk (2000) as the only players in NFL history to record 450-or-more rushing yds. and 450-or-more rec. yds. through the first 7 games of a season.
- McCaffrey recorded 201 yds. from scrimmage on the night, marking his 4th career game with 200-or-more yds. from scrimmage, his first as a member of the 49ers and his first since recording 237 yds. from scrimmage as a member of the Carolina Panthers in 2019 [vs. Jax. (10/6/19)].
- McCaffrey also became the first 49ers player to record at least 200 yds. from scrimmage since former RB Jeff Wilson Jr. in 2020 [204 yds. from scrimmage at Arz. (12/26/20)].
- McCaffrey's 201 yds. from scrimmage and 2 rushing TDs made him the first 49ers player to register 200-or-more yds. from scrimmage and 2-or-more rushing TDs since former RB Frank Gore recorded 246 yds. from scrimmage and 2 rushing TDs vs. Sea. (9/20/09).
- With 201 yds. from scrimmage, McCaffrey registered his 7th game this season with 100-or-more yds. from scrimmage, which is the most by any player in the NFL. He also registered his 64th career game with 100-or-more yds. from scrimmage and his 27th such game as a member of the 49ers.
- McCaffrey's 64 games with 100-or-more yds. from scrimmage are the most among active NFL RBs.
MOST GAMES WITH 100-OR-MORE YDS. FROM SCRIMMAGE, ACTIVE NFL RBs
| Rank | Player | Games |
| 1. | RB Christian McCaffrey, Car./SF | 64 |
| 2. | RB Derrick Henry, Ten./Bal. | 61 |
| 3. | RB Alvin Kamara, NO | 58 |
| 4. | RB Saquon Barkley, NYG/Phi. | 48 |
| 5. | RB Josh Jacobs, Oak./LV/GB | 40 |
- With 142 yds. from scrimmage Week 1 at Sea. (9/7/25), 107 yds. from scrimmage Week 2 at NO (9/14/25), 140 yds. from scrimmage Week 3 vs. Arz. (9/21/25), 141 yds. from scrimmage Week 4 vs. Jax. (9/28/25), 139 yds. from scrimmage Week 5 at LAR (10/2/25), 111 yds. from scrimmage Week 6 at TB (10/19/25) and 201 yds. from scrimmage on the night, McCaffrey has now tied former RB Roger Craig for the most consecutive games with 100-or-more yds. from scrimmage to begin a season in franchise history.
MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH 100-OR-MORE YDS. FROM SCRIMMAGE TO BEGIN A SEASON, FRANCHISE HISTORY
| Rank | Player | Games | Season |
| 1t. | RB Christian McCaffrey | 7 | 2025 |
| RB Roger Craig | 7 | 1988 | |
| 3. | RB Paul Hofer | 5 | 1980 |
| 4. | RB Christian McCaffrey | 4 | 2023 |
| 5t. | WR Dwight Clark | 3 | 1982 |
| RB Garrison Hearst | 3 | 1998 | |
| RB Raheem Mostert | 3 | 2020 | |
| WR Jerry Rice | 3 | 1989 |
- McCaffrey is also the first RB to begin a season with 100-or-more yds. from scrimmage in each of his team's first 7 games of a season since Kansas City Chiefs RB Kareem Hunt in 2017 [246 yds. from scrimmage at NE (9/7/17); 109 yds. from scrimmage vs. Phi. (9/17/17); 183 yds. from scrimmage at LAC (9/24/17); 121 yds. from scrimmage vs. Was. (10/2/17); 116 yds. from scrimmage at Hou. (10/8/17); 110 yds. from scrimmage vs. Pit. (10/15/17); 117 yds. from scrimmage at Oak. (10/19/17].
- McCaffrey also recorded his 7th career game with 100-or-more rushing yds. and 70-or-more rec. yds., which is the most such games by any player in NFL history.
MOST GAMES WITH 100-OR-MORE RUSHING YDS. AND 70-OR-MORE REC. YDS., NFL HISTORY
| Rank | Player | Games |
| 1. | RB Christian McCaffrey, Car./SF | 7 |
| 2t. | RB Marshall Faulk, Ind./StL | 6 |
| RB Priest Holmes, KC | 6 | |
| 4t. | RB Edgerrin James, Ind./Arz./Sea. | 5 |
| RB Ezekiel Elliott, Dal./NE | 5 |
- With 7 recepts. and 72 rec. yds. on the night, McCaffrey has now registered at least 50 recepts. and 500 rec. yds. in a season for the 6th time in his career. He becomes the 5th RB in NFL history to register 6 seasons with 50-or-more recepts. and 500-or-more rec. yds. in a career.
MOST SEASONS WITH 50-OR-MORE RECEPTS. AND 500-OR-MORE REC. YDS. BY A RB, NFL HISTORY
| Rank | Player | Seasons |
| 1. | RB Larry Centers, Pho./Arz./Was./Buf./NE | 8 |
| 2t. | RB Christian McCaffrey, Car./SF | 6 |
| RB Tiki Barber, NYG | 6 | |
| RB Keith Byars, Phi./Mia./NE/NYJ | 6 | |
| RB Marshall Faulk, Ind./StL | 6 |
- McCaffrey's 129 rushing yds. on the night marked his first game with at least 100 rushing yds. since he tallied 103 rushing yds. vs. Bal. (12/25/23).
- McCaffrey also registered the 23rd game of his career with 100-or-more rushing yds., which is the 5th-most games with 100-or-more rushing yds. among active NFL RBs.
MOST GAMES WITH 100-OR-MORE RUSHING YDS., ACTIVE NFL RBs
| Rank | Player | Games |
| 1. | RB Derrick Henry, Ten. | 49 |
| 2. | RB Nick Chubb, Cle. | 30 |
| 3. | RB Saquon Barkley, NYG/Phi. | 28 |
| 4. | RB Jonathan Taylor, Ind. | 27 |
| 5. | RB Christian McCaffrey, Car./SF | 23 |
- McCaffrey's 72 rec. yds. on the night make him the first RB in NFL history to record 50-or-more rec. yds. in each of his team's first seven games of a season. It also makes him the first RB in the NFL to register 7-consecutive games with 50-or-more rec. yds. since he accomplished the feat in 2019 as a member of the Carolina Panthers (Weeks 11-17).
- McCaffrey's 7-consecutive games with 50-or-more rec. yds. are tied for the 2nd-most by a RB in NFL history.
MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH 50-OR-MORE REC. YDS. BY A RB, NFL HISTORY
| Rank | Player | Games |
| 1. | RB Herschel Walker, Dal. | 10 |
| 2t. | RB Christian McCaffrey, SF | 7 |
| RB Christian McCaffrey, Car. | 7 | |
| RB Lydell Mitchell, Bal. | 7 | |
| 5. | RB James White, NE | 6 |
- McCaffrey's 72 rec yds. mark his 47th career game with 50-or-more rec. yds., which is tied for the 3rd-most games with at least 50 rec. yds. by a RB in the Super Bowl Era.
MOST GAMES WITH 50-OR-MORE REC. YDS. BY A RB, SUPER BOWL ERA
| Rank | Player | Games |
| 1. | RB Larry Centers, Pho./Arz./Was./Buf./NE | 55 |
| 2. | RB Marshall Faulk, Ind./StL | 50 |
| 3t. | RB Christian McCaffrey, Car./SF | 47 |
| RB Ronnie Harmon, Buf./SD/Hou. | 47 | |
| 5. | RB Keith Byars, Phi./Mia./NE/NYJ | 46 |
- With 9 recepts. Week 1 at Sea. (9/7/25), 6 recepts. at NO (9/14/25), 10 recepts. vs. Arz. (9/21/25), 6 recepts. vs. Jax. (9/28/25), 8 recepts. at LAR (10/2/25), 7 recepts. at TB (10/12/25) and 7 recepts. on the night, McCaffrey joins former Chicago Bears RB Matt Forte (2014), former New Orleans Saints RB Darren Sproles (2011), former Kansas City Chiefs RB Priest Holmes (2002) and former Arizona Cardinals RB Larry Centers (1995) as the only RBs in NFL history to record 5-or-more recepts. in each of his team's first 7 games of a season.
- McCaffrey's 53 recepts. this season are also the most by a 49ers RB through the first 7 games of a season in franchise history.
- With 129 rushing yds. and 72 rec. yds., McCaffrey recorded his 36th career game with 50-or-more rushing yds. and 50-or-more rec. yds., which is the 2nd-most such games in NFL history (RB Marshall Faulk, Ind./StL – 41 games).
MOST GAMES WITH 50-OR-MORE RUSHING YDS. AND 50-OR-MORE REC. YDS., NFL HISTORY
| Rank | Player | Games |
| 1. | RB Marshall Faulk, Ind./StL | 41 |
| 2. | RB Christian McCaffrey, Car./SF | 36 |
| 3. | RB Alvin Kamara, NO | 24 |
| 4t. | RB Tiki Barber, NYG | 23 |
| RB LaDanian Tomlinson, SD/NYJ | 23 |
- Of those 36 games, McCaffrey has recorded 12 as a member of the 49ers. His 12 games with 50-or-more rushing yds. and 50-or-more rec. yds. are the 3rd-most in franchise history.
MOST GAMES WITH 50-OR-MORE RUSH YDS. AND 50-OR-MORE REC. YDS., FRANCHISE HISTORY
| Rank | Player | Games |
| 1. | RB Roger Craig | 17 |
| 2. | RB Frank Gore | 14 |
| 3. | RB Christian McCaffrey | 12 |
| 4. | RB Ricky Watters | 8 |
| 5. | RB Charlie Garner | 7 |
DL Bryce Huff
- DL Bryce Huff registered 5 tackles, 1.0 sack and 1 FF of Falcons QB Michael Penix Jr.
- Huff's sack give him 4.0 sacks on the season and 24.0 in his career, while his FF give him a career-high 2 this season and 4 in his career.
DL Sam Okuayinonu
- DL Sam Okuayinonu registered 3 tackles and his first sack of the season on Penix Jr. He now has 4.0 career sacks.
DL Alfred Collins
- DL Alfred Collins registered 1 FR on the night, giving him the 2nd FR of his career.
- Collins is the first 49ers rookie to register 2-or-more FRs in a season since DL Nick Bosa registered 2 FRs as a rookie in 2019.
K Eddy Piñeiro
- K Eddy Piñeiro converted on both of his FGAs (55 & 43) and each of his 2 PATs.
- With 2 FGM on the night, Piñeiro has converted on each of his first 17 FGAs since joining the team in Week 2. His 17-consecutive FGM surpass former K Robbie Gould (15-consecutive FGM in 2017) for the most by any kicker to begin their first season with the 49ers.
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