The San Francisco 49ers improved to 11-4 on the season after a 48-27 Week 16 win over the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Below are several statistics and notes from Monday's game, which were provided by the 49ers Communications staff.
With The Win...
- The San Francisco 49ers have improved to 23-29 all-time against the Indianapolis Colts.
- The 49ers have defeated the Colts in Indianapolis for the first time since the 2001 season [W, 40-21 at Ind. (11/25/01)].
- San Francisco has improved to 4-0 in primetime games this season [W, 26-23 (OT) at LAR (10/2/25); W, 20-10 vs. Atl. (10/19/25); W, 20-9 vs. Car. (11/24/25)], including winning both of their appearances on Monday Night Football.
- The Niners have won their 55th game on Monday Night Football, tying the Pittsburgh Steelers for the most wins on MNF in NFL history.
- Head coach Kyle Shanahan has earned his first win against Indianapolis and improved to 8-5 against the AFC South as head coach of the 49ers.
Scoring Big
- The 49ers scored a season-high 48 points on the night, marking the most points the team has scored in a game since they scored 48 points at NO (12/8/19).
49ers Offense
- The 49ers offense registered a season-high 440 total yards on the night, marking the most the team has registered in a single game since tallying 475 total yards vs. Det. (12/30/24).
- In the first half of tonight's game, QB Brock Purdy threw 3 TD passes to 3 different positions (22-yd. TD pass to WR Demarcus Robinson; 2-yd. TD pass to RB Christian McCaffrey; 11-yd. TD pass to TE George Kittle).
- It marked the first time in Purdy's career that he has thrown at least 3 TD passes in the first half of a game and the 2nd time in his career that he has thrown 3 TD passes in any half of a game [3 TD passes in 2nd half at Phi. (12/3/23)].
- Purdy became the first 49ers QB to throw 3 TD passes to 3 different positions in a single half since former QB Jimmy Garoppolo did so in the 2019 season [3 TD passes in 2nd half to TE Ross Dwelley, RB Jeff Wilson Jr. and WR Kendrick Bourne vs. Arz. (11/17/19)].
- Purdy also became the first 49ers QB to throw 3 TD passes to 3 different positions in the first half of a game since former QB Alex Smith in the 2010 season [3 TD passes to TE Vernon Davis, RB Brian Westbrook and WR Josh Morgan vs. Sea. (12/12/10)].
Take a Seat, Thomas Morstead
- The 49ers finished the game with zero punts for the second consecutive game [zero punts vs. Ten. (12/14/25)]. The team's back-to-back games with zero punts mark the first time in the Super Bowl era that the team has registered zero punts in back-to-back games.
QB Brock Purdy
- QB Brock Purdy completed 25 of his 34 passing atts. for 295 yds. and a career-high 5 TDs with a passer rating of 126.8 on the night.
- Purdy's 5 TD passes give him 17 this season and 81 in his career. He became the first 49ers QB to throw 5-or-more TD passes in a single game since HOF QB Joe Montana threw a franchise record 6 TD passes in the 1990 season at Atl. (10/14/90).
- With 3 TD passes last week vs. Ten. (12/14/25) and 5 TD passes on the night, Purdy has registered back-to-back games with 3-or-more TD passes for the 2nd time in his career and for the first time since the 2023 season [3 TD passes at Jax. (11/12/23); 3 TD passes vs. TB (11/19/23)].
RB Christian McCaffrey
- RB Christian McCaffrey registered 21 carries for 117 yds. on the ground to go along with 6 recepts. for 29 yds. and 2 TDs through the air. McCaffrey's 2 receiving TDs give him 7 this season and 36 in his career.
- With 117 rushing yds. on the night, McCaffrey has reached 1,039 rushing yds. this season, marking his 5th career season with at least 1,000 rushing yds. Of those 5 seasons, McCaffrey has reached the 1,000-yd. mark as a member of the 49ers twice (2023). His 2 seasons with over 1,000 rushing yds. are tied for the 4th-most in franchise history.
MOST SEASONS WITH 1,000-OR-MORE RUSHING YDS., FRANCHISE HISTORY
| Rank | Player | Seasons |
| 1. | RB Frank Gore | 8 |
| 2t. | RB Roger Craig | 3 |
| RB Garrison Hearst | 3 | |
| 4t. | RB Christian McCaffrey | 2 |
| RB Charlie Garner | 2 | |
| RB Joe Perry | 2 |
- McCaffrey also registered 100-or-more rushing yds. for the 3rd time this season and the 25th time in his career. Of those 25 games, McCaffrey has registered 13 as a member of the 49ers. His 13 games with at least 100 rushing yds. are the 5th-most in franchise history.
MOST GAMES WITH 100-OR-MORE RUSHING YDS., FRANCHISE HISTORY
| Rank | Player | Games |
| 1. | RB Frank Gore | 39 |
| 2. | RB Joe Perry | 20 |
| 3. | RB Garrison Hearst | 16 |
| 4. | RB Roger Craig | 14 |
| 5. | RB Christian McCaffrey | 13 |
- With 21 carries and 6 recepts. on the night, McCaffrey has now registered 372 total touches this season. His 372 touches surpass former RB Garrison Hearst for the 3rd-most in a single season in franchise history.
MOST TOUCHES IN A SEASON, FRANCHISE HISTORY
| Rank | Player | Season | Rushes | Recepts. | Touches |
| 1. | RB Roger Craig | 1988 | 310 | 76 | 386 |
| 2. | RB Frank Gore | 2006 | 312 | 61 | 373 |
| 3. | RB Christian McCaffrey | 2025 | 280 | 92 | 372 |
| 4. | RB Garrison Hearst | 1998 | 310 | 39 | 349 |
| 5. | RB Christian McCaffrey | 2023 | 272 | 67 | 339 |
- With 2 TD recepts. on the night, McCaffrey registered his 3rd career game with at least 2 TD recepts. and his first since scoring 2 TD recepts. at Arz. (12/17/23).
- McCaffrey's 36 career TD recepts. are tied for the most by a RB in the Super Bowl Era.
MOST TD RECEPTS. BY A RB, SUPER BOWL ERA
| Rank | Player | TD Recepts. |
| 1t. | RB Christian McCaffrey, Car./SF | 36 |
| RB Marshall Faulk, StL/Ind. | 36 | |
| 3. | RB Darren Sproles, SD/NO/Phi. | 32 |
| 4t. | RB James Brooks, SD/Cin./Cle./TB | 30 |
| RB Austin Ekeler, LAC/Was. | 30 | |
| RB Brian Westbrook, Phi./SF | 30 |
- With 6 recepts. on the day, McCaffrey has now tallied 92 recepts. this season, which are tied for the most recepts. by a RB in a single season in franchise history.
MOST RECEPTS. BY A RB IN A SEASON, FRANCHISE HISTORY
| Rank | Player | Season | Recepts. |
| 1t. | Christian McCaffrey | 2025 | 92 |
| Roger Craig | 1985 | 92 | |
| 3. | Derek Loville | 1995 | 87 |
| 4. | Earl Cooper | 1980 | 83 |
| 5. | Roger Craig | 1986 | 81 |
- McCaffrey has now recorded at least 90 recepts. in a season for the third time in his career (107 in 2018 & 116 in 2019), making him the first RB in NFL history to record 90-or-more recepts. in three career seasons.
- With 146 yds. from scrimmage, McCaffrey registered his 11th game this season with 100-or-more yds. from scrimmage. He also registered his 68th career game with 100-or-more yds. from scrimmage, the most among active NFL RBs.
- Of those 68 games with 100-or-more yds. from scrimmage, 31 have been with the 49ers. His 31 games are the 4th-most in franchise history (WR Jerry Rice – 70; RB Frank Gore – 66; RB Roger Craig – 50).
- McCaffrey's 146 yds. from scrimmage give him 1,888 yds. from scrimmage this season, marking the 5th season of his career where has registered at least 1,800 yds. from scrimmage. He became the 5th player in NFL history to record at least 5 seasons with 1,800-or-more yds. from scrimmage.
MOST SEASONS WITH 1,800-OR-MORE YDS. FROM SCRIMMAGE, NFL HISTORY
| Player | Teams | Seasons |
| RB Walter Payton | Chicago Bears | 7 |
| RB Christian McCaffrey | Carolina Panthers/San Francisco 49ers | 5 |
| RB Marshall Faulk | Indianapolis Colts/St. Louis Rams | 5 |
| RB Emmitt Smith | Dallas Cowboys | 5 |
| RB LaDanian Tomlinson | San Diego Chargers | 5 |
- With 6 recepts. and 146 yds. from scrimmage, McCaffrey registered his 54th career game with at least 5 recepts. and 100 yds. from scrimmage, tying HOF RB Marshall Faulk for the most such games by a player in their first nine seasons in NFL history.
WR Demarcus Robinson
- WR Demarcus Robinson tallied 2 recepts. for 23 yds., including a 22-yd. TD recept. on the night. His TD recept. marked his first of the season and the 28th of his career.
WR Jauan Jennings
- WR Jauan Jennings tallied 5 recepts. for 71 yds. and 1 TD on the night. He now has 8 TD recepts. this season and 21 in his career.
- With 1 TD recept. vs. Car. (11/24/25), 1 TD recept. at Cle. (11/30/25), 2 TD recepts. vs. Ten. (12/14/25), and 1 TD recept. on the night, Jennings has registered 4-consecutive games with 1-or-more TD recepts. for the first time in his career.
- Jennings is the first 49ers player to register 4-consecutive games with 1-or-more TD recepts. since WR Brandon Aiyuk did so in the 2023 season [1 TD recept. at Jax. (11/12/23); 1 TD recept. vs. TB (11/19/23); 1 TD recept. at Sea. (11/23/23); 1 TD recept. at Phi. (12/3/23)].
TE George Kittle
- TE George Kittle tallied 7 recepts. for a team and season-high 115 yds. and 1 TD on the day. His TD recept. marked his 7th of the season and give him 52 in his career, which is the 5th-most TD recepts. by any player in franchise history.
MOST TD RECEPTS., FRANCHISE HISTORY
| Rank | Player | TD Recepts. |
| 1. | WR Jerry Rice | 176 |
| 2. | WR Terrell Owens | 81 |
| 3. | WR Gene Washington | 59 |
| 4. | TE Vernon Davis | 55 |
| 5. | TE George Kittle | 52 |
- Kittle's 115 rec. yds. mark his 22nd career game with at least 100 rec. yds. and his first such game since he tallied 112 rec. yds. vs. Det. (12/30/24). Kittle's 22 career games with 100-or-more rec. yds. are the 3rd-most in franchise history.
MOST GAMES WITH 100-OR-MORE REC. YDS., FRANCHISE HISTORY
| Rank | Player | Games |
| 1. | WR Jerry Rice | 66 |
| 2. | WR Terrell Owens | 25 |
| 3. | TE George Kittle | 22 |
| 4. | WR Gene Washington | 17 |
| 5. | WR Dwight Clark | 16 |
- With 1 TD recept. last week vs. Ten. (12/14/25) and 1 TD recept. on the night, Kittle has registered back-to-back games with 1-or-more TD recepts. for the 13th time in his career. It also marks the 2nd time he has done so this season [1 TD recept. vs. LAR (11/9/25); 2 TD recepts. at Arz. (11/16/25)].
LB Dee Winters
- LB Dee Winters registered 3 tackles, 2 PDs and 1 INT of Colts QB Philip Rivers, which he returned 74-yds. for a TD.
- Winters' 74-yd. INT return for a TD marked the first TD of his career. He became the first 49ers player to return an INT for a TD since LB Fred Warner registered a 45-yd. INT return for a TD vs. NE (9/29/24).
DL Alfred Collins
- DL Alfred Collins and DL C.J. West each registered 1.0 sack of Rivers on the night, marking the first sack of each player's career.
Forced Fumble
- S Ji'Ayir Brown registered a special teams FF on a 49ers kickoff, which was recovered by TE Jake Tonges.
- Brown's special teams FF marked the first of his career, while Tonges' special teams FR also marked the first of his career.
K Eddy Piñeiro
- K Eddy Piñeiro converted on 2 of his 3 FGAs (25 & 38) and each of his 6 PATs on the night.
- Piñeiro's 25-yd. FGM marked his 26th consecutive FGM since joining the team in Week 2, which marks the longest streak by any kicker to begin their first season with the 49ers.
- With 26 consecutive FGM, Piñeiro also surpassed former K Robbie Gould for the 3rd-most consecutive FGM in franchise history.
MOST CONSECUTIVE FGM, FRANCHISE HISTORY
| Rank | Player | Dates | Consecutive FGM |
| 1. | K Robbie Gould | 10/29/17 – 10/7/18 | 33 |
| 2. | K Phil Dawson | 10/6/13 – 12/29/13 | 27 |
| 3. | K Eddy Piñeiro | 9/14/25 – 12/22/25 | 26 |
| 4. | K Robbie Gould | 10/15/18 – 9/8/19 | 25 |
| 5. | K Phil Dawson | 9/14/15 – 12/13/15 | 19 |
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