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 have improved to 39-31 all-time against the Arizona Cardinals, including a 22-15 record at home.
- The 49ers have won seven of the previous 10 matchups against the Cardinals, including four of the last five matchups at home.
- The 49ers have started the season 3-0 for the fourth time since 2019 (2019, 2023 & 2025) and for the first time in consecutive seasons since the 1989-90 seasons.
- Head coach Kyle Shanahan improved 10-9 against Cardinals and 30-26 against the NFC West as head coach of the 49ers.
Coaching Milestone
- Today's game marks head coach Kyle Shanahan's 166th game as head coach of the 49ers (regular season & postseason).
- He ties HOF head coach Bill Walsh for the most games coached in franchise history.
MOST GAMES COACHED (REGULAR SEASON & POSTSEASON), FRANCHISE HISTORY
| Rank | Coach | Games | Seasons |
| 1t. | Kyle Shanahan | 166 | 2017-Present |
| Bill Walsh | 166 | 1979-88 | |
| 3. | George Seifert | 143 | 1989-96 |
| 4. | Dick Nolan | 117 | 1968-75 |
| 5. | Lawrence "Buck" Shaw | 116 | 1946-54 |
49ers Offense
- The 49ers offense allowed 0.0 sacks for the 3rd-consecutive game [0.0 sacks allowed at LAR (9/10/26); 0.0 sacks allowed vs. Mia. (9/20/26)], marking the most consecutive games the unit has not allowed a sack to begin a season in franchise history (sacks became an official statistic in 1982).
- With 0.0 sacks allowed through the first 3 games of the season, the 49ers became the first team to start a season with 3-consecutive games allowing 0.0 sacks since the Cincinnati Bengals in 2014 [0.0 sacks allowed at Bal. (9/7/14); 0.0 sacks vs. Atl. (9/14/14); 0.0 sacks allowed vs. Ten. (9/21/14)], according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
- It also marks the first time the team has gone any stretch of 3-consecutive games without allowing a sack since the 1979 season [0.0 sacks allowed vs. Atl. (10/21/79); 0.0 sacks allowed vs. Chi. (10/28/79); 0.0 sacks allowed at Oak. (11/4/79)], according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
QB Brock Purdy
- QB Brock Purdy completed 15 of his 27 passing atts. for a season-high 297 yds. and 4 TDs, including a career-long 82-yd. TD pass, with a passer rating of 133.8 and added 2 carries for 34 yds. the ground. His 4 passing TDs mark a season high and give him 9 this season and 93 in his career.
- With 4 TD passes on the day, Purdy registered his 2nd game this season with 3-or-more TD passes [3 TD passes at LAR (9/10/26)] and the 15th such game of his career, which surpasses former QB Jeff Garcia for the 5th-most games with 3-or-more TD passes in franchise history.
MOST GAMES WITH 3-OR-MORE TD PASSES, FRANCHISE HISTORY
| Rank | Player | Games |
| 1. | QB Joe Montana | 38 |
| 2. | QB Steve Young | 36 |
| 3. | QB John Brodie | 25 |
| 4. | QB Frankie Albert | 17 |
| 5. | QB Brock Purdy | 15 |
- Purdy's 4 TD passes on the day marked the most he has thrown in a game since throwing 5 TD passes at Ind. (12/22/25).
- With 3 TD passes at LAR (9/10/26), 2 TD passes vs. Mia. (9/20/26) and 4 TD passes on the day, Purdy has registered 9 TD passes through the first 3 weeks of the season. His 9 TD passes surpass former QB Frankie Albert (8 TD passes in 1948) and HOF QB Steve Young (8 TD passes in 1995) for the most TD passes through the first 3 weeks of a season in franchise history.
RB Christian McCaffrey
- RB Christian McCaffrey registered 15 carries for a season-high 75 yds. and 1 TD on the ground to go along with 4 recepts. for 41 yds. through the air. His rushing TD marked his 3rd of the season and 65 in his career.
- With 2 rushing TDs last week vs. Mia. (9/20/26) and 1 rushing TD on the day, McCaffrey has registered 1-or-more rushing TDs in back-to-back games for the 7th time in his career and the first time since doing so in the 2025 season [1 rushing TD at TB (10/12/25); 2 rushing TDs vs. Atl. (10/19/25)].
- With 116 yds. from scrimmage, McCaffrey registered his 70th career game with 100-or-more yds. from scrimmage and his 33rd such game as a member of the 49ers. His 70 games with 100-or-more yds. from scrimmage are tied for the most among active NFL RBs (RB Derrick Henry, Bal. – 70).
- Of those 70 games with 100-or-more yds. from scrimmage, 33 have been with the 49ers. His 33 such games are the 4th-most by any player in franchise history (WR Jerry Rice – 70; RB Frank Gore – 66; RB Roger Craig – 50).
TE George Kittle
- TE George Kittle caught 6 passes for a team-high 82 yds. and 2 TDs on the day. His 2 TD recepts. marked his 3rd of the season and 55 in his career.
- Kittle's 55 career TD recepts. tie him with former TE Vernon Davis for the 4th-most TD recepts. 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 |
| 4t. | TE George Kittle | 55 |
| TE Vernon Davis | 55 |
- With 1 TD recept. last week vs. Mia. (9/20/26) and 2 TD recepts. on the day, Kittle has registered back-to-back games with 1-or-more TD recepts. for the 7th time in his career and for the first time since doing so in the 2025 season [1 TD recept. vs. Ten. (9/20/26); 1 TD recept. at Ind. (12/22/25)].
- With 2 TD recepts. on the day, Kittle has registered 2-or-more TD recepts. in a game for the 9th time in his career and for the first time since registering 2 TD recepts. at Arz. (11/16/25).
WR Deebo Samuel
- WR Deebo Samuel Sr. registered an 80-yd. TD on the day, giving him 2 rec. TDs on the season and 29 in his career.
- Samuel Sr.'s 80-yd. rec. TD marked the longest TD of his career. It also marked the longest rec. TD by a 49ers player since TE George Kittle caught an 85-yd. TD recept. vs. Den. (12/9/18).
- Samuel Sr.'s 80-yd. rec. TD also marked the longest TD by the 49ers since former RB Raheem Mostert registered an 80-yd. rushing TD at NYJ (9/20/20).
- With 0 recepts. and 80 rec. yds., Samuel Sr. registered the most rec. yds. in a game without a recept. in NFL history.
MOST REC. YDS. WITHOUT A RECEPT. IN A SINGLE GAME, NFL HISTORY
| Rank | Player | Rec. Yds. | Game |
| 1. | WR Deebo Samuel Sr., SF | 80 | vs. Arz. (9/27/26) |
| 2. | WR Timmy Brown, Phi. | 65 | at Pit. (12/3/61) |
| 3. | WR Ron Dixon, NYG | 62 | at Phi. (12/30/01) |
WR Mike Evans
- WR Mike Evans caught 3 passes for 34 yds., including a 23-yd. TD recept. on the day. His TD recept. marked his 2nd of the season and give him 110 in his career.
- With 1 TD recept. on the day, Evans became the 8th WR in NFL history to record at least 110 TD recepts. in a career.
WRs WITH 110-OR-MORE TD RECEPTS. IN A CAREER, NFL HISTORY
| Player | TD Recepts. | Seasons |
| Jerry Rice, SF/Oak./Sea. | 197 | 1985-2004 |
| Randy Moss, Min./Oak./NE/Ten./SF | 156 | 1998-2012 |
| Terrell Owens, SF/Phi./Dal./Buf./Cin. | 153 | 1996-2010 |
| Cris Carter, Phi./Min./Mia. | 130 | 1987-2002 |
| Marvin Harrison, Ind. | 128 | 1996-2008 |
| Larry Fitzgerald, Arz. | 121 | 2004-20 |
| Davante Adams, GB/LV/NYJ/LAR | 117 | 2014-Present |
| Mike Evans, TB/SF | 110 | 2014-Present |
WR Jordan Watkins
- WR Jordan Watkins registered 2 recepts. for a career-high 60 yds., including a career-long 34-yd. recept.
DL Ogbo Okoronkwo
- DL Ogbo Okoronkwo registered 1 tackle and 1.0 sack of Cardinals QB Jacoby Brissett on the day. His sack marked his first of the season and 18.0 in his career.
- His sack of Brissett also marked his first since the 2024 season as a member of the Cleveland Browns [1.0 sack at NO (11/17/24)].
DL Keion White
- DL Keion White registered 3 tackles and 1.0 sack of Brissett on the day. His sack gives him a team-high 2.0 this season and 9.5 in his career.
- With 1.0 sack last week vs. Mia. (9/20/26) and 1.0 sack on the day, White has registered 1.0-or-more sacks in back-to-back games for the 2nd time in his career and for the first time since 2024 when he was a member of the New England Patriots [2.5 sacks at Cin. (9/8/24); 1.5 sacks vs. Sea. (9/15/24)].
LB Fred Warner
- LB Fred Warner registered a career-high 17 tackles on the day.
- Warner's 17 tackles on the day are the most by a 49ers player since former LB Chris Borland tallied 17 tackles at NO (11/9/14).
CB Renardo Green
- CB Renardo Green registered a career-high 13 tackles on the day.
K Eddy Piñeiro
- K Eddy Piñeiro converted on his lone FGA (57), marking the 2nd-longest FGM of his career [59-yd. FGM at LAR (10/2/25)].
- Piñeiro's 57-yd. FGM marked his 8th FGM from 50-or-more yds. as a member of the 49ers. His 8 FGMs from 50-or-more yds. are the 5th-most by a player in franchise history.
MOST FGM FROM 50-OR-MORE YDS., FRANCHISE HISTORY
| Rank | Player | FGM |
| 1. | K Phil Dawson | 14 |
| 2. | K Robbie Gould | 13 |
| 3. | K Joe Nedney | 10 |
| 4. | K David Akers | 9 |
| 5. | K Eddy Piñeiro | 8 |
- Piñeiro has converted on 8 of his 10 FGAs from 50-or-more yds. as a member of the 49ers. His 80.0% FG percentage from 50-or-more yds. is the highest in franchise history (min. 5 atts.).
HIGHEST FG PERCENTAGE FROM 50-OR-MORE YDS., FRANCHISE HISTORY (MIN 5 ATTS.)
| Rank | Player | FG% |
| 1. | K Eddy Piñeiro | 80.0 |
| 2. | K Phil Dawson | 70.0 |
| 3. | K Robbie Gould | 65.0 |
| 4. | K David Akers | 60.0 |
| 5. | K Joe Nedney | 58.8 |
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