Team Highlights
- 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.
- 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.
Offensive Highlights
- The 49ers offense registered 174 rushing yards on the night, marking the most rushing yards by the team since tallying 223 rushing yards vs. the Dallas Cowboys (10/27/24).
- San Francisco saw 100 of the team's rushing yards come in the first half, marking the team's most first-half rushing yards since Week 13 of the 2024 season.
- RBChristian McCaffreyregistered 24 carries for a season-high 129 yards and two touchdowns on the ground to go along with 7 receptions for 72 yards through the air.
- McCaffrey's 2 rushing touchdowns give him 3 this season and 55 in his career. Tonight's game marked McCaffrey's 11th career game with 2-or-more rushing touchdowns and his first since recording 2 rushing touchdowns at Seattle (11/23/23).
- With 129 rushing yards and 72 receiving yards on the night, McCaffrey has now recorded 465 rushing yards and 516 receiving yards on the season and joins HOF RB Marshall Faulk (2000) as the only players in NFL history to record 450-or-more rushing yards and 450-or-more receiving yards through the first 7 games of a season.
- McCaffrey recorded 201 yards from scrimmage on the night, marking his 4th career game with 200-or-more yards from scrimmage, his first as a member of the 49ers, and his first since recording 237 yards from scrimmage as a member of the Carolina Panthers in 2019.
- McCaffrey also became the first 49ers player to record at least 200 yards from scrimmage since former RB Jeff Wilson Jr. in 2020.
- McCaffrey's 201 yards from scrimmage and 2 rushing touchdowns made him the first 49ers player to register 200-or-more yards from scrimmage and 2-or-more rushing touchdowns since former RB Frank Gore recorded 246 yards from scrimmage and 2 rushing touchdowns vs. Seattle.
- With 201 yards from scrimmage, McCaffrey registered his 7th game this season with 100-or-more yards from scrimmage, which is the most by any player in the NFL. He also registered his 64th career game with 100-or-more yards from scrimmage and his 27th such game as a member of the 49ers.
- McCaffrey's 64 games with 100-or-more yards from scrimmage are the most among active NFL RBs.
- With 142 yards from scrimmage Week 1 at Seattle (9/7/25), 107 yards from scrimmage Week 2 at New Orleans (9/14/25), 140 yards from scrimmage Week 3 vs. Arizona (9/21/25), 141 yards from scrimmage Week 4 vs. Jacksonville (9/28/25), 139 yards from scrimmage Week 5 at Los Angeles Rams (10/2/25), 111 yards from scrimmage Week 6 at Tampa Bay (10/19/25), and 201 yards from scrimmage on the night, McCaffrey has now tied former RB Roger Craig for the most consecutive games with 100-or-more yards from scrimmage to begin a season in franchise history.
- McCaffrey is also the first RB to begin a season with 100-or-more yards from scrimmage in each of his team's first 7 games of a season since Kansas City Chiefs RB Kareem Hunt in 2017.
- McCaffrey also recorded his 7th career game with 100-or-more rushing yards and 70-or-more receiving yards, which is the most such games by any player in NFL history.
- With 7 receptions and 72 receiving yards on the night, McCaffrey has now registered at least 50 receptions and 500 receiving yards 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 receptions and 500-or-more receiving yards in a career.
- McCaffrey's 129 rushing yards on the night marked his first game with at least 100 rushing yards since he tallied 103 rushing yards vs. the Baltimore Ravens (12/25/23).
- McCaffrey also registered the 23rd game of his career with 100-or-more rushing yards, which is the 5th-most games with 100-or-more rushing yards among active NFL RBs.
- McCaffrey's 72 receiving yards on the night make him the first RB in NFL history to record 50-or-more receiving yards 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 receiving yards 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 receiving yards are tied for the 2nd-most by a RB in NFL history.
- McCaffrey's 72 receiving yards mark his 47th career game with 50-or-more receiving yards, which is tied for the 3rd-most games with at least 50 receiving yards by a RB in the Super Bowl Era.
- With 9 receptions Week 1 at Seattle (9/7/25), 6 receptions at New Orleans (9/14/25), 10 receptions vs. Arizona (9/21/25), 6 receptions vs. Jacksonville (9/28/25), 8 receptions at Los Angeles Rams (10/2/25), 7 receptions at Tampa Bay (10/12/25), and 7 receptions 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 receptions in each of his team's first 7 games of a season.
- McCaffrey's 53 receptions this season are also the most by a 49ers RB through the first 7 games of a season in franchise history.
- With 129 rushing yards and 72 receiving yards, McCaffrey recorded his 36th career game with 50-or-more rushing yards and 50-or-more receiving yards, which is the 2nd-most such games in NFL history (RB Marshall Faulk, 41 games).
- Of those 36 games, McCaffrey has recorded 12 as a member of the 49ers. His 12 games with 50-or-more rushing yards and 50-or-more receiving yards are the 3rd-most in franchise history.
Defensive Highlights
- The 49ers defense held the Falcons to 62 rushing yards on the night, the fewest opponent rushing yards allowed since holding the Dallas Cowboys to 56 rushing yards (10/27/24).
- DLBryce Huffregistered 5 tackles, 1.0 sack, and one forced fumble 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 forced fumble give him a career-high 2.0 this season and 4.0 in his career.
- DLSam Okuayinonuregistered three tackles and his first sack of the season on Penix Jr. He now has 4.0 career sacks.
- DLAlfred Collinsregistered 1 fumble recovery on the night, giving him the 2nd fumble recovery of his career.
- Collins is the first 49ers rookie to register 2-or-more fumble recoveries in a season since DLNick Bosaregistered 2 fumble recoveries as a rookie in 2019.
Special Teams Highlights
- KEddy Pieiroconverted on both of his field goal attempts (55 & 43 yards) and each of his 2 extra points.
- With 2 field goals on the night, Pieiro has converted on each of his first 17 field goal attempts since joining the team in Week 2. His 17-consecutive field goals surpass former K Robbie Gould (15-consecutive field goals in 2017) for the most by any kicker to begin their first season with the 49ers.
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