With the Win...
- The 49ers reached the 10-win mark for the third consecutive season under head coach Jim Harbaugh, marking the first time San Francisco has accomplished that feat since 1996-98.
- Harbaugh became just the second head coach in franchise history to win at least 10 games in each of his first three seasons at the helm [George Seifert: 14-2 (1989), 14-2 (1990) and 10-6 (1991)], and the only active head coach in the NFL to do so.
- The 49ers improved to 16-7 on the road since head coach Jim Harbaugh took over in 2011, which is tied for the best win percentage (.696) in the NFL during that span.
Best Road Win % In The NFL Since 2011 | |||
Rank | Team | Record | Win % |
1. | 16-7 | .696 | |
2t. | 15-7 | .682 | |
15-8 | .652 | ||
4. | 14-9 | .609 | |
5. | 13-9 | .591 | |
- The 49ers improved their all-time record against TB to 17-5, and 5-3 against the Buccaneers on the road.
- The 49ers improved their record to 16-6 in the final four games of the regular season since 2008, which is tied for the 3rd best win percentage (.727) in the NFL during that span.
| Best Win % In The Final Four Games Of The Regular Season Since 2008 | |||
Rank | Team | Record | Win % |
1t. | New England Patriots | 19-3 | .864 |
19-3 | .864 | ||
3t. | San Francisco 49ers | 16-6 | .727 |
16-6 | .714 | ||
5. | 15-6 | .714 | |
- Harbaugh improved his record against the NFC South to 3-2.
- Harbaugh improved his record as a head coach to 9-3 in the month of December.
Controlling The Clock
- The 49ers offense held the ball for 39:50 at TB, which was the highest time of possession for the team since 11/20/11 vs. Arz. (44:16).
Mr. 1,000
- With 86 yds. rushing on 22 carries, RB Frank Gore eclipsed 1,000 rushing yds. for the season (1,017 yds.), marking the 7th time in 9 seasons that he has rushed for 1,000 yds. Gore has the 2nd most 1,000-yd. rushing seasons among all active players (Steven Jackson, Atl. - 8), and he became just the 20th player in NFL history to register at least 7 career 1,000-yd. rushing seasons.
Most Career 1,000-Yard Rushing Seasons In NFL History | |||||
Rank | Player | Total | Rank | Player | Total |
1. | Emmitt Smith | 11 | 11t. | Frank Gore | 7 |
2t. | Barry Sanders | 10 | Corey Dillon | 7 | |
Curtis Martin | 10 | Eddie George | 7 | ||
Walter Payton | 10 | Edgerrin James | 7 | ||
5t. | Franco Harris | 8 | Eric Dickerson | 7 | |
Jerome Bettis | 8 | Fred Taylor | 7 | ||
LaDainian Tomlinson | 8 | Jamal Lewis | 7 | ||
Steven Jackson | 8 | Jim Brown | 7 | ||
Thurman Thomas | 8 | Marshall Faulk | 7 | ||
Tony Dorsett | 8 | Ricky Watters | 7 | ||
- With a start against the Buccaneers, Gore has now started 42 consecutive games, which is the longest current streak among active RBs.
Kapitalizing
- QB Colin Kaepernick completed 19 of 29 passes for 203 yds. with 2 TDs and a passer rating of 108.8. When Kaepernick starts and registers a passer rating of 90.0 or higher, the 49ers are 13-0.
Grabtree
- WR Michael Crabtree notched his first TD recept. of the season, 22nd of his career, on a 4-yd. TD pass from QB Colin Kaepernick.
First In NFL History
- TE Vernon Davis hauled in 4 recepts. for 77 yds. and 1 TD. He now has 12 TD recepts. on the season.
- Davis became the first TE in NFL history to register at least 12 TD recepts. in two different seasons (13 TDs in 2009).
- Davis has now registered a TD in 5 straight games for the first time in his in career. The last time the 49ers had a players register a TD recept. in 5 consecutive games was in 2001 (WR Terrell Owens - 5 games).
- With 52 career TD recepts., Davis now ranks t-7th in NFL history for the most TD recepts. by a TE with Dave Casper.
| Most Career Rec. TDs Among TEs In NFL History | ||
Rank | Player | TDs |
1. | Tony Gonzalez | 109 |
2. | Antonio Gates | 86 |
3. | Shannon Sharpe | 62 |
4. | Jerry Smith | 60 |
5. | Wesley Walls | 54 |
6. | Dallas Clark | 53 |
7t. | Vernon Davis | 52 |
Dave Casper | 52 | |
9. | Jason Witten | 51 |
10, | Ben Coates | 50 |
Bringing The House
- The 49ers defense registered 4.0 sacks on Buccaneers QB Mike Glennon.
- LB Aldon Smith registered 2.0 sacks at TB, giving him 8.5 for the season and 42.0 for his career. This marked Smith's 12th game with 2.0 sacks or more.
- DT Justin Smith brought down Glennon, giving him 5.5 sacks on the season and 81.0 sacks for his career.
- Since sacks became an official statistic in 1982, Smith became just the 20th player in the NFL to register at least 5.0 sacks in 11 seasons.
- LB Patrick Willis notched his 3rd sack of the season as he sacked Glennon late in the 4th qtr. He now has 20.5 career sacks.
The Streak Continues
- K Phil Dawson connected on all 4 FG attempts on the day. He has made 24 consecutive FGs, the longest streak of consecutive FGs made in 49ers franchise history.
| Player (Timeframe) | FGs |
1. | Phil Dawson (10/6/13 - present) | 24 |
2. | Joe Nedney (11/26/06 - 9/30/07) | 18 |
3. | Mike Cofer (12/4/88 - 10/1/89) | 17 |
4t. | Wade Richey (12/27/98 - 11/7/99) | 16 |
Gary Anderson (9/14/97 - 11/10/97) | 16 |
Hunter Scoops And Scores
- RB Kendall Hunter picked up a fumble by Buccaneers WR Eric Page on the kickoff return and returned it 2 yds. for a TD. It marked Hunter's first return for a TD.