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San Francisco 49ers at Game Notes Sunday, October 1, 2017

Good As Gould  K Robbie Gould connected on FGs from 49, 39, 47, 48 and 23 yds. He has now made each of his first 11 FGAs on the season.  Dating back to 2015, Gould has now made 28 consecutive FGs, the longest streak of consecutive made FGs of his career. His previous longest streak was 26 consecutive made FGs from 11/25/05 to 11/19/06, as a member of the .  Gould is the first 49ers kicker to make 5-or-more FGs in a single game since K Phil Dawson (5-5) vs. KC (10/5/14).  Gould is the first 49ers kicker to make each of his first 11 FGAs of a season since K Jose Cortez made 11 consecutive to begin the 2001 season.

49ers Get A 6-Pack On Palmer  The 49ers defense registered 6.0 sacks on the day of Arizona Cardinals QB .  It marked the first time since 12/11/16 vs. NYJ (6) that San Francisco registered 6.0-or- more sacks in a single game.

Elvis Reaches The Century Mark  LB finished with 2.0 sacks on the day, surpassing 100 sacks for his career. He now has 101.0 for his career.  Dumervil is now the 32nd player to reach 100 career sacks, since 1982.  Dumervil currently has the third-most sacks among active players.

Most Sacks Among Active Players Rank Player Sacks 1. , Car. 148.0 2. , Bal. 117.5 3. Elvis Dumervil, SF 101.0 4. , KC 89.5 5. , Mia. 83.5

 Listed at 5-11, Dumervil is the first player with a listed height under 6-1 to register 100 career sacks, since 1982.

 Of Dumervil’s 100 career sacks, he has brought down 48 different quarterbacks. (Cin.), Philip Rivers (LAC) and Ben Roethlisberger (Pit.) have each been sacked the most throughout his career (7.0).  Dumervil has now registered 32 career multi-sack games since entering the NFL in 2006, the most among active players.

Most Multi-Sack Games, Active Players Rank Player Games 1. Elvis Dumervil, SF 32 2. Julius Peppers, Car. 27 3. J.J. Watt, Hou. 24 4t. Cameron Wake, Mia. 20 Tamba Hali, KC 20

Armstrong Gets Picky In The Red Zone  LB Ray-Ray Armstrong intercepted a Cardinals QB Carson Palmer pass in the end zone. It marked the first INT of the season for Armstrong and the second of his career vs. LAR (9/12/16).  Armstrong also sacked Palmer for a 5-yd. loss. He is the first player to record 1.0 sack and 1 INT in the same game since DB vs. NYJ (12/11/16).

Buck In The Backfield  DL DeForest Buckner brought down Palmer for a 7-yd. loss, resulting in his first sack of the season and 7th of his career.

Harold Brings Down Palmer  LB Eli Harold brought down Palmer for a 7-yd. loss, resulting in his first sack of the season and 4th of his career.

Thomas Gets His First  DL sacked Palmer for a 2-yd. loss, the first of his career.