San Francisco 49ers at Cincinnati Bengals Sunday, September 15, 2019

With the win… • The Niners open the season with back-to-back road wins for the first time since the 1989 season. • The 49ers have won road games in consecutive weeks for the first time since Weeks 13- 14 of the 2017 season [W, 15-14 at Chi. (12/3/17) & W, 26-16 at Hou. (12/10/17)]. • San Francisco begins the season 2-0 for the first time since the 2012 season and the 19th time in franchise history. • The 49ers improved to 12-4 overall against the Bengals, including a 5-2 record on the road.

Points, Points Baby • After defeating the Bengals, 41-17 at Cin., the 49ers won on the road by 24-or-more pts. for the first time since 10/27/13 at Jax. (W, 42-10). • San Francisco’s 41 pts. scored are the most by the team since 12/24/17 vs. Jax. (44 pts.) and the most scored on the road by the 49ers since 10/27/13 at Jax. (42 pts.).

On A Per-Play Basis • San Francisco finished averaging 8.41 yds. per play, the most by the team since 11/6/16 vs. NO (8.53 yds. per play).

Rush Hour • The 49ers offense rushed for 259 yds. on the day, the most by the team since 12/20/14 vs. SD (355 rushing yds.). It also marks the most rushing yds. by the team on the road since 11/29/10 at Arz. (261 rushing yds.). • San Francisco registered 13 rushing 1st downs, the most in a single game by the team since 9/14/15 vs. Min. (14 rushing 1st downs).

Elite Yards • The 49ers offense finished with 572 total net yds. of offense, the most by the team since 10/7/12 vs. Buf. (621 total net yds.) and the 5th-most in franchise history.

Most Total Net Yds. In Franchise History Rank Date Opponent Total Net Yds. Passing Yds. Rushing Yds. 1. 10/7/12 vs. Buf. 621 310 311 2. 9/13/92 vs. Buf. 598 439 159 3. 10/18/92 vs. Atl. 590 399 191 4. 9/25/88 at Sea. 580 341 239 5. 9/15/19 at Cin. 572 313 259

Third Of The Way Through • Through the first 3 Qtrs., the 49ers offense registered 513 total net yds. of offense, the most by the team in Qtrs. 1-3 since 10/18/92 vs. Atl. (540 total net yds.).

Sling The Rock • QB Jimmy Garoppolo completed 17 of 25 atts. for 297 yds., 3 TDs and a passer rating of 131.2. His 3 TD passes tied a career high and were the most as a member of the 49ers [3 TDs vs. Mia. (9/18/16)]. • Garoppolo’s 131.2 passer rating was his highest as a member of the 49ers (min. 25 atts.) and highest since 9/18/16 vs. Mia. (135.4).

Breida The Cheetah • RB Matt Breida registered 12 carries for 121 yds. (10.08 avg.). It marked his 4th career game with 100-or-more rushing yds. and first since 11/25/18 at TB (106 yds.). • Breida’s 10.08 rushing avg. was the 2nd-highest of his career (min. 10 atts.) and the highest by a member of the 49ers since Breida averaged 12.55 yds. per carry vs. Det. (9/16/18).

Mostert Parts The Orange Sea • RB Raheem Mostert registered his first career TD recept. on a 39-yd. pass from Garoppolo. His 39-yd. recept. is also the longest of his career. • Mostert also added 13 carries for 83 yds. on the ground.

Wilson! • RB Jeff Wilson Jr. registered 10 carries for 34 yds. and 2 TDs. His 2-yd. and 4-yd. TD runs were the first and 2nd of his career. • Wilson Jr. became the first member of the 49ers to register 2-or-more rushing TDs in a single game since RB Carlos Hyde at LAR (12/31/17 – 2 TDs).

George Of The Jungle • TE George Kittle registered 3 recepts. for 54 yds. With 54 rec. yds. on the day, he now has 2,000 career rec. yds. in 33 career regular season games. He now ranks t-3rd in NFL history as the fastest TE to reach 2,000-or-more career rec. yds.

Fewest Games To 2,000 Rec. Yds. By A TE, NFL History Rank Name Games 1. Mike Ditka 30 2. Kellen Winslow Sr. 31 3t. George Kittle 33 Dave Kocourek 33 5. Rob Gronkowski 34

You’re In Good Hands With Goodwin • QB Jimmy Garoppolo connected with WR Marquise Goodwin on a 38-yd. TD recept. It marked Goodwin’s first TD recept. of the season and 13th of his career. He finished the game with 3 recepts. for 77 yds. and 1 TD.

Deebo Steals A TD • WR Deebo Samuel registered 5 recepts. for 87 yds. and 1 TD. His first career TD recept. came on a 3-yd. pass from Jimmy Garoppolo.

You Can’t Run Here • San Francisco held the Bengals to 25 rushing yds. on 19 carries (1.3 avg.), the fewest rushing yds. allowed and lowest yds. per carry allowed by the team since 11/8/15 vs. Atl. [14 carries for 17 rushing yds. (1.2 avg.)].

Gimme That • The 49ers defense intercepted Bengals QB Andy Dalton once on the day. Through the first 2 Weeks of the season, the team has 4 INTs, the most by the 49ers in Weeks 1-2 since the 1995 season (4 INTs).

Tae-Kwon-Do • LB Kwon Alexander intercepted Dalton, marking his first INT as a member of the 49ers, 7th of his career, and his first since 2017 as a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. • Alexander’s INT led to a K Robbie Gould 33-yd. FG.

Stretch Armstead • On the first play of the game DL Arik Armstead brought down Cincinnati Bengals QB Andy Dalton for an 8-yd. loss. • Armstead now has 2.0 sacks on the season and has registered at least 1.0 sack in back- to-back games for the 2nd time in his career.

Buck Wild • DL DeForest Buckner brought down Dalton for a 6-yd. loss, his first sack of the season. He now has 22.0 sacks for his career.

If You Like Winning… • DL Ronald Blair III sacked Dalton for a 5-yd. loss and now has 11.5 sacks for his career.