Key stats from the 49ers’ 41-23 Wild Card playoff win vs. the Seahawks

The San Francisco 49ers improved to 13-4 on the season after a 41-23 Wild Card Round playoff win over the Seattle Seahawks at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.

Below are several statistics and notes from Saturday’s game, which were provided by the 49ers Communications staff.

With the Win…

• The 49ers improved to 23-9 at home in postseason play.
• San Francisco improved to 1-1 against Seattle in the postseason.
• The Niners improved to 5-2 in the postseason under head coach Kyle Shanahan.
• The 49ers have now reached the Divisional Round of the Playoffs for the 3rd time in 4 seasons.
• San Francisco improves to 6-2 all-time in the Wild Card Round, including a 4-0 mark at home.

49ers offense

• The 49ers offense racked up 505 yds. of offense, marking the 3rd time in franchise history that the team registered 500-or-more yds. in a playoff game [579 yds. vs. GB (1/12/13) & 537 yds. at Mia. (1/20/85)].

Brock Purdy

• QB Brock Purdy became the 7th rookie QB since 1970 to win a postseason game.

Rookie QBs To Win A Postseason Game, Since 1970

• Purdy completed 18 of 30 atts. for 332 yds. and 3 TDs to go along with 4 carries for 16 yds. and 1 TD. Purdy became the first rookie QB in the Super Bowl Era to register 3-or-more TD passes and 1-or-more TD rushes in a postseason game.
• Purdy’s 332 passing yds. are the 2nd-most by a rookie in his first career playoff game and the most since 1937 [335 passing yds. – QB Sammy Baugh, Was. at Chi. (12/12/37)].
• Purdy’s 3 TD passes match the most by a rookie in his first career playoff game [Dak Prescott, Dal. – 3 TD passes vs. GB (1/15/17), QB Sammy Baugh, Was. – 3 at Chi. (12/12/37)].
• Purdy became the first 49ers QB to register at least 1 rushing TD and at least 1 passing TD in the same postseason game since QB Colin Kaepernick on 1/12/14 – NFC-D at Car.
• Purdy became the first 49ers QB to register at least 3 passing TDs in a postseason game since QB Alex Smith on 1/14/12 – NFC-D vs. NO.
• Purdy’s 332 passing yds. are the 3rd-highest in a single postseason game in franchise history.

Most Passing Yds. In A Postseason Game, Franchise History

Christian McCaffrey

• RB Christian McCaffrey registered 15 carries for 119 yds., including a 68-yd. carry. His 68-yd. rush was the 3rd longest run in franchise postseason history and the longest since 1/8/89.

Longest Runs From Scrimmage In A Postseason Game, Franchise History

• McCaffrey also tallied 2 recepts. for 17 yds and 1 TD through the air. McCaffrey is the 4th RB since 1970 to register 2-or-more TD recepts. through his first 2 postseason games (RB Shane Vereen, NE – 2 TDs, RB Duce Staley, Phi. -2 & RB James Brooks, SD – 2).

• With 119 rushing yds., it marked McCaffrey’s first game with 100-or-more rushing yds. in the postseason and the first by a member of the 49ers since 2019 [RB Raheem Mostert – 220 rushing yds. vs. GB (1/19/20 – NFC-C)].
• McCaffrey has registered 100-or-more scrimmage yds. in each of his first 2 postseason games, becoming the 5th RB to do so since 2013 [Sony Michel (NE), Todd Gurley (LAR), Ezekiel Elliot (Dal.), Le’Veon Bell (Pit.)].

Deebo Samuel

• WR Deebo Samuel registered 6 recepts. for 133 yds., including a 74-yd. recept, and 1 TD as well as 3 carries for 32 yds. on the ground. His 74-yd. recept. was the 2nd longest in franchise postseason history and the longest since 1/5/03.

Longest Recepts. In A Postseason Game, Franchise History

• With 133 rec. yds., Samuel registered 100-or-more rec. yds. in a postseason game for the first time in his career. He is the first member of the 49ers to do so since WR Anquan Boldin [136 yds. at Car. (1/12/14)].

Purdy-McCaffrey-Samuel

• Between Purdy’s 332 passing yds., McCaffrey’s 119 rushing yds. and Samuel’s 133 rec. yds., it marked the first time the 49ers had a 300-yd. passer, 100-yd. rusher and 100-yd. receiver in the same postseason game since 2/3/13 – SB-XLVII [Frank Gore (19-110-1 TD), Michael Crabtree (5-109-1 TD), Vernon Davis (6-104) & Colin Kaepernick (28-16-302-1 INT-1 TD)].

Elijah Mitchell

• RB Elijah Mitchell registered 9 carries for 2 yds. to go along with 2 recepts. for 25 yds. and 1 TD through the air.
• The TD recept. marked the first of his postseason career.

Charles Omenihu

• DL Charles Omenihu registered 3 tackles as well as 2.0 sacks and 1 FF of Seahawks QB Geno Smith. The 2.0 sacks marked a career high, while the FF marked Omenihu’s first in the postseason since 1/16/22 – NFC-WC at Dal.

Nick Bosa

• DL Nick Bosa recovered Smith’s fumble, marking the first of his postseason career.

Arik Armstead

• DL Arik Armstead brought down Smith for a 10-yd. loss. The sack marked the 6th of his postseason career and his first since 1/22/22 – NFC-D at GB (2.0 sacks). His 6.0 sacks in the postseason are the 6thmost in franchise history.

Most Sacks In The Postseason, Franchise History

Deommodore Lenoir

• DB Deommodore Lenoir registered 5 tackles and 1 INT of Smith. The INT marked the first of his postseason career.

Robbie Gould

• K Robbie Gould connected on 31, 33, 34 and 46-yd. FGs and each of his 4 PATs. Gould remains a perfect 25 of 25 on FGs and 38 of 38 on PATs in his postseason career.
• Gould’s 4 FGM are the match the most by a member of the 49ers in a single postseason game in franchise history [K Ray Wersching vs. Cin. (1/24/82 – SB XVI)].
• Gould’s 25 FGM as a member of the 49ers are the most in franchise history and ranks tied for 6th in NFL history.
• Gould’s 25 FGM without a miss is the most in NFL history.

Most FGM In The Postseason, NFL History