Josh Dubow
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NFL writer for The Associated Press, who also covers Bay Area sports
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Cowboys run defense this season:
Yards allowed per game: 142.2, 29th
Yards/carry allowed: 4.66, 26th
Success rate allowed: 62.3%, 32nd
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Headed into today, Fred Warner had played 94.3% of defensive snaps for #49ers since entering NFL in 2018 in regular season and playoffs. His 8,059 snaps on D are 4th most behind only Bobby Wagner, Kevin Byard and Jessie Bates
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The AFC West went 4-0 today. Here's how often every division has done that in a week since realignment:
AFC West 11
AFC East 9
NFC West 8
NFC East 6
AFC North 5
NFC South 5
NFC North 4
AFC South 4
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One week after having 13 penalties (1 shy of high in NFL this season), Chiefs have 0 vs Lions. Last time a team was penalized 0 times in a game came in Week 18 of 2023 season:
#Raiders vs Broncos
Seahawks vs Cardinals
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Chiefs have had 7 drives and made it into the red zone on 6:
4 TDs
1 FG
1 4th down stop
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Patrick Mahomes has 24th game with at least 4 total TDs passing and running (playoffs included). That is tied with Dan Marino for 7th most. Tom Brady has most with 50
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Chiefs with 4 games in a season with a TD run and TD pass:
Patrick Mahomes 2025
Mahomes 2022
Alex Smith 2016
Steve Bono 1995
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Patrick Mahomes' 4 TD runs this season match his career high set in 2022
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#49ers rank 30th in yards rushing per game (82.2), last in yards per carry (3.06) and 27th in rushing success rate (47.2%).

(They were top 4 in all those categories in 2023)
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Titans have 83 points and are averaging 3.94 yards per play. Only teams in last 20 seasons with less than 85 points and 4 yards/play thru 6 games:
2019 Jets
2018 Bills (Josh Allen's rookie year)
2009 Browns
2009 #Raiders (JaMarcus Russell's last season)
2007 #49ers
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Patrick Mahomes threw his 300th career TD pass (playoffs included)
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#Raiders Maxx Crosby joined Jared Allen and Aaron Donald as the only players since 2000 with 10+ TFLs in each of their first 7 seasons
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Week 7 lines from @betmgm:
#Raiders +10.5 at Chiefs
#49ers -3 vs Falcons
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#49ers coach Kyle Shanahan says that Fred Warner dislocated and broke his right ankle. He's done for the year. Niners will be without Nick Bosa and Warner
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#49ers have thrown 35+ passes in a franchise record 9 straight games dating to last season
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#49ers have fewer than 85 yards rushing in 5 straight games for 1st time in franchise history
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Most scrimmage touches thru 6 games in last 10 seasons:
Derrick Henry 178 in 2021
Le'Veon Bell 164 in 2017
Christian McCaffrey 162 in 2019
#49ers McCaffrey 154 in 2025
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Christian McCaffrey joined Roger Craig (1988) as only players in #49ers history with at least 100 yards from scrimmage in each of the first 6 games of a season
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Most consecutive games without an INT:
13, #49ers 2024-present
11, Giants 2024
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Mac Jones' 1,252 yards passing in his first 4 starts are the most in #49ers history (Garoppolo 1,250). It's 8th most in NFL history
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Ended up at 7.24 with the kneel down but that would be 5th worst for a full game under Shanahan
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#49ers allowed 7.44 yards/play after Fred Warner left the game. Only games that bad under Shanahan:
9.12 vs Chiefs Week 7 2022
7.58 vs #Raiders Week 17 2022
7.46 vs Vikings Week 2 2024
7.44 vs Packers Week 6 2018
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#49ers with back to back games with 140+ yards receiving since merger:
Kendrick Bourne (last 2 games)
George Kittle 2021
Terrell Owens 2002
John Taylor 1989
Jerry Rice 6 times
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False start by Dominick Puni on 4th and 1 followed by Mac Jones' 2nd INT of day for #49ers gives Bucs ball back with 8 point lead and less than 6:00 left
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Mac Jones' 1,226 yards passing for #49ers are 10th most for any player in his first 4 starts with a team. Kirk Cousins' 1,387 with Vikings are the most ever