Eight Incredible 49ers Stats From Convincing Week 1 Win Against the Jets

Eight incredible 49ers stats from convincing Week 1 win against the Jets originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

It’s already Week 1, but the 49ers are picking up where they left off from last season’s Super Bowl appearance, following a convincing 32-19 victory over Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets on Monday night at Levi’s Stadium.

And the statistics confirm it. Eight statistics, to be exact.

After their first possession of the game, the 49ers scored a touchdown or field goal in eight consecutive possessions, making it San Francisco’s longest scoring streak since 1978, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

Despite a dismal offseason with two offensive stars, 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy and San Francisco’s all-star offense got things rolling in the season opener.

Without Christian McCaffrey, who was pulled from the game with just 90 minutes to go due to calf and Achilles issues, it was third-year running back Jordan Mason who shined in his first career start. Mason finished with a career-high 147 rushing yards on 28 carries in the win, which is the third-most rushing yards by a 49ers player in a first career start — trailing only former 49ers backs Carlos Hyde and Kevan Barlow.

Below is a look at the 49ers players with the most rushing yards in their first career start:

| Rank | Player | Rush Yds. | Date & Opponent.
| 1. | RB Carlos Hyde | 168 | 14-09-15 vs. Min.
| 2. | RB Kevan Barlow | 154 | 7-12-03 against Arz.
| 3. | RB Jordan Mason | 147 | 9/8/24 vs. NYJ
| 4. | RB Maurice Hicks | 139 | 12/12/04 at Arz.
| 5. | RB Matt Breida | 138 | 9/16/18 vs. Det.

And of course, the 49ers’ offensive dominance didn’t stop there. It never does.

Do-it-all Deebo Samuel, listed as a wide receiver, scored the 49ers’ first touchdown of the 2024 NFL season with a 2-yard rush into the end zone. The rushing touchdown marked his first of the season and 20th of Samuel’s career, which is the most by a player whose primary position is wide receiver since at least 1960.

| MOST RUSHING TD’S BY A WR, SINCE 1960
| Rank | Player | Rush TD’s
| 1. | WR Deebo Samuel, SF | 20
| 2. | WR Bobby Mitchell, Cle./Wash. | 18
| 3. | WR Eric Metcalf, Cle./Atl. | 12

Welcome back, broad back.

We can’t talk about the offense without giving a shoutout to Jake Moody.

The sophomore kicker accounted for more than half of San Francisco’s 32 points on Monday, converting on each of his six field goal attempts (46, 51, 31, 53, 23 and 42 yards) and his two PATs.

Moody’s six field goals were a personal best and tied the franchise record for most field goals in a single game, tied by Robbie Gould, Jeff Wilkins and Ray Wersching.

It was also the most field goals made by a 49ers player in Week 1 in franchise history, behind Jeff Chandler and David Akers.

With his six made field goals, Moody became the fourth kicker in league history to make six field goals in Week 1, joining former Pittsburgh Steelers kicker John Carney (1993), Pittsburgh Steelers kicker Chris Boswell (2024) and former kicker Jeff Wilkins (2006).

To sum up the impressive statistics on the offensive side of the game: The 49ers offense showed movement on 90 percent (62 of 69) of the plays against the Jets. That’s the second-highest movement percentage of any offense in Week 1, trailing only the Miami Dolphins (91 percent), according to Next Gen Stats.

Three different San Francisco players had at least 15 plays in motion against New York: Samuel (23), Kyle Juszczyk (19) and George Kittle (15). Samuel’s eight carries for 23 rushing yards on plays in motion were tied for the second-most motion carries since at least 2018, according to Next Gen Stats.

Meanwhile, the 49ers’ new defensive end Leonard Floyd fit in perfectly with San Francisco’s dominant D-line.

The ninth-year pro recorded two tackles and one sack of Rodgers, marking his first sack with the 49ers and the 59th of his career. His sack of Rodgers marked his 11th against the future Hall of Fame quarterback, the most by any active player against an active quarterback in the NFL, according to Elias Sports Bureau.

| ACTIVE PLAYERS WITH THE MOST SACKS AGAINST AN ACTIVE QUARTERBACK
| Rank | Players | To fail
| 1. | DL Leonard Floyd vs. QB Aaron Rodgers | 11.0
| 2. | DL Cameron Jordan vs. QB Jameis Winston | 9.5
| 3. | DL Joey Bosa vs. QB Derek Carr | 8.5
| 4. | LB TJ Watt vs. QB Baker Mayfield | 8.5

Phew, that was a lot.

But if the numbers back up expectations surrounding the Red and Gold ahead of the start of the 2024 season, the 49ers Faithful can feel good about the franchise’s Quest for Six.

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