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Week 3 Game Notes

The 49ers suffered their first defeat of the 2012 season on Sunday when they fell 24-13 in Minnesota. 49ers Public Relations presents the following game notes from the Week 3 matchup.

Climbing the charts:

• WR Randy Moss caught 3 passes for 27 yds., moving him into 4^th place in NFL history for the most receiving yds.

Another Franchise Record for Gore:

• RB Frank Gore’s first carry of the game was the 1,687^th of his career, surpassing RB Roger Craig and giving him the most rushes in 49ers history.

11-85 Connection:

• QB Alex Smith found TE Vernon Davis on a 1-yd. TD pass in the 3^rd qtr. The duo has now connected on 4 of Smith’s 5 TD passes on the season.
• Smith has now thrown 30 of his 73 career TD passes to Davis (41.1 pct.), which is the highest pct. among all active teammates.
• This marks the 5^th time in Davis’ career that he registered a TD in 3 straight weeks, and the first time to start a season.
• Davis has now hauled in 4 TDs on the season, ranking 1^st in the NFL prior to the afternoon games.

Big Day for Bo:

• LB NaVorro Bowman notched a career-high 18 tackles, according to the gamebook statistics.

Knocking It Loose

• The 49ers defense forced two fumbles on the day, recovering both.
• LB Ahmad Brooks jarred the ball from Vikings RB Toby Gerhart for his 8^th career FF late in the 4^th qtr. The fumble was recovered by LB Patrick Willis, marking his 5^th career FR.
• S Donte Whitner notched his 5^th career FF in the 4^th qtr., as CB Carlos Rogers registered his 4^th career FR.

Big Returns:

• WR Kyle Williams finished the day with 2 KOR for 144 yds., setting a career high.
• Williams registered a career-long 94-yd. KOR to open the second half. His previous career long was 33 yds. at Sea. (12/24/11).
• Early in the 4^th qtr., Williams notched a 50-yd. KOR.

Making Their Debut:

• WR Randy Moss made his first start as a member of the 49ers.
• LB Eric Bakhtiari made his 49ers debut, lining up on defense for the first time in his career.

Extending Their Streaks

• TE/LS Brian Jennings has now played in 195 consecutive games.
• DT Justin Smith has now started 174 consecutive games, dating back to his rookie season in 2001. Smith’s consecutive start streak ranks 3^rd among defensive players, behind Ronde Barber (202) and London Fletcher (182), and 4^th among all NFL players, behind Barber, Fletch and Jeff Backus (178),
• TE Vernon Davis has now started 78 consecutive games, which ranks 3^rd in the NFL among TEs behind Tony Gonzalez (89) and Jason Witten (86).
• C Jonathan Goodwin played in his 151^th career NFL game. He has now started 57 consecutive games tied for the 5^th most among centers.
• K David Akers has now played in 108 consecutive NFL games, the 3^rd most in the NFL among kickers.
• P Andy Lee played has played in 131 consecutive NFL games, the 4^th most among NFL punters.