McCaffrey’s 49ers’ touchdown streak halted at 17 against Jaguars

The 49ers went to great lengths to add to Christian McCaffrey’s record-tying touchdown streak Sunday, only to come up short.

When backup quarterback Sam Darnold threw a fourth-down pass to McCaffrey at the goal line that was broken up by Darious Williams, it ended a run of 17 consecutive games including the postseason scoring at least one touchdown.

McCaffrey will share the record with Lenny Moore of the Baltimore Colts, who scored in 17 consecutive games from 1963-64.

It was about the only thing that went wrong for the 49ers in a 34-3 road win over the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Coach Kyle Shanahan, who had inserted Elijah Mitchell into the game with a commanding lead, re-inserted McCaffrey once they got to the Jacksonville 29-yard line.

McCaffrey ran for 19 yards, ran for a yard, gained six yards on a pass from Darnold then lost a pair on third-and-3. Then from the 5-yard line, with McCaffrey split right, Darnold’s pass was broken up by Williams.

The NFL’s leading rusher with 652 yards coming in, McCaffrey had 95 yards on 16 carries and caught six passes for 47 yards. Over his previous four games, McCaffrey didn’t have more than 54 yards rushing.

A look at McCaffrey’s touchdown streak:

CHRISTIAN MCCAFFREY

Dec. 4, 2022 vs. Miami: 3 pass from Purdy

Dec. 11, 2022 vs. Tampa Bay: 27-yard pass from Purdy; 38-yard run

Dec. 15, 2022 at Seattle: 1-yard run

Dec. 24, 2022 vs. Washington: 1-yard run

Jan. 1, 2023 at Las Vegas: 14-yard run

Jan. 8, 2023 vs. Arizona: 21-yard pass from Purdy

Jan. 14, 2023 vs. Seattle: 3-yard pass from Purdy (NFC Wild Card)

Jan. 22, 2023 vs. Dallas: 2-yard run (NFC Divisional)

Jan. 29, 2023 at Philadelphia: 23-yard run (NFC Championship)

Sept. 10 at Pittsburgh: 65-yard run

Sept. 17 at L.A. Rams: 14-yard run

Sept. 21, 2023: vs. N.Y. Giants: 4-yard

Oct. 1, 2023 vs. Arizona: 2-yard run; 6 pass from Purdy; 18-yard run; 1-yard run

Oct 8, 2023 vs. Dallas: 1-yard run

Oct. 15, 2023 at Cleveland: 13-yard pass from Purdy

Oct. 23, 2023 at Minnesota: 35-yard pass from Purdy; 3-yard run

Oct. 29, 2023 vs. Cincinnati: 2-yard run; 4-yard pass from Brock Purdy

Total touchdowns: 23

Games with multiple touchdowns: 4

Rushing touchdowns: 15

Receiving touchdowns: 8

Longest rushing touchdown: 65 yards vs. Pittsburgh (Sept. 10, 2023)

Longest receiving touchdown: 35 yards vs. Minnesota (Oct. 23, 2023)

Yardage on all touchdowns: 301 yards (13.1 yards per play)

Yardage on rushing touchdowns: 189 yards (12.6 yards per play)

Yardage on receiving touchdowns: 112 yards (14.0 yards per play)

49ers record during streak: 13-4

LENNY MOORE

Oct. 27, 1963 vs. Green Bay: 25-yard pass from Unitas

Nov. 3, 1963 vs. Chicago: 25-yard run

Nov. 10, 1963 vs. Detroit: 4-yard run

Sept. 13, 1964 at Minnesota: 2-yard run; 70-yard pass from Unitas

Sept. 20, 1964 at Green Bay: 52-yard pass from Unitas; 4-yard run

Sept. 27, 1964 vs. Chicago: 3-yard run

Oct. 4, 1964: vs. L.A. Rams: 12-yard run; 32-yard run

Oct. 12, 1964: vs. St. Louis: 5-yard run

Oct. 18, 1964 vs. Green Bay: 21-yard run; 5-yard run

Oct. 25, 1964 at Detroit: 11-yard run

Nov. 1, 1964 vs. 49ers: 2-yard run; 5-yard run

Nov. 8, 1964 at Chicago: 2-yard run

Nov. 15, 1964 vs. Minnesota: 74-yard pass from Johnny Unitas

Nov. 22, 1964 at L.A. Rams: 18-yard run

Nov. 29, 1964 at 49ers: 2-yard run

Dec. 6, 1964 vs. Detroit: Fumble recovery in end zone

Dec. 13, 1964 vs. Washington: 3-yard run; 1-yard run