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SANTA CLARA — Lenny Moore has some company in the record books.
Christian McCaffrey scored a touchdown in his 17th straight game including playoffs Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals at Levi’s Stadium.
With 3:19 left in the first quarter, McCaffrey scored on a 2-yard run to camp a 75-yard drive in eight plays, taking 4:52 off the clock and tying the score 7-7.
McCaffrey came in one touchdown behind Moore after scoring two touchdowns in last week’s 22-17 road loss to the Minnesota Vikings. In 21 games including the one in each of the 49ers’ three playoff games last season, McCaffrey came having scored 21 touchdowns. He arrived on Oct. 20 of last season.
The streak began on Dec. 4 of last season, catching a 3-yard pass from Brock Purdy in a 33-17 win over MIami. That was the same game in which Jimmy Garoppolo broke his ankle, thrusting Purdy into the role of starter.
Moore set the record, which includes playoff games, by scoring a touchdown in the last three games of the 1963 season and all 14 games in 1964. A member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Moore was one of the first rushing-receiving backs who was often split wide to create defensive mismatches — the same role McCaffrey has excelled at since being drafted by Carolina out of Stanford in 2017.
It was the 12th touchdown this season for McCaffrey, tying him with Miami running back and former 49er Raheem Mostert for the NFL lead. Mostert scored his 12th touchdown Sunday against the New England Patriots.
McCaffrey started the day as the NFL’s leading rusher with 598 yards, gaining 450 yards in the first four games and 138 in the last three.
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