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49ers’ Jimmy Garoppolo has impressive regular-season passer rating streak
49ers' Jimmy Garoppolo has impressive regular-season passer rating streak,San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo is in the middle of a somewhat impressive regular-season run.

49ers’ Jimmy Garoppolo has impressive regular-season passer rating streak

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo is in the middle of a somewhat impressive regular-season run. 

As mentioned by David Bonilla of 49ers WebZone, the NFL on CBS Twitter account shared on Wednesday that Garoppolo is currently responsible for the longest active streak of consecutive regular-season games with a passer rating of at least 80. His run of 17 straight non-playoff contests with an 80+ rating is five better than what Geno Smith of the Seattle Seahawks has accumulated. Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow is third with eight: 

Longest active streak of consecutive games with an 80+ Passer Rating

Jimmy Garoppolo 17
Geno Smith 12
Joe Burrow 8 pic.twitter.com/E3A8P7Zhd9

— NFL on CBS (@NFLonCBS) November 9, 2022

Garoppolo returned to the top of the San Francisco depth chart after starter Trey Lance suffered a season-ending ankle injury in Week 2. The 31-year-old has produced a mixed bag of results and gone 3-3 as the starter for a 4-4 Niners side that will host the 5-3 Los Angeles Chargers this coming Sunday night. 

Per ESPN stats, Garoppolo heads into Week 10 sixth among eligible quarterbacks with a 100.7 passer rating on the campaign. He’s tied for eighth with a 66.7% completion percentage but is 22nd with a 47.4 total QBR. In seven appearances and six starts, he’s thrown 11 touchdown passes and four interceptions. 

Garoppolo’s numbers and record for the season are noteworthy since it’s already being suggested by knowledgeable individuals that the 49ers could keep him around and start him over Lance next year if the veteran guides the team back to the playoffs. If, however, Garoppolo underwhelms with his play over the second half of the campaign, San Francisco could always consider signing current Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady when the new NFL year opens in March 2023.