SANTA CLARA – Here is a hot tip if you’re starting a gambling pool and predicting which 49ers defender will snap their interception drought, now spanning an NFL-record 12 consecutive games.

“It’s going to be me,” cornerback Deommodore Lenoir said, “when they throw a catchable ball.”

Opponents, dating to last season, have gone 381 consecutive passes without one sticking in the 49ers’ slick gloves.

Sunday’s sharpshooter will be Baker Mayfield, who’s had only one pass intercepted out of 172 thrown this season as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-1) prepare to host the 49ers (4-1).

“He’s playing out of this world right now,” Lenoir said. “To throw only one interception all season, he’s playing with the utmost confidence.”

So are Lenoir and the 49ers’ defenders, who may be empty-handed but keep

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