2018 San Francisco 49ers season

2018 San Francisco 49ers season
Owner	Jed York
General manager	John Lynch
Head coach	Kyle Shanahan
Offensive coordinator	Kyle Shanahan (de facto)
Defensive coordinator	Robert Saleh
Home stadium	Levi's Stadium
Results
Record	4–12
Division place	3rd NFC West
Playoffs	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	FB Kyle Juszczyk TE George Kittle DT DeForest Buckner
All-Pros	George Kittle (2nd team)
Uniform
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The 2018 season was the San Francisco 49ers' 69th in the National Football League (NFL), their 73rd overall, their fifth playing their home games at Levi's Stadium and their second under the head coach/general manager tandem of Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch.

After finishing 6–10 from an 0–9 start the previous year, the 49ers were looking to improve from that record and make the playoffs for the first time since 2013. However, the 49ers' season ended with a record of 4–12 and were plagued by multiple season-ending injuries, including running back Jerick McKinnon tearing his ACL in training camp and quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo tearing his ACL in Week 3 against the Kansas City Chiefs. The 49ers were eliminated from playoff contention following a Week 13 loss to the Seattle Seahawks. In Week 15, however, the 49ers upset the Seahawks 26–23 in overtime at home, snapping the 49ers' 10–game losing streak to them that dated back to the 2013 NFC Championship Game. The win also stopped the Seahawks from clinching a playoff spot that week. The 49ers failed to improve on their 6–10 record from last year. The 49ers also went 0–8 on the road for the first time since 1979.

The 49ers defense would also go on to set multiple NFL records for futility. During the entire 16 game schedule of the 2018 NFL season, the 49ers defense would accumulate just two interceptions, breaking the previous mark of three. Incredibly, that included strike shortened NFL seasons. Putting that into perspective, a total of 40 different players throughout the league would go on to have more interceptions than the entire 49ers team. The 49ers would also have just seven total takeaways on the season, smashing the previous record of 11. ^{[1] [2]} The 49ers were also last in the league with a −25 turnover differential, the worst mark since 2008.

The 2018 49ers would go on to set one more notable "futility" mark after the team went 8–0 to start the following season, thus giving the 2018 49ers the worst record in NFL history of any team that went on to go undefeated that far into the following season.

Offseason

Roster changes

Free agency

The 49ers entered free agency with the following: ^[3]

Position	Player	Free agency tag	Date signed	2018 Team	Notes
DE	Cornellius Carradine	UFA	March 17, 2018	Oakland Raiders	[4]
OT	Garry Gilliam	UFA	February 27, 2018	San Francisco 49ers	Signed 2-year contract [5] [6]
SS	Eric Reid	UFA	September 27, 2018	Carolina Panthers	Signed 1-year contract [7]
C	Daniel Kilgore	UFA	February 14, 2018	San Francisco 49ers	Signed 3-year contract [8] [9]
ILB	Brock Coyle	UFA	March 14, 2018	San Francisco 49ers	Signed 3-year contract [10]
G	Brandon Fusco	UFA	March 14, 2018	Atlanta Falcons	Signed 3-year contract [11]
CB	Leon Hall	UFA	March 30, 2018	Oakland Raiders
RB	Carlos Hyde	UFA	March 15, 2018	Cleveland Browns	Signed 3-year contract [12]
OLB	Mark Nzeocha	UFA	January 26, 2018	San Francisco 49ers	Signed 1-year contract [13]
DT	Leger Douzable	UFA
WR	Louis Murphy	UFA
QB	Jimmy Garoppolo	UFA	February 8, 2018	San Francisco 49ers	Signed 5-year contract [14] [15]
CB	Asa Jackson	UFA
TE	Logan Paulsen	UFA	March 21, 2018	Atlanta Falcons	Signed 1-year contract [16]
C	Tim Barnes	UFA
FS	Antone Exum	UFA	June 6, 2018	San Francisco 49ers	Signed 1-year contract [17]
OLB	Cassius Marsh	UFA	February 7, 2018	San Francisco 49ers	Signed 2-year contract [18] [19]
CB	Dontae Johnson	UFA	April 11, 2018	Seattle Seahawks	[20]
DE	Aaron Lynch	UFA	March 15, 2018	Chicago Bears	Signed 1-year contract [21] [22]
RB	Raheem Mostert	RFA	March 9, 2018	San Francisco 49ers	Signed 1-year contract [23]
RFA: Restricted free agent, UFA: Unrestricted free agent, ERFA: Exclusive rights free agent LEGEND  –  Light green background indicates a player has been re-signed by the 49ers.  –  Light red background indicates a player has departed the 49ers.

Signings

Position	Player	2017 Team	Date signed	Notes
CB	Richard Sherman	Seattle Seahawks	March 11, 2018	Signed 3-year contract [24] [25]
P	Jeff Locke		March 12, 2018	Signed 1-year contract [23]
RB	Jerick McKinnon	Minnesota Vikings	March 14, 2018	Signed 4-year contract [26]
C	Weston Richburg	New York Giants	March 14, 2018	Signed 5-year contract [26]
DE	Jeremiah Attaochu	Los Angeles Chargers	March 15, 2018	Signed 1-year contract [27]
G	Jonathan Cooper	Dallas Cowboys	March 20, 2018	Signed 1-year contract [28]
LB	Korey Toomer	Los Angeles Chargers	April 4, 2018	Signed 1-year contract [29]
G	Mike Person	Indianapolis Colts	May 9, 2018	Signed 1-year contract [30]
CB	C. J. Goodwin	New York Giants	May 15, 2018	Claimed off waivers [31]
G	John Flynn		July 25, 2018	Signed 2-year contract [32]
DT	Will Sutton		July 25, 2018	Signed 1-year contract [32]
DT	Cedric Thornton	Buffalo Bills	July 25, 2018	Signed 1-year contract [32]
TE	Wes Saxton		July 31, 2018	Signed 1-year contract [33]
G	Chris Gonzalez		August 5, 2018	Signed 1-year contract [34]
RB	Alfred Morris	Dallas Cowboys	August 14, 2018	Signed 1-year contract [35]

Indicates that the player was a free agent at the end of his respective team's 2017 season.

Departures

Position	Player	Date	Notes
C	Daniel Kilgore	March 15, 2018	Traded [36]
T	Trent Brown	April 27, 2018	Traded [37]
G	Zane Beadles	May 7, 2018	Released [38]
WR	DeAndre Carter	May 15, 2018	Waived [31]
S	Don Jones	July 25, 2018	Waived [32]
CB	C. J. Goodwin	July 31, 2018	Waived [33]
LB	Eli Harold	August 23, 2018	Traded [39] [40]

Draft

Main article: 2018 NFL draft

2018 San Francisco 49ers Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	9	Mike McGlinchey	OT	Notre Dame
2	44	Dante Pettis	WR	Washington	from Washington
3	70	Fred Warner	LB	BYU	from Chicago
	95	Tarvarius Moore	S	Southern Miss	from New England
4	128	Kentavius Street	DE	NC State	from Pittsburgh
5	142	D. J. Reed	CB	Kansas State	from Denver via Washington
6	184	Marcell Harris	S	Florida
7	233	Jullian Taylor	DT	Temple	from Tampa Bay via Miami
	240	Richie James	WR	Middle Tennessee	from Kansas City

Notes

• The 49ers finished with the same overall record and strength of schedule as the Oakland Raiders at the end of the 2017 season, and their selecting order was determined by way of a coin flip at the NFL Scouting Combine in early 2018. Both teams will then rotate with the Miami Dolphins, selecting 9th, 10th and 11th in each round. The 49ers won the coin toss. ^[41]

Draft trades

• The 49ers traded a second-round selection (43rd overall) to New England in exchange for quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo.
• The 49ers traded their third-round selection in 2017 (67th overall) to New Orleans in exchange for New Orleans' second-round selection (59th overall) and their seventh-round selection in 2017 (229th overall).
• The 49ers traded their first-round selection in 2017 (2nd overall) to Chicago in exchange for Chicago's third-round selection (70th overall), and their first-, third- and fourth-round selections in 2017 (3rd, 67th and 111th overall).
• The 49ers traded their fourth-round selection (109th overall) to Denver in exchange for Denver's fifth-round selection in 2017 (177th overall) and running back Kapri Bibbs.
• The 49ers traded their fifth-round selection (148th overall) and tight end Vance McDonald to Pittsburgh in exchange for Pittsburgh's fourth-round selection (128th overall).
• The 49ers traded cornerback Rashard Robinson to the New York Jets in exchange for the Jets' fifth-round selection (143rd overall).
• The 49ers traded their seventh-round selection (227th overall) and center Daniel Kilgore to Miami in exchange for the seventh-round selection Miami acquired from Tampa Bay (223rd overall). ^[42]
• The 49ers traded cornerback Kenneth Acker to Kansas City in exchange for Kansas City's seventh-round selection (240th overall).
• The 49ers traded their fifth-round selection (143rd overall) and OT Trent Brown to New England in exchange for the third-round selection (95th overall). ^[43]

Undrafted free agents

2018 San Francisco 49ers Undrafted Free Agents

Position	Player	College	Notes
WR	Steven Dunbar	Houston
TE	Ross Dwelley	San Diego
QB	Jack Heneghan	Dartmouth
OL	Alan Knott	South Carolina	Waived August 14 [35]
OT	Jamar McGloster	Syracuse	Waived July 25 [32]
DL	Zach Franklin	Frostburg State
S	Terrell Williams	Houston
S	Corey Griffin	Georgia Tech	Waived August 5 [34]
CB	Tarvarus McFadden	Florida State
CB	Emmanuel Moseley	Tennessee
OL	Najee Toran	UCLA
OL	Coleman Shelton	Washington
RB	Jeff Wilson	North Texas
DL	Blaine Woodson	Delaware	Waived July 25 [32]

Staff

2018 San Francisco 49ers staff

Front office Co-chairman – Denise DeBartolo York Co-chairman – John York Chief executive officer – Jed York Co-owner – John M. Sobrato Co-owner – Mark Wan Co-owner – Gideon Yu General manager – John Lynch President of 49ers Enterprises and EVP of football operations – Paraag Marathe President – Al Guido General counsel – Hannah Gordon Chief investment officer – Brano Perkovich Chief financial officer – Scott Sabatino Vice president of player personnel – Adam Peters Senior personnel executive – Martin Mayhew Vice president and senior advisor to the general manager – Keena Turner Director of pro personnel – Ran Carthon Director of football administration & analytics – Brian Hampton Head coaches Head coach – Kyle Shanahan Assistant head coach/tight ends – Jon Embree Offensive coaches Run game specialist – Mike McDaniel Quarterbacks – Rich Scangarello Running backs – Bobby Turner Passing game specialist/wide receivers – Mike LaFleur Offensive line – John Benton Assistant offensive line – Adam Stenavich Offensive assistant – T.C. McCartney Offensive assistant – Katie Sowers Offensive quality control – Taylor Embree

Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Robert Saleh Defensive line – Jeff Zgonina Run game specialist/outside linebackers – Johnny Holland Inside linebackers – DeMeco Ryans Defensive backs – Jeff Hafley Assistant defensive backs – Daniel Bullocks Defensive quality control – Bobby Slowik Pass rush specialist – Chris Kiffin Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Richard Hightower Assistant special teams – Michael Clay Assistant special teams – Stan Kwan Strength and conditioning Head strength and conditioning – Ray Wright Strength and conditioning assistant – Marquis Johnson Strength and conditioning assistant – Dustin Perry

Final roster

2018 San Francisco 49ers roster

Quarterbacks (QB)  3 C. J. Beathard  4 Nick Mullens Running backs (RB) 43 Matthew Dayes 44 Kyle Juszczyk FB 46 Alfred Morris 41 Jeff Wilson Wide receivers (WR) 84 Kendrick Bourne 19 Steven Dunbar 11 Marquise Goodwin 13 Richie James 14 Max McCaffrey 81 Trent Taylor Tight ends (TE) 88 Garrett Celek 82 Ross Dwelley 85 George Kittle

Offensive linemen (OL) 78 Shon Coleman T 65 Joshua Garnett G 76 Garry Gilliam T 62 Erik Magnuson C 69 Mike McGlinchey T 68 Mike Person G 58 Weston Richburg C 74 Joe Staley T 75 Laken Tomlinson G Defensive linemen (DL) 91 Arik Armstead DE 98 Ronald Blair DE 99 DeForest Buckner DT 96 Sheldon Day DT 92 Ryan Delaire DE 93 D. J. Jones DT 54 Cassius Marsh DE 90 Earl Mitchell DT 77 Jullian Taylor DT 94 Solomon Thomas DE

Linebackers (LB) 47 Elijah Lee OLB 53 Mark Nzeocha OLB 57 James Onwualu MLB 51 Malcolm Smith OLB 55 Pita Taumoepenu OLB 48 Fred Warner MLB Defensive backs (DB) 38 Antone Exum SS 36 Marcell Harris SS 35 Godwin Igwebuike FS 26 Greg Mabin CB 33 Tarvarius Moore CB/FS 30 Tyvis Powell SS 32 D. J. Reed FS/CB 49 Tyree Robinson FS 25 Richard Sherman CB 24 K'Waun Williams CB Special teams (ST)  9 Robbie Gould K 40 Colin Holba LS  5 Bradley Pinion P

Practice squad 64 Christian DiLauro T 83 Marcus Lucas TE 45 Tarvarus McFadden CB 17 Jordan Smallwood WR 66 Najee Toran G  6 Terrell Williams FS Reserve 22 Matt Breida RB (IR) 27 Adrian Colbert FS (IR) 50 Brock Coyle OLB (IR) 60 JP Flynn C/G (IR) 15 Pierre Garçon WR (IR) 10 Jimmy Garoppolo QB (IR) 28 Jerick McKinnon RB (IR) 41 Emmanuel Moseley CB (IR) 31 Raheem Mostert RB (IR) 86 Kyle Nelson LS(Susp.) 18 Dante Pettis WR (IR) 95 Kentavius Street DE (NF-Inj.) 29 Jaquiski Tartt SS (IR) 20 Jimmie Ward CB/FS (IR) 97 Dekoda Watson OLB (IR) 23 Ahkello Witherspoon CB (IR) Rookies in italics 53 active, 16 reserve, 6 practice squad

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	August 9	Dallas Cowboys	W 24–21	1–0	Levi's Stadium	Recap
2	August 18	at Houston Texans	L 13–16	1–1	NRG Stadium	Recap
3	August 25	at Indianapolis Colts	L 17–23	1–2	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
4	August 30	Los Angeles Chargers	L 21–23	1–3	Levi's Stadium	Recap

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 9	at Minnesota Vikings	L 16–24	0–1	U.S. Bank Stadium	Recap
2	September 16	Detroit Lions	W 30–27	1–1	Levi's Stadium	Recap
3	September 23	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 27–38	1–2	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
4	September 30	at Los Angeles Chargers	L 27–29	1–3	StubHub Center	Recap
5	October 7	Arizona Cardinals	L 18–28	1–4	Levi's Stadium	Recap
6	October 15	at Green Bay Packers	L 30–33	1–5	Lambeau Field	Recap
7	October 21	Los Angeles Rams	L 10–39	1–6	Levi's Stadium	Recap
8	October 28	at Arizona Cardinals	L 15–18	1–7	State Farm Stadium	Recap
9	November 1	Oakland Raiders	W 34–3	2–7	Levi's Stadium	Recap
10	November 12	New York Giants	L 23–27	2–8	Levi's Stadium	Recap
11	Bye
12	November 25	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 9–27	2–9	Raymond James Stadium	Recap
13	December 2	at Seattle Seahawks	L 16–43	2–10	CenturyLink Field	Recap
14	December 9	Denver Broncos	W 20–14	3–10	Levi's Stadium	Recap
15	December 16	Seattle Seahawks	W 26–23 (OT)	4–10	Levi's Stadium	Recap
16	December 23	Chicago Bears	L 9–14	4–11	Levi's Stadium	Recap
17	December 30	at Los Angeles Rams	L 32–48	4–12	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Minnesota Vikings

Week One: San Francisco 49ers at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	0	3	10	3	16
Vikings	3	7	14	0	24

at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

• Date: September 9
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT/10:00 a.m. PDT
• Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
• Game attendance: 66,673
• Referee: Clay Martin
• TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, Charles Davis and Pam Oliver
• Recap

Game information

First quarter MIN – Daniel Carlson 48-yard field goal, 3:56. Vikings 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 3:21. Second quarter MIN – Stefon Diggs 22-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Daniel Carlson kick), 13:39. Vikings 10–0. Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 2:32. SF – Robbie Gould 42-yard field goal, 11:42. Vikings 10–3. Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 1:57. Third quarter MIN – Mike Hughes 28-yard interception return (Daniel Carlson kick), 10:41. Vikings 17–3. SF – Robbie Gould 33-yard field goal, 9:15. Vikings 17–6. Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 1:26. MIN – Kyle Rudolph 11-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Daniel Carlson kick), 4:22. Vikings 24–6. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:53. SF – Dante Pettis 22-yard pass from Jimmy Garoppolo (Robbie Gould kick), 0:31. Vikings 24–13. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:51. Fourth quarter SF – Robbie Gould 22-yard field goal, 8:09. Vikings 24–16. Drive: 11 plays, 82 yards, 5:34. Top passers SF – Jimmy Garoppolo – 15/33, 261 yards, TD, 3 INT MIN – Kirk Cousins – 20/36, 244 yards, 2 TD Top rushers SF – Matt Breida – 11 rushes, 46 yards MIN – Latavius Murray – 11 rushes, 42 yards Top receivers SF – George Kittle – 5 receptions, 90 yards MIN – Adam Thielen – 6 receptions, 102 yards

Three interceptions by Jimmy Garoppolo, who earned his first loss as an NFL starter, would hurt the 49ers in the end. The 49ers lost 24–16, with the difference being a Garoppolo pick-six as well several key drops by receivers. With the Loss, the 49ers started their season 0-1 for the second consecutive season.

Week 2: vs. Detroit Lions

Week Two: Detroit Lions at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	7	3	3	14	27
49ers	3	10	14	3	30

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

• Date: September 16
• Game time: 1:05 pm. PDT
• Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C), clear
• Game attendance: 70,164
• Referee: Shawn Hochuli
• TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Chris Spielman and Shannon Spake
• Recap

Game information

First quarter SF – Robbie Gould 45-yard field goal, 6:18. 49ers 3–0.Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 4:34. DET – Kenny Golladay 30-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Matt Prater kick), 2:45. Lions 7–3.Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 3:33. Second quarter SF – Kendrick Bourne 4-yard pass from Jimmy Garoppolo (Robbie Gould kick), 12:07. 49ers 10–7.Drive: 13 plays, 88 yards, 5:38. SF – Robbie Gould 42-yard field goal, 4:55. 49ers 13–7.Drive: 4 plays, -8 yards, 1:35. DET – Matt Prater 27-yard field goal, 0:03. 49ers 13–10.Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 0:46. Third quarter SF – Garrett Celek 11-yard pass from Jimmy Garoppolo (Robbie Gould kick), 13:17. 49ers 20–10.Drive: 4 plays, 26 yards, 1:43. DET – Matt Prater 43-yard field goal, 8:46. 49ers 20–13.Drive: 8 plays, 27 yards, 4:31. SF – Matt Breida 66-yard run (Robbie Gould kick), 0:52. 49ers 27–13.Drive: 3 plays, 97 yards, 1:13. Fourth quarter SF – Robbie Gould 36-yard field goal, 11:21. 49ers 30–13.Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 3:22. DET – Marvin Jones 5-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Matt Prater kick), 8:36. 49ers 30–20.Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:45. DET - Michael Roberts 15-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Matt Prater kick), 3:27. 49ers 30–27.Drive: 12 plays, 79 yards, 2:41. Top passers DET – Matthew Stafford – 34/53, 347 yards, 3 TDs SF – Jimmy Garoppolo – 18/26, 206 yards, 2 TDs Top rushers DET – Kerryon Johnson – 8 carries, 43 yards SF – Matt Breida – 11 carries, 138 yards, TD Top receivers DET – Golden Tate – 7 receptions, 109 yards SF – Pierre Garçon – 4 receptions, 57 yards

Despite the Lions' attempted comeback in the fourth quarter, the 49ers would hang on to win 30-27 as the team earns their first win of the season behind 2 TDs from Garoppolo and Matt Breida's 138 yards rushing. With the win, the 49ers evened their record to 1-1

Week 3: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week Three: San Francisco 49ers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	0	10	14	3	27
Chiefs	14	21	0	3	38

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

• Date: September 23
• Game time: 12:00 pm. CDT/10:00 am. PDT
• Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), clear and sunny
• Game attendance: 76,023
• Referee: Tony Corrente
• TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Chris Spielman and Shannon Spake
• Recap

Game information

First quarter KC – Kareem Hunt 1-yard run (Harrison Butker kick), 8:24. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 4:55. KC – Kareem Hunt 1-yard run (Harrison Butker kick), 2:20. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards, 3:26. Second quarter SF – Kyle Juszczyk 35-yard pass from Jimmy Garoppolo (Robbie Gould kick), 11:52. Chiefs 14–7. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 5:28. KC – Chris Conley 4-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick), 8:54. Chiefs 21–7. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:58. KC – Demetrius Harris 13-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick), 3:37. Chiefs 28–7. Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 3:35. KC – Sammy Watkins 12-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick), 0:34. Chiefs 35–7. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 1:26. SF – Robbie Gould 39-yard field goal, 0:00. Chiefs 35–10. Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 0:34. Third quarter SF – Marquise Goodwin 11-yard pass from Jimmy Garoppolo (kick failed), 8:59. Chiefs 35–16. Drive: 7 plays, 87 yards, 2:37. SF – Alfred Morris 3-yard run (Jimmy Garoppolo-George Kittle pass), 2:43. Chiefs 35–24. Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 5:12. Fourth quarter KC – Harrison Butker 37-yard field goal, 13:47. Chiefs 38–24. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 3:56. SF – Robbie Gould 35-yard field goal, 5:17. Chiefs 38–27. Drive: 17 plays, 58 yards, 8:30. Top passers SF – Jimmy Garoppolo – 20/30, 251 yards, 2 TD KC – Patrick Mahomes – 24/38, 314 yards, 3 TD Top rushers SF – Matt Breida – 10 carries, 90 yards KC – Kareem Hunt – 18 carries, 44 yards, 2 TD Top receivers SF – George Kittle – 5 receptions, 79 yards KC – Travis Kelce – 8 receptions, 114 yards

Not only did the 49ers lose the game, Jimmy Garoppolo got carted off in the fourth quarter with a serious knee injury. The next day, an MRI further revealed that Garoppolo had torn his ACL, ruling him out for the rest of the season. The devastating loss dropped the 49ers to 1-2 on the season.

These two teams would meet again the following season in Super Bowl LIV, with the 49ers falling short 31–20.

Week 4: at Los Angeles Chargers

Week Four: San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Chargers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	14	3	7	3	27
Chargers	6	11	9	3	29

at StubHub Center, Carson, California

• Date: September 30
• Game time: 1:25 pm. PDT
• Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C), sunny
• Game attendance: 25,397
• Referee: Ronald Torbert
• TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon and James Lofton
• Recap

Game information

First quarter SF – Antone Exum 32-yard interception return (Robbie Gould kick), 14:03. 49ers 7–0. SF – Kendrick Bourne 2-yard pass from C. J. Beathard (Robbie Gould kick), 3:53. 49ers 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 3:08. LAC – Antonio Gates 5-yard pass from Philip Rivers (kick failed), 0:43. 49ers 14–6. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:10. Second quarter SF – Robbie Gould 21-yard field goal, 4:59. 49ers 17–6. Drive: 21 plays, 72 yards, 10:44. LAC – Austin Ekeler 22-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Philip Rivers-Melvin Gordon pass), 0:47. 49ers 17–14. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:12. LAC – Caleb Sturgis 48-yard field goal, 0:00. Tied 17–17. Drive: 3 plays, 2 yards, 0:13. Third quarter LAC – Melvin Gordon 6-yard pass from Philip Rivers (kick failed), 10:35. Chargers 23–17. Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 2:48. LAC – Caleb Sturgis 25-yard field goal, 7:44. Chargers 26–17. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 0:58. SF – George Kittle 82-yard pass from C. J. Beathard (Robbie Gould kick), 2:50. Chargers 26–24. Drive: 2 plays, 84 yards, 0:47. Fourth quarter SF – Robbie Gould 33-yard field goal, 12:39. 49ers 27–26. Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 3:28. LAC – Caleb Sturgis 21-yard field goal, 7:41. Chargers 29–27. Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 4:58. Top passers SF – C. J. Beathard – 23/37, 298 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT LAC – Philip Rivers – 25/39, 250 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT Top rushers SF – Matt Breida – 9 carries, 39 yards LAC – Melvin Gordon – 15 carries, 104 yards Top receivers SF – George Kittle – 6 receptions, 125 yards, 1 TD LAC – Keenan Allen – 7 receptions, 63 yards

The first post-Garoppolo game of the season was a surprisingly competitive game, mostly due to safety Antone Exum getting a pick-six in the first quarter, but the 49ers still lost 29–27 and dropped to 1–3 on the season and 0–1 after Garoppolo's injury.

Week 5: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Week Five: Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	7	0	14	28
49ers	6	0	0	12	18

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

• Date: October 7
• Game time: 1:25 pm. PDT
• Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C), clear
• Game attendance: 68,337
• Referee: Shawn Smith
• TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Mark Schlereth and Jennifer Hale
• Recap

Game information

First quarter SF – Matt Breida 5-yard pass from C. J. Beathard (two-point conversion failed), 9:49. 49ers 6–0. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 5:11. ARI – Christian Kirk 75-yard pass from Josh Rosen (Phil Dawson kick), 9:39. Cardinals 7–6. Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:10. Second quarter ARI – David Johnson 2-yard run (Phil Dawson kick), 11:00. Cardinals 14–6. Drive: 4 plays, 18 yards, 2:18. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter SF – Trent Taylor 1-yard pass from C. J. Beathard (two-point conversion failed), 6:51. Cardinals 14–12. 14 plays, 83 yards, 5:46. ARI – Josh Bynes 23-yard fumble return (Phil Dawson kick), 4:33. Cardinals 21–12. ARI – David Johnson 6-yard run (Phil Dawson kick), 3:21. Cardinals 28–12. Drive: 5 plays, 26 yards, 0:27. SF – C. J. Beathard 1-yard run (two-point conversion failed), 1:29. Cardinals 28–18. Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 1:52. Top passers ARI – Josh Rosen – 10/25, 170 yards, TD SF – C. J. Beathard – 34/54, 349 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers ARI – David Johnson – 18 carries, 55 yards, 2 TD SF – Alfred Morris – 18 carries, 61 yards Top receivers ARI – Christian Kirk – 3 receptions, 85 yards, TD SF – George Kittle – 5 receptions, 83 yards

Playing a winless Cardinals team desperately seeking a win, the 49ers held rookie QB Josh Rosen in check, but were hurt by five offensive turnovers, one of which resulted in a defensive touchdown for Arizona. The 49ers drop to 1–4 (0–2 since Garoppolo's injury) heading into a Monday Night road game against the Packers.

Week 6: at Green Bay Packers

Week Six: San Francisco 49ers at Green Bay Packers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	14	10	3	3	30
Packers	17	3	3	10	33

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

• Date: October 15
• Game time: 7:15 pm. CDT/5:15 pm. PDT
• Game weather: 37 °F (3 °C), clear
• Game attendance: 77,642
• Referee: John Parry
• TV announcers (ESPN/KGO): Joe Tessitore, Jason Witten, Booger McFarland and Lisa Salters
• Recap

Game information

First quarter SF – Matt Breida 3-yard run (Robbie Gould kick), 11:04. 49ers 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:01. GB – Ty Montgomery 2-yard run (Mason Crosby kick), 9:20. Tied 7–7. Drive: 4 plays, 77 yards, 1:42. GB – Mason Crosby 29-yard field goal, 7:42. Packers 10–7. Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, 1:29. GB – Davante Adams 9-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 2:02. Packers 17–7. Drive: 5 plays, 79 yards, 2:54. SF – Marquise Goodwin 67-yard pass from C. J. Beathard (Robbie Gould kick), 0:36. Packers 17–14. Drive: 3 plays, 78 yards, 1:31. Second quarter GB – Mason Crosby 39-yard field goal, 7:38. Packers 20–14. Drive: 9 plays, 23 yards, 4:38. SF – Marquise Goodwin 30-yard pass from C. J. Beathard (Robbie Gould kick), 6:13. 49ers 21–20. Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 1:29. SF – Robbie Gould 39-yard field goal, 0:04. 49ers 24–20. Drive: 11 plays, 32 yards, 5:07. Third quarter GB – Mason Crosby 51-yard field goal, 11:21. 49ers 24–23. Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 3:43. SF – Robbie Gould 44-yard field goal, 7:04. 49ers 27–23. Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 4:18. Fourth quarter SF – Robbie Gould 43-yard field goal, 13:12. 49ers 30–23. Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 5:12. GB – Davante Adams 16-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 2:00. Tied 30–30. Drive: 4 plays, 58 yards, 1:05. GB – Mason Crosby 27-yard field goal, 0:03. Packers 33–30. Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 1:07. Top passers SF – C. J. Beathard – 16/23, 245 yards, 2 TD, INT GB – Aaron Rodgers – 25/46, 425 yards, 2 TD Top rushers SF – Raheem Mostert – 12 rushes, 87 yards GB – Aaron Jones – 8 rushes, 41 yards Top receivers SF – Marquise Goodwin – 4 receptions, 126 yards, 2 TD GB – Davante Adams – 10 receptions, 132 yards, 2 TD

The 49ers held a 30–23 lead in the final three minutes, but Aaron Rodgers threw a touchdown pass to Davante Adams to tie the game with less than 2 minutes left. On the 49ers' next drive, a critical C. J. Beathard interception plus an illegal contact penalty on Richard Sherman in the final minute led to a 27-yard game-winning field goal by Mason Crosby to send the 49ers to a 33–30 loss and a 1–5 record heading into next week's home game against the undefeated Rams.

Week 7: vs. Los Angeles Rams

Week Seven: Los Angeles Rams at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	3	19	10	7	39
49ers	0	7	3	0	10

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

• Date: October 21
• Game time: 1:25 pm. PDT
• Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C), clear
• Game attendance: 66,597
• Referee: Walt Anderson
• TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon and Steve Tasker
• Recap

Game information

First quarter LAR – Greg Zuerlein 35-yard field goal, 6:34. Rams 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 27 yards, 3:24. Second quarter LAR – Todd Gurley 7-yard run (Greg Zuerlein kick), 14:23. Rams 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 21 yards, 1:37. LAR – Punt blocked by Cory Littleton out of bounds in end zone for a safety, 12:59. Rams 12–0. LAR – Greg Zuerlein 37-yard field goal, 10:05. Rams 15–0. Drive: 5 plays, 34 yards, 2:54. LAR – Brandin Cooks 19-yard pass from Jared Goff (Greg Zuerlein kick), 2:30. Rams 22–0. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:47. SF – George Kittle 10-yard pass from C. J. Beathard (Robbie Gould kick), 0:13. Rams 22–7. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:17. Third quarter LAR – Greg Zuerlein 33-yard field goal, 8:06. Rams 25–7. Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 4:46. LAR – Todd Gurley 1-yard run (Greg Zuerlein kick), 6:04. Rams 32–7. Drive: 3 plays, 27 yards, 0:55. SF – Robbie Gould 51-yard field goal, 2:37. Rams 32–10. Drive: 8 plays, 42 yards, 3:27. Fourth quarter LAR – Todd Gurley 12-yard pass from Jared Goff (Greg Zuerlein kick), 11:35. Rams 39–10. Drive: 2 plays, 13 yards, 0:38. Top passers LAR – Jared Goff – 18/24, 202 yards, 2 TD SF – C. J. Beathard – 15/27, 170 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT Top rushers LAR – Malcolm Brown – 13 carries, 65 yards SF – Raheem Mostert – 7 carries, 59 yards Top receivers LAR – Robert Woods – 5 receptions, 78 yards SF – George Kittle – 5 receptions, 98 yards, 1 TD

The loss to their NFC West and interstate rivals had the 49ers fall to 1-6 and 0-3 since Jimmy G's injury

Week 8: at Arizona Cardinals

Week Eight: San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	2	3	7	3	15
Cardinals	0	3	0	15	18

at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

• Date: October 28
• Game time: 1:25 p.m. MST & PDT
• Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
• Game attendance: 61,923
• Referee: Brad Allen
• TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Mark Schlereth and Jennifer Hale
• Recap

Game information

First quarter SF – Penalty on Josh Rosen enforced in ARI end zone for a safety, 4:17. 49ers 2–0. Second quarter ARI – Phil Dawson 31-yard field goal, 10:27. Cardinals 3–2. Drive: 12 plays, 78 yards, 6:33. SF – Robbie Gould 27-yard field goal, 4:36. 49ers 5–3. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 1:41. Third quarter SF – Marquise Goodwin 55-yard pass from C. J. Beathard (Robbie Gould kick), 6:32. 49ers 12–3. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 1:34. Fourth quarter SF – Robbie Gould 20-yard field goal, 13:37. 49ers 15–3. Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 6:14. ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 13-yard pass from Josh Rosen (Phil Dawson kick), 11:11. 49ers 15–10. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:27. ARI – Christian Kirk 9-yard pass from Josh Rosen (Josh Rosen-Larry Fitzgerald pass), 0:39. Cardinals 18–15. Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 1:42. Top passers SF – C. J. Beathard – 14/28, 190 yards, TD ARI – Josh Rosen – 23/40, 252 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers SF – Matt Breida – 16 rushes, 42 yards ARI – David Johnson – 16 rushes, 59 yards Top receivers SF – Kendrick Bourne – 7 receptions, 71 yards ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 8 receptions, 102 yards, TD

With the loss, the Niners dropped to 1–7 and last place in the NFC West. They were also swept by the Cardinals for the 4th consecutive year.

Week 9: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week Nine: Oakland Raiders at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	3	0	0	0	3
49ers	7	10	14	3	34

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

• Date: November 1
• Game time: 5:20 pm. PDT
• Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C), clear
• Game attendance: 69,592
• Referee: Carl Cheffers
• TV announcers (Fox/NFLN): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews and Kristina Pink
• Recap

Game information

First quarter OAK – Daniel Carlson 37-yard field goal, 9:30. Raiders 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 5:30. SF – Pierre Garçon 24-yard pass from Nick Mullens (Robbie Gould kick), 6:47. 49ers 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:43. Second quarter SF – Kendrick Bourne 4-yard pass from Nick Mullens (Robbie Gould kick), 12:40. 49ers 14–3. Drive: 13 plays, 66 yards, 7:24. SF – Robbie Gould 39-yard field goal, 0:16. 49ers 17–3. Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 1:38. Third quarter SF – George Kittle 5-yard pass from Nick Mullens (Robbie Gould kick), 12:36. 49ers 24–3. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:24. SF – Raheem Mostert 52-yard run (Robbie Gould kick), 9:17. 49ers 31–3. Drive: 3 plays, 68 yards, 1:16. Fourth quarter SF – Robbie Gould 25-yard field goal, 3:59. 49ers 34–3. Drive: 8 plays, 22 yards, 5:32. Top passers OAK – Derek Carr – 16/21, 171 yards SF – Nick Mullens – 16/22, 262 yards, 3 TD Top rushers OAK – Doug Martin – 11 carries, 49 yards SF – Raheem Mostert – 7 carries, 86 yards, TD Top receivers OAK – Jalen Richard – 4 receptions, 45 yards SF – George Kittle – 4 receptions, 108 yards, TD

This was the first start for Nick Mullens at QB, who replaced C. J. Beathard. The game was incredibly one-sided, with the 49ers winning by over 30 points. The Win was the final Battle of the Bay tying up the overall series at 5 but the victory put the 49ers at 2-7 for the season.

Week 10: vs. New York Giants

Week Ten: New York Giants at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	7	3	10	7	27
49ers	3	10	7	3	23

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

• Date: November 12
• Game time: 5:15 pm. PST
• Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C), hazy
• Game attendance: 69,409
• Referee: Shawn Hochuli
• TV announcers (ESPN/KGO): Joe Tessitore, Jason Witten, Booger McFarland, and Lisa Salters
• Recap

Game information

First quarter SF – Robbie Gould 53-yard field goal, 10:13. 49ers 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 19 yards, 3:19. NYG – Odell Beckham Jr. 10-yard pass from Eli Manning (Aldrick Rosas kick), 2:43. Giants 7–3. Drive: 3 plays, 12 yards, 1:20. Second quarter SF – Matt Breida 3-yard run (Robbie Gould kick), 13:05. 49ers 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 4:38. NYG – Aldrick Rosas 20-yard field goal, 1:50. Tied 10–10. Drive: 14 plays, 55 yards, 6:45. SF – Robbie Gould 36-yard field goal, 0:02. 49ers 13–10. Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 1:48. Third quarter SF – Matt Breida 11-yard pass from Nick Mullens (Robbie Gould kick), 8:09. 49ers 20–10. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 6:51. NYG – Odell Beckham Jr. 20-yard pass from Eli Manning (Aldrick Rosas kick), 6:36. 49ers 20–17. Drive: 4 plays, 53 yards, 1:33. NYG – Aldrick Rosas 31-yard field goal, 2:10. Tied 20–20. Drive: 5 plays, 34 yards, 2:05. Fourth quarter SF – Robbie Gould 30-yard field goal, 2:46. 49ers 23–20. Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 6:11. NYG – Sterling Shepard 3-yard pass from Eli Manning (Aldrick Rosas kick), 0:53. Giants 27–23. Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 1:53. Top passers NYG – Eli Manning – 19/31, 188 yards, 3 TD SF – Nick Mullens – 27/39, 250 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers NYG – Saquon Barkley – 20 carries, 67 yards SF – Matt Breida – 17 carries, 101 yards, TD Top receivers NYG – Odell Beckham Jr. – 4 receptions, 73 yards, 2 TD SF – George Kittle – 9 receptions, 83 yards

With the loss, the 49ers fall to 2-8 this would secure their 5th consecutive season without a winning record.

Week 12: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week Twelve: San Francisco 49ers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	0	6	3	0	9
Buccaneers	7	6	7	7	27

at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

• Date: November 25
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/10:00 am. PST
• Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C), cloudy
• Game attendance: 50,436
• Referee: John Parry
• TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Ronde Barber and Jennifer Hale
• Recap

Game information

First quarter TB – Cameron Brate 6-yard pass from Jameis Winston (Cairo Santos kick), 8:21. Buccaneers 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 3:50. Second quarter SF – Dante Pettis 13-yard pass from Nick Mullens (kick failed), 8:32. Buccaneers 7–6. Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 5:42. TB – Cairo Santos 41-yard field goal, 3:21. Buccaneers 10–6. Drive: 12 plays, 53 yards, 5:11. TB – Cairo Santos 39-yard field goal, 0:06. Buccaneers 13–6. Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 1:37. Third quarter SF – Robbie Gould 23-yard field goal, 11:02. Buccaneers 13–9. Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 3:58. Fourth quarter TB – Peyton Barber 2-yard rush (Cairo Santos kick), 8:25. Buccaneers 20–9. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:37. TB – Adam Humphries 28-yard pass from Jameis Winston (Cairo Santos kick), 14:10. Buccaneers 27–9. Drive: 10 plays, 85 yards, 5:00. Top passers SF – Nick Mullens – 18/32, 221 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT TB – Jameis Winston – 29/38, 312 yards, 2 TD Top rushers SF – Matt Breida – 14 carries, 106 yards TB – Peyton Barber – 18 carries, 47 yards, 1 TD Top receivers SF – Dante Pettis – 4 receptions, 77 yards, 1 TD TB – Mike Evans – 6 receptions, 116 yards

With the loss, the 49ers fall to 2-9, securing their 4th consecutive losing season.

Week 13: at Seattle Seahawks

Week Thirteen: San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	0	3	7	6	16
Seahawks	6	14	7	16	43

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

• Date: December 2
• Game time: 1:25 pm. PST
• Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C), cloudy
• Game attendance: 69,009
• Referee: Clete Blakeman
• TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Mark Schlereth and Jennifer Hale
• Recap

Game information

First quarter SEA – Jaron Brown 4-yard pass from Russell Wilson (kick failed), 1:25. Seahawks 6–0. Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 4:23. Second quarter SEA – Tyler Lockett 52-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 13:41. Seahawks 13–0. Drive: 2 plays, 57 yards, 1:12. SEA – Doug Baldwin 1-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 1:17. Seahawks 20–0. Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards, 0:34. SF – Robbie Gould 45-yard field goal, 0:00. Seahawks 20–3. Drive: 7 plays, 30 yards, 1:17. Third quarter SEA – Rashaad Penny 20-yard rush (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 14:44. Seahawks 27–3. Drive: 1 plays, 20 yards, 0:16. SF – Dante Pettis 17-yard pass from Nick Mullens (Robbie Gould kick), 11:24. Seahawks 27–10. Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 3:20. Fourth quarter SEA – Jaron Brown 18-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 14:17. Seahawks 34–10. Drive: 6 plays, 88 yards, 3:23. SF – Dante Pettis 75-yard pass from Nick Mullens (run failed), 14:06. Seahawks 34–16. Drive: 1 plays, 75 yards, 0:11. SEA – Sebastian Janikowski 40-yard field goal, 7:46. Seahawks 37–16. Drive: 11 plays, 53 yards, 6:20. SEA – Bobby Wagner 98-yard interception return (kick failed), 4:04. Seahawks 43–16. Top passers SF – Nick Mullens – 30/48, 414 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT SEA – Russell Wilson – 11/17, 185 yards, 4 TD Top rushers SF – Jeff Wilson – 15 carries, 61 yards SEA – Chris Carson – 13 carries, 69 yards Top receivers SF – Dante Pettis – 5 receptions, 129 yards, 2 TD SEA – Jaron Brown – 3 receptions, 67 yards, 2 TD

With the loss, The 49ers fall to 2-10 and 0-4 in the NFC West Division

Week 14: vs. Denver Broncos

Week Fourteen: Denver Broncos at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	0	0	7	7	14
49ers	3	17	0	0	20

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

• Date: December 9
• Game time: 1:05 pm. PST
• Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), overcast
• Game attendance: 69,449
• Referee: Shawn Smith
• TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon and James Lofton
• Recap

Game information

First quarter SF – Robbie Gould 40-yard field goal, 10:23. 49ers 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 4:37. Second quarter SF – Robbie Gould 29-yard field goal, 13:01. 49ers 6–0. Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 4:09. SF – George Kittle 85-yard pass from Nick Mullens (Robbie Gould kick), 9:47. 49ers 13–0. Drive: 1 play, 85 yards, 0:13. SF – Dante Pettis 1-yard pass from Nick Mullens (Robbie Gould kick), 0:08. 49ers 20–0. Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 0:59. Third quarter DEN – Phillip Lindsay 3-yard run (Brandon McManus kick), 6:05. 49ers 20–7. Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, 4:54. Fourth quarter DEN – DaeSean Hamilton 1-yard pass from Case Keenum (Brandon McManus kick), 3:53. 49ers 20–14. Drive: 14 plays, 69 yards, 3:02. Top passers DEN – Case Keenum – 24/42, 186 yards, TD SF – Nick Mullens – 20/33, 332 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers DEN – Royce Freeman – 6 rushes, 36 yards SF – Jeff Wilson – 23 rushes, 90 yards Top receivers DEN – Tim Patrick – 7 receptions, 85 yards SF – George Kittle – 7 receptions, 210 yards, TD

With the victory, the 49ers snapped a 3 game losing streak and go up to 3-10 on the season.

Week 15: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Seahawks	6	7	0	10	0	23
49ers	7	10	3	3	3	26

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

• Date: December 16
• Game time: 1:05 pm. PST
• Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C), cloudy
• Game attendance: 68,836
• Referee: Pete Morelli
• TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Chris Spielman and Shannon Spake
• Recap

Game information

First quarter SEA – Doug Baldwin 5-yard pass from Russell Wilson (kick failed), 9:27. Seahawks 6–0. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 4:05. SF – Richie James 97-yard kickoff return (Robbie Gould kick), 9:15. 49ers 7–6. Second quarter SF – Garrett Celek 41-yard pass from Nick Mullens (Robbie Gould kick), 9:29. 49ers 14–6. Drive: 10 plays, 98 yards, 5:22. SEA – Doug Baldwin 35-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 5:19. 49ers 14–13. Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 4:10. SF – Robbie Gould 28-yard field goal, 1:05. 49ers 17–13. Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 4:14. Third quarter SF – Robbie Gould 33-yard field goal, 2:54. 49ers 20–13. Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 3:54. Fourth quarter SEA – Chris Carson 1-yard rush (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 13:51. Tied 20–20. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:03. SF – Robbie Gould 45-yard field goal, 9:51. 49ers 23–20. Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 4:00. SEA – Sebastian Janikowski 48-yard field goal, 5:21. Tied 23–23. Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 4:30. Overtime SF – Robbie Gould 36-yard field goal, 3:06. 49ers 26–23. Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 4:19. Top passers SEA – Russell Wilson – 23/31, 237 yards, 2 TD SF – Nick Mullens – 20/29, 275 yards, TD Top rushers SEA – Chris Carson – 22 carries, 119 yards, TD SF – Matt Breida – 17 carries, 50 yards Top receivers SEA – Doug Baldwin – 4 receptions, 77 yards, 2 TD SF – Dante Pettis – 5 receptions, 83 yards

This was the first time since 2013 that the 49ers beat the Seahawks, snapping a 10-game losing streak which dates back to the 2013 NFC Championship Game. This also prevented the Seahawks from clinching a Wild-Card Berth that week. The win would be the final win of the season putting the 49ers at 4-10.

Week 16: vs. Chicago Bears

Week Sixteen: Chicago Bears at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	7	7	0	14
49ers	0	9	0	0	9

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

• Date: December 23
• Game time: 1:05 pm. PST
• Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C), partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 70,806
• Referee: Alex Kemp
• TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Chris Spielman, and Shannon Spake
• Recap

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter SF- Robbie Gould 33-yard field goal, 10:54. 49ers 3-0.Drive: 12 plays, 48 yards, 6:26. SF- Robbie Gould 30-yard field goal, 5:49. 49ers 6-0.Drive: 7 plays, 14 yards, 3:00. CHI- Anthony Miller 4-yard pass from Mitchell Trubisky (Cody Parkey kick), 1:52. Bears 7-6.Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:57 SF- Robbie Gould 23-yard field goal, 0:00. 49ers 9-7.Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 1:52. Third quarter CHI- Jordan Howard 2-yard run (Cody Parkey kick), 4:14. Bears 14-9.Drive: 12 plays, 90 yards, 7:43. Fourth quarter No scoring plays. Top passers CHI – Mitchell Trubisky - 25/29, 246 yards, 1 TD SF – Nick Mullens - 22/38, 241 yards, 1 INT Top rushers CHI – Jordan Howard - 13 rushes, 53 yards, 1 TD SF – Jeff Wilson, Jr. - 11 rushes, 27 yards Top receivers CHI – Allen Robinson - 6 receptions, 85 yards SF – George Kittle - 7 receptions, 74 yards

The 49ers fall in the Levi's season finale, dropping them to 4-11 on the season.

Week 17: at Los Angeles Rams

Week Seventeen: San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	3	7	7	15	32
Rams	14	17	14	3	48

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

• Date: December 30
• Game time: 1:25 pm. PST
• Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C), sunny
• Game attendance: 72,161
• Referee: Jerome Boger
• TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Chris Spielman and Shannon Spake
• Recap

Game information

First quarter LAR – Brandin Cooks 3-yard pass from Jared Goff (Greg Zuerlein kick), 11:57. Rams 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, 1:08. LAR – C. J. Anderson 1-yard run (Greg Zuerlein kick), 10:42. Rams 14–0. Drive: 2 plays, 13 yards, 0:19. SF – Robbie Gould 30-yard field goal, 2:11. Rams 14–3. Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, 2:29. Second quarter LAR – Cory Littleton 19-yard interception return (Greg Zuerlein kick), 12:37. Rams 21–3. LAR – Brandin Cooks 18-yard pass from Jared Goff (Greg Zuerlein kick), 6:00. Rams 28–3. Drive: 11 plays, 86 yards, 5:10. SF – Richie James 9-yard pass from Nick Mullens (Robbie Gould kick), 2:07. Rams 28–10. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:53. LAR – Greg Zuerlein 28-yard field goal, 0:00. Rams 31–10. Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, 2:07. Third quarter LAR – Josh Reynolds 29-yard pass from Jared Goff (Greg Zuerlein kick), 12:19. Rams 38–10. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:41. SF – Alfred Morris 1-yard run (Greg Zuerlein kick), 8:23. Rams 38–17. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:56. LAR – Josh Reynolds 2-yard pass from Jared Goff (Greg Zuerlein kick), 11:57. Rams 45–17. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:25. Fourth quarter LAR – Greg Zuerlein 51-yard field goal, 11:44. Rams 48–17. Drive: 7 plays, 19 yards, 3:41. SF – Kendrick Bourne 2-yard pass from Nick Mullens (Robbie Gould kick), 6:54. Rams 48–24. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:50. SF – George Kittle 43-yard pass from Nick Mullens (Nick Mullens-Trent Taylor pass), 2:20. Rams 48–32. Drive: 2 plays, 49 yards, 0:17. Top passers SF – Nick Mullens – 23/33, 282 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT LAR – Jared Goff – 15/26, 199 yards, 4 TD Top rushers SF – Alfred Morris – 16 carries, 111 yards, TD LAR – C. J. Anderson – 23 carries, 132 yards, TD Top receivers SF – George Kittle – 9 receptions, 149 yards, TD LAR – Brandin Cooks – 5 receptions, 62 yards, 2 TD

With the loss, the 49ers finished 0–8 on the road for the first time since 1979. The 49ers were swept by the Rams for the first time since 2004. During the season finale against the Rams, Kittle broke Travis Kelce's single-season receiving yards record for a tight end, less than an hour after Kelce broke the record, on a 43-yard touchdown and finished the season with 1,377 yards. The 49ers would end their season at 4-12.

Standings

Division

NFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
(2) Los Angeles Rams	13	3	0	.813	6–0	9–3	527	384	W2
(5) Seattle Seahawks	10	6	0	.625	3–3	8–4	428	347	W2
San Francisco 49ers	4	12	0	.250	1–5	2–10	342	435	L2
Arizona Cardinals	3	13	0	.188	2–4	3–9	225	425	L4

Conference

NFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1 [a]	New Orleans Saints	South	13	3	0	.813	4–2	9–3	.482	.488	L1
2 [a]	Los Angeles Rams	West	13	3	0	.813	6–0	9–3	.480	.428	W2
3	Chicago Bears	North	12	4	0	.750	5–1	10–2	.430	.419	W4
4	Dallas Cowboys	East	10	6	0	.625	5–1	9–3	.488	.444	W2
Wild Cards
5	Seattle Seahawks	West	10	6	0	.625	3–3	8–4	.484	.400	W2
6	Philadelphia Eagles	East	9	7	0	.563	4–2	6–6	.518	.486	W3
Did not qualify for the postseason
7	Minnesota Vikings	North	8	7	1	.531	3–2–1	6–5–1	.504	.355	L1
8 [b]	Atlanta Falcons	South	7	9	0	.438	4–2	7–5	.482	.348	W3
9 [b]	Washington Redskins	East	7	9	0	.438	2–4	6–6	.486	.371	L2
10 [b]	Carolina Panthers	South	7	9	0	.438	2–4	5–7	.508	.518	W1
11	Green Bay Packers	North	6	9	1	.406	1–4–1	3–8–1	.488	.417	L1
12	Detroit Lions	North	6	10	0	.375	2–4	4–8	.504	.427	W1
13 [c]	New York Giants	East	5	11	0	.313	1–5	4–8	.527	.487	L3
14 [c]	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	South	5	11	0	.313	2–4	4–8	.523	.506	L4
15	San Francisco 49ers	West	4	12	0	.250	1–5	2–10	.504	.406	L2
16	Arizona Cardinals	West	3	13	0	.188	2–4	3–9	.527	.302	L4
Tiebreakers [d]
New Orleans finished ahead of LA Rams based on head-to-head victory, claiming the No. 1 seed. Atlanta finished ahead of Washington based on head-to-head victory. Atlanta finished ahead of Carolina based on head-to-head sweep. Washington finished ahead of Carolina based on head-to-head victory. NY Giants finished ahead of Tampa Bay based on head-to-head victory. When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest-ranked remaining team from each division.

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External links

• "2018 San Francisco 49ers Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com.