2020 San Francisco 49ers season

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2020 San Francisco 49ers season
Owner Jed York
General manager John Lynch
Head coach Kyle Shanahan
Home field
Results
Record6–10
Division place4th NFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers FB Kyle Juszczyk
T Trent Williams
LB Fred Warner
AP All-Pros LB Fred Warner (1st team)
Uniform
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The 2020 season was the San Francisco 49ers' 71st in the National Football League (NFL), their 75th overall, and their fourth under the head coach/general manager tandem of Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch. The 49ers entered the season as the defending NFC champions; however, the 49ers failed to improve on their 13–3 season after a Week 8 loss to the Seattle Seahawks and were eliminated from playoff contention after a Week 15 loss to the Dallas Cowboys. [1]

Contents

The season saw many key players missing significant time due to injuries, including starting quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, starting tight-end George Kittle, starting cornerback Richard Sherman, starting wide receiver Deebo Samuel, and 2019 Defensive Rookie of the Year Nick Bosa. [2] The 49ers season ended with a league-high 18 players on injured reserve. Another notable event was the suspension of home games in Santa Clara County due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, forcing the 49ers to play their final three home games at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.

Offseason

Roster changes

Free agency

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

PositionPlayer Free agency
tag		Date signed2020 TeamNotes
WR Emmanuel Sanders UFAMarch 22, 2020 New Orleans Saints Signed two-year contract [4]
FS Jimmie Ward UFAMarch 24, 2020San Francisco 49ersSigned three-year contract [5]
CB Jason Verrett UFAApril 13, 2020San Francisco 49ersSigned one-year contract [6]
DE Arik Armstead UFAMarch 16, 2020San Francisco 49ersSigned five-year contract [7]
OT Shon Coleman UFAMarch 16, 2020San Francisco 49ersSigned one-year contract [8]
C Ben Garland UFAMarch 28, 2020San Francisco 49ersSigned one-year contract [9]
TE Levine Toilolo UFAMarch 18, 2020 New York Giants [10]
DE Damontre Moore UFA
WR Jordan Matthews UFA
CB Dontae Johnson UFAApril 13, 2020San Francisco 49ersSigned one-year contract [6]
DT Sheldon Day UFAMarch 25, 2020 Indianapolis Colts [11]
DE Anthony Zettel UFAMarch 25, 2020 Minnesota Vikings [12]
DE Ronald Blair UFAMarch 23, 2020San Francisco 49ersSigned one-year contract [13]
LB Elijah Lee RFAMarch 27, 2020 Detroit Lions [14]
RB Matt Breida RFAApril 16, 2020San Francisco 49ersSigned one-year contract [15]
WR Kendrick Bourne RFAMarch 17, 2020San Francisco 49ersTendered one-year contract [16]
OT Andrew LauderdaleERFA
OT Daniel Brunskill ERFAMarch 5, 2020San Francisco 49ersTendered one-year contract [17]
TE Ross Dwelley ERFAMarch 24, 2020San Francisco 49ersSigned one-year contract [5]
CB Emmanuel Moseley ERFAJuly 28, 2020San Francisco 49ersSigned one-year contract [18]
QB Nick Mullens ERFAMay 1, 2020San Francisco 49ersSigned one-year contract [19]
RB Jeff Wilson ERFAMarch 5, 2020San Francisco 49ersTendered one-year contract [17]
RFA: Restricted free agent, UFA: Unrestricted free agent, ERFA: Exclusive rights free agent
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 –  Light green background indicates a player has been re-signed by the 49ers.
 –  Light red background indicates a player has departed the 49ers.

Signings

PositionPlayer2019 TeamDate signedNotes
LB Joe Walker Arizona Cardinals March 24, 2020Signed one-year contract [5]
DE Kerry Hyder Dallas Cowboys March 25, 2020Signed one-year contract [20]
WR Travis Benjamin Los Angeles Chargers April 3, 2020Signed one-year contract [21]
OT Tom Compton New York Jets April 3, 2020Signed one-year contract [21]
CB Jamar Taylor Atlanta Falcons July 6, 2020Signed one-year contract [22]
DE Alex Barrett August 2, 2020 [23]
DE Dion Jordan Oakland Raiders August 7, 2020Signed one-year contract [24]
TE Jordan Reed Washington Redskins August 9, 2020Signed one-year contract [25]
OT William SweetAugust 12, 2020Signed one-year contract [26]
C Spencer Long Buffalo Bills August 13, 2020Signed one-year contract [27]
WR Tavon Austin Dallas Cowboys August 15, 2020Signed one-year contract [28]
WR J. J. Nelson Oakland Raiders August 15, 2020Signed one-year contract [28]
WR Jaron Brown Seattle Seahawks August 20, 2020Signed one-year contract [29]
SS Johnathan Cyprien Atlanta Falcons August 20, 2020Signed one-year contract [29]
C Hroniss Grasu Baltimore Ravens August 20, 2020Signed one-year contract [29]
TE Erik Swoope August 25, 2020Signed one-year contract [30]
WR River Cracraft Philadelphia Eagles August 27, 2020Signed one-year contract [31]
WR Kevin White August 27, 2020Signed one-year contract [31]
TE MarQueis Gray August 29, 2020Signed one-year contract [32]
OG Hroniss Grasu Baltimore Ravens August 29, 2020Signed one-year contract [32]
DE Alex Barrett August 30, 2020Signed one-year contract [33]
DE Cameron Malveaux Washington Redskins September 2, 2020Signed one-year contract [34]
WR Mohamed Sanu New England Patriots September 18, 2020Signed one-year contract [35]
DE Ezekiel Ansah Seattle Seahawks September 23, 2020Signed one-year contract [36]
TE Daniel Helm September 30, 2020Signed one-year contract [37]
LS Taybor Pepper September 30, 2020Signed one-year contract [37]
CB Parnell Motley October 13, 2020claimed off waivers [38]
DE Takkarist McKinley November 18, 2020claimed off waivers [39]
Indicates that the player was a free agent at the end of his respective team's 2019 season.

Departures

PositionPlayerDateNotes
TE Garrett Celek February 7, 2020Retired [40]
DT DeForest Buckner March 18, 2020Traded [41]
G Mike Person April 1, 2020Released [42]
OT Joe Staley April 25, 2020Retired [43] [44]
LB Joey Alfieri July 28, 2020Waived [18]
CB Jermaine Kelly
S Derrick Kindred
G Ray Smith
DT Willie Henry
DE Alex Barrett July 30, 2020Waived [45]
OT Leonard Wester Released [45]
FS D. J. Reed August 4, 2020Waived [46]
S Chris Edwards
DE Alex Barrett August 13, 2020Waived [27]
TE Daniel Helm August 15, 2020Waived [28]
WR Chris Thompson
C Spencer Long August 16, 2020Retired [47]
WR Jaron Brown August 27, 2020Released [31]
DE Jonathan Kongbo Waived [31]
TE Erik Swoope August 29, 2020Waived [32]
OT Kofi Amichia
DE Alex Barrett September 5, 2020Released [48]
WR River Cracraft
SS Johnathan Cyprien
OG Hroniss Grasu
TE MarQueis Gray
WR Jauan Jennings
CB Dontae Johnson
DE Dion Jordan
DE Cameron Malveaux
WR Shawn Poindexter
OG Dakoda Shepley
OT William Sweet
CB Jamar Taylor
LB Joe Walker
WR Kevin White
CB Tim Harris
OT Jaryd Jones-Smith
OG Ross ReynoldsWaived [48]
LS Kyle Nelson September 30, 2020Waived [37]
WR Mohamed Sanu October 6, 2020Released [49]
TE Daniel Helm October 20, 2020Waived [50]
DE Alex Barrett October 26, 2020Waived [51]
CB Parnell Motley
WR Dante Pettis November 3, 2020Waived [52]
DE Jullian Taylor
LB Kiko Alonso November 23, 2020Waived [53]

Trades

Draft

2020 San Francisco 49ers Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeNote
1 14 Javon Kinlaw DT South Carolina From Tampa Bay
25 Brandon Aiyuk WR Arizona State From Minnesota
5153 Colton McKivitz OT West Virginia From Miami
6190 Charlie Woerner TE Georgia From Philadelphia
7217 Jauan Jennings WR Tennessee From Detroit

Notes

Undrafted free agents

2020 San Francisco 49ers Undrafted Free Agents
PositionPlayerCollegeNotes
CBDeMarkus Acy Missouri Waived on August 20 [29]
DT Darrion Daniels Nebraska Released on September 5 [48]
WRChris Finke Notre Dame Waived on July 28 [18]
LB Jonas Griffith Indiana State Waived on August 20 [29]
TEChase Harrell Arkansas Released on September 5 [48]
RB JaMycal Hasty Baylor Released on September 5 [48]
FB Josh Hokit Fresno State Released on September 5 [48]
S Jared Mayden Alabama Released on September 5 [48]
QBBroc Rutter North Central Waived on July 28 [18]
RB Salvon Ahmed Washington Waived on August 25 [30]
SEvan Foster Syracuse Released on September 5 [48]

Staff

2020 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
  • Vice president of player personnel – Martin Mayhew
  • Vice president and senior advisor to the general manager – Keena Turner
  • Director of pro personnel – Ran Carthon
  • Director of college scouting – Ethan Waugh
  • Director of football administration & analytics – Brian Hampton

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Head strength and conditioning – Dustin Perry
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Aaron Hill
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Shea Thompson
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Mike Nicolini


Final roster

2020 San Francisco 49ers roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

 Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

 Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad

Reserve

Rookies in italics
51 active, 25 reserve, 16 practice squad (+4 exempt)

Preseason

The 49ers' preseason schedule was announced on May 7, but was later canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [63]

WeekDateOpponentVenueResult
1August 15at Denver Broncos Empower Field at Mile High Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2August 21 Las Vegas Raiders Levi's Stadium
3August 29at Chicago Bears Soldier Field
4September 3 Los Angeles Chargers Levi's Stadium

Regular season

Schedule

The 49ers' 2020 schedule was announced on May 7. [63]

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1 September 13 Arizona Cardinals L 20–240–1 Levi's Stadium Recap
2 September 20at New York Jets W 31–131–1 MetLife Stadium Recap
3 September 27at New York Giants W 36–92–1MetLife Stadium Recap
4 October 4 Philadelphia Eagles L 20–252–2Levi's Stadium Recap
5 October 11 Miami Dolphins L 17–432–3Levi's Stadium Recap
6 October 18 Los Angeles Rams W 24–163–3Levi's Stadium Recap
7 October 25at New England Patriots W 33–64–3 Gillette Stadium Recap
8 November 1at Seattle Seahawks L 27–374–4 CenturyLink Field Recap
9 November 5 Green Bay Packers L 17–344–5Levi's Stadium Recap
10 November 15at New Orleans Saints L 13–274–6 Mercedes-Benz Superdome Recap
11 Bye
12 November 29at Los Angeles RamsW 23–205–6 SoFi Stadium Recap
13 December 7 Buffalo Bills L 24–345–7 State Farm Stadium [A] Recap
14 December 13 Washington Football Team L 15–235–8State Farm Stadium [A] Recap
15 December 20at Dallas Cowboys L 33–415–9 AT&T Stadium Recap
16 December 26at Arizona CardinalsW 20–126–9State Farm Stadium [A] Recap
17 January 3, 2021Seattle SeahawksL 23–266–10State Farm Stadium [A] Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Week One: Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Cardinals7301424
49ers1030720

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

Game information

With this loss, The defending NFC Champions started off 0-1

Week 2: at New York Jets

Week Two: San Francisco 49ers at New York Jets – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
49ers7143731
Jets303713

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game information

Although the 49ers won easily over the struggling Jets, they suffered devastating injuries on both sides of the ball to Jimmy Garoppolo, Raheem Mostert, Tevin Coleman, Nick Bosa, and Solomon Thomas. [65] It got so bad the team's MRI truck broke down. The win brought the 49ers to 1-1 on the season.

Week 3: at New York Giants

Week Three: San Francisco 49ers at New York Giants – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
49ers61071336
Giants06309

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game information

With Jimmy Garoppolo sidelined, Nick Mullens made his first start since 2018. He threw for 343 yards and a touchdown in a blowout win over the Giants, bringing the 49ers up to 2-1 for the season.

Week 4: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week Four: Philadelphia Eagles at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Eagles8031425
49ers707620

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

Game information

With this loss, the 49ers dropped to 2–2. Nick Mullens struggled mightily in the game with two interceptions, one of which was returned by Alex Singleton for a touchdown, and was benched afterwards for C. J. Beathard. The 49ers drove all the way to within field goal range down by 5, but the clock ran out.

Week 5: vs. Miami Dolphins

Week Five: Miami Dolphins at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Dolphins14167643
49ers0710017

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

Game information

With this embarrassing loss, the 49ers dropped to 2–3, already matching last season's loss total. Jimmy Garoppolo returned from injury but struggled mightily with 2 interceptions, leading to him being benched at halftime for C. J. Beathard.

Week 6: vs. Los Angeles Rams

Week Six: Los Angeles Rams at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Rams063716
49ers7140324

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

  • Date: October 18
  • Game time: 5:20 pm. PDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 86 °F (30 °C)
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Referee: Carl Cheffers
  • TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

The 49ers bounced back from the previous week. Jimmy Garoppolo threw 3 touchdowns and 268 yards and the 49ers defense was able to hold a red-hot Rams offense in check. With this win, they improved to 3–3, and won their third straight meeting against the Rams.

Week 7: at New England Patriots

Week Seven: San Francisco 49ers at New England Patriots – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
49ers7167333
Patriots03306

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

Game information

This was quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo's first return to New England since the Patriots traded him to the 49ers in October 2017. Garoppolo played for the Patriots from 2014 to 2017, and was part of their 2014 and 2016 Super Bowl-winning teams. Jimmy's victorious return brought the 49ers up to 4-3 on the season.

Week 8: at Seattle Seahawks

Week Eight: San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
49ers0702027
Seahawks67141037

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

  • Date: November 1
  • Game time: 1:25 pm. PST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 55 °F (13 °C)
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Referee: Craig Wrolstad
  • TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Mark Schlereth and Lindsay Czarniak
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

At one point, the 49ers were down 7-30. Despite outscoring the Seahawks 20-7 for the rest of the game, the 49ers dropped to 4-4.

Week 9: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week Nine: Green Bay Packers at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Packers71410334
49ers3001417

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

  • Date: November 5
  • Game time: 5:20 pm. PST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 78 °F (26 °C)
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Referee: Bill Vinovich
  • TV announcers (Fox/NFLN/Amazon Prime Video/Twitch): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews and Kristina Pink
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

In a rematch of the NFC Championship the previous season. Aaron Rodgers threw for 305 yards and 4 touchdowns as the Packers went up 34–3 before the 49ers scored two meaningless touchdowns to make the final score 34–17 and dropping the 49ers to 4–5. As of week 9, the 49ers have a league high 24 players on the reserve lists. [66] [67] Due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, this would be the final game at Levi's Stadium for the season.

Week 10: at New Orleans Saints

Week Ten: San Francisco 49ers at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
49ers730313
Saints01701027

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: November 15
  • Game time: 3:25 p.m. CST/1:25 pm. PST
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 5,979
  • Referee: Brad Rogers
  • TV announcers (Fox): Adam Amin, Mark Schlereth and Lindsay Czarniak
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

With the loss, the 49ers dropped to 4-6

Week 12: at Los Angeles Rams

Week Twelve: San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
49ers7010623
Rams3010720

at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California

  • Date: November 29
  • Game time: 1:05 pm. PST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 72 °F (22 °C)
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Referee: Scott Novak
  • TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Greg Jennings and Jen Hale
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

The 49ers returned from their bye week with some much-needed reinforcement returning from injury: on offense, Raheem Mostert scored a touchdown and 43 yards rushing and Deebo Samuel had 133 receiving yards; on defense, Richard Sherman contributed by grabbing his first interception of the season. The game was largely a defensive struggle. The two teams had four combined turnovers in the first quarter, and the only points scored in the first half came on a Raheem Mostert touchdown and a Matt Gay field goal. Early in the third quarter, the 49ers padded their lead to fourteen points with Javon Kinlaw's pick six and a Robbie Gould field goal. However, the momentum changed quickly as Aaron Donald forced a fumble on Raheem Mostert and it was returned for a touchdown by Troy Hill. The Rams soon scored again on a touchdown run from Cam Akers to take a three-point lead. The Rams' final drives quickly turned to punts while Nick Mullens led the 49ers on two drives resulting in field goals, including the 42-yard game winner by Robbie Gould with no time on the clock.

With the win, the 49ers swept the Rams for the second straight year and bringing their record to 5-6

Week 13: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week Thirteen: Buffalo Bills at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Bills01710734
49ers7010724

at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona [A]

Game information

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Santa Clara County halting all contact sports the 49ers decided to use State Farm Stadium for 2 games. However, the result dropped the 49ers to 5-7 on the season

Week 14: vs. Washington Football Team

Week Fourteen: Washington Football Team at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Washington01310023
49ers700815

at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona [A]

Game information

In a game that saw a returning Alex Smith to face the team that drafted him for the final time and Smith's revenge dropped the 49ers to 5-8 on the season.

Week 15: at Dallas Cowboys

Week Fifteen: San Francisco 49ers at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
49ers7710933
Cowboys14371741

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

  • Date: December 20
  • Game time: 12:00 pm. CST/10:00 am. PST
  • Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C) (retractable roof open)
  • Game attendance: 30,092
  • Referee: Land Clark
  • TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Trent Green and Melanie Collins
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

The 49ers traveled to Dallas hoping to keep their season alive, but struggled throughout the game. The 49ers immediately trailed 17–7, and turned the ball over 4 times against one of the worst defenses in the NFL. Despite fighting back and forth after tying the game, the 49ers never had the lead. San Francisco also allowed Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb to return a kickoff for a touchdown, which sealed the 49ers' loss. This loss, combined with the Cardinals' victory over the Eagles, eliminated the 49ers from playoff contention. The 49ers also clinched a losing season for the 7th time in 10 years.

Week 16: at Arizona Cardinals

Week Sixteen: San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
49ers707620
Cardinals330612

at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona [A]

Game information

With this win, the San Francisco 49ers finished 5-3 in away games and brought their record up to 6-9 on the season.

Week 17: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week Seventeen: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Seahawks3302026
49ers0361423

at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona [A]

  • Date: January 3, 2021
  • Game time: 2:25 pm. MST/1:25 pm. PST
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 62 °F (17 °C) (retractable roof open)
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Referee: Tony Corrente
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert and Jonathan Vilma
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

With this loss, the 49ers finished 1-7 at home and are 1-5 in their last 6 games against Seattle. The Defending NFC Champions would finish their season in dismissal 6-10 record.

Standings

Division

NFC West
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
(3) Seattle Seahawks 1240.7504–29–3459371W4
(6) Los Angeles Rams 1060.6253–39–3372296W1
Arizona Cardinals 880.5002–46–6410367L2
San Francisco 49ers 6100.3753–34–8376390L1

Conference

NFC
#TeamDivisionWLTPCTDIVCONFSOSSOVSTK
Division leaders
1 Green Bay Packers North1330.8135–110–2.428.387W6
2 [a] New Orleans Saints South1240.7506–010–2.459.406W2
3 [a] Seattle Seahawks West1240.7504–29–3.447.404W4
4 Washington Football Team East790.4384–25–7.459.388W1
Wild cards
5 Tampa Bay Buccaneers South1150.6884–28–4.488.392W4
6 Los Angeles Rams West1060.6253–39–3.494.484W1
7 [b] Chicago Bears North880.5002–46–6.488.336L1
Did not qualify for the postseason
8 [b] Arizona Cardinals West880.5002–46–6.475.441L2
9 Minnesota Vikings North790.4384–25–7.504.366W1
10 [c] San Francisco 49ers West6100.3753–34–8.549.448L1
11 [c] [d] New York Giants East6100.3754–25–7.502.427W1
12 [d] Dallas Cowboys East6100.3752–45–7.471.333L1
13 [e] Carolina Panthers South5110.3131–54–8.531.388L1
14 [e] Detroit Lions North5110.3131–54–8.508.350L4
15 Philadelphia Eagles East4111.2812–44–8.537.469L3
16 Atlanta Falcons South4120.2501–52–10.551.391L5
Tiebreakers [f]
  1. 1 2 New Orleans finished ahead of Seattle based on conference record.
  2. 1 2 Chicago finished and clinched the 7th and final playoff spot ahead of Arizona based on better win percentage in common games (against Detroit, the NY Giants, Carolina, and the LA Rams, Chicago finished 3–2, while Arizona finished 1–4).
  3. 1 2 San Francisco finished ahead of the NY Giants based on head-to-head victory. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Dallas (see below).
  4. 1 2 NY Giants won tiebreaker over Dallas based on division record.
  5. 1 2 Carolina finished ahead of Detroit based on head-to-head victory.
  6. ↑ 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.

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 On November 30, Santa Clara County imposed a ban on all contact sports for three weeks, later extended through January 8, due to rising COVID-19 cases. As a result, the 49ers were forced to play home games and practice from out-of-county. The team used Arizona's State Farm Stadium as a temporary venue for the remainder of the season. [64]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 Oakland Raiders season</span> 60th season in franchise history, final one in Oakland

The 2019 season was the Oakland Raiders' 60th since they were founded, their 50th in the National Football League (NFL) and their second under head coach Jon Gruden since his rehiring by the organization. It was the Raiders’ and NFL's last season in Oakland. The Raiders finished the season 7–9, improving on the prior season 4–12 record, but failing to make the playoffs for the third straight year and the 16th time in the last 17 years.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 Minnesota Vikings season</span> 59th season in franchise history

The 2019 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 59th in the National Football League (NFL), their fourth playing home games at U.S. Bank Stadium and their sixth under head coach Mike Zimmer. They improved on their 8–7–1 campaign from 2018 with a Week 14 win over the Detroit Lions, and returned to the playoffs following a one-year absence after the Los Angeles Rams lost to the San Francisco 49ers in Week 16. That week, the Vikings were eliminated from contention for the NFC North division title, losing 23–10 to the Green Bay Packers. They defeated the New Orleans Saints 26–20 in overtime in the Wild Card round but lost 27–10 to the eventual NFC champion San Francisco 49ers in the Divisional Round.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 Arizona Cardinals season</span> 100th season in franchise history

The 2019 season was the Arizona Cardinals' 100th in the National Football League (NFL), their 32nd in Arizona and their first under head coach Kliff Kingsbury, following the firing of former head coach Steve Wilks the previous season. During the offseason, the Cardinals' home stadium was renamed from University of Phoenix Stadium to State Farm Stadium. The Cardinals were one of two current teams, along with the Chicago Bears, who were among the 14 charter members of the American Professional Football Association, which later became the NFL, that celebrated its 100th season in 2019.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 San Francisco 49ers season</span> 74th season in franchise history; seventh Super Bowl appearance

The 2019 season was the San Francisco 49ers' 70th in the National Football League (NFL), their 74th overall and their third under the head coach-general manager tandem of Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch. They finished their 2019 season with a 13–3 record, their best finish since 2011. Starting the season 8–0 for the first time since 1990, the 49ers surpassed their win totals from the 2016, 2017, and 2018 seasons combined. The 49ers were the second straight NFC West team to start 8–0, with the other being the 2018 Rams. With a Week 11 win over the Arizona Cardinals, the 49ers clinched their first winning season since 2013. Despite a loss to the Atlanta Falcons in Week 15, the 49ers clinched a playoff spot for the first time since 2013 with a Los Angeles Rams loss. The 49ers beat the Cardinals for the first time since 2014, won in Seattle for the first time since 2011, and beat the Panthers in the regular season for the first time since 2001.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Seattle Seahawks season</span> 45th season in franchise history

The 2020 season was the Seattle Seahawks' 45th in the National Football League (NFL) and their 11th season under head coach Pete Carroll. With a win over the Washington Football Team in Week 15, the Seahawks made the playoffs for the third consecutive year. With a Week 17 win over the San Francisco 49ers, they improved upon their 11–5 record from the previous season. For the first time in franchise history, the Seahawks started 5–0. After a Week 16 win over the Los Angeles Rams, the Seahawks clinched the NFC West title for the first time since 2016.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 San Francisco 49ers season</span> 76th season in franchise history

The 2021 season was the San Francisco 49ers' 72nd season in the National Football League (NFL), their 76th overall and their fifth under the head coach/general manager tandem of Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch. In honor of the 75th anniversary of the team's founding in 1946, the 49ers introduced a commemorative logo to be used during this season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 Seattle Seahawks season</span> 46th season in franchise history, first losing season since 2011

The 2021 season was the Seattle Seahawks' 46th season in the National Football League (NFL), their 20th playing their home games at their current venue, Lumen Field, as well as their 12th under head coach Pete Carroll.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 San Francisco 49ers season</span> 77th season in franchise history

The 2022 season was the San Francisco 49ers' 73rd in the National Football League (NFL), their 77th overall, and their sixth under the head coach/general manager tandem of Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 Seattle Seahawks season</span> 47th season in franchise history

The 2022 season was the Seattle Seahawks' 47th in the National Football League (NFL) and their 13th under the head coach/general manager tandem of Pete Carroll and John Schneider.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 San Francisco 49ers season</span> 78th season in franchise history

The 2023 season was the San Francisco 49ers' 74th in the National Football League (NFL), their 78th overall, their tenth playing their home games at Levi's Stadium and their seventh under the head coach/general manager tandem of Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch. This was the team's first season since 2013 and 2016, respectively, without safety Jimmie Ward and quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo on the roster; Garoppolo signed with the Las Vegas Raiders on March 17, while Ward signed with the Houston Texans the following day.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2024 San Francisco 49ers season</span> 79th season in franchise history

The 2024 season is the San Francisco 49ers' 75th in the National Football League (NFL), their 79th overall, their eleventh playing their home games at Levi's Stadium and their eighth under the head coach/general manager tandem of Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch. They enter the season as defending NFC Champions. The 49ers failed to improve on their 12–5 record from 2023 with a Week 11 loss to the Seattle Seahawks, and failed to match it after a Week 12 loss to the Green Bay Packers.

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