2023 San Francisco 49ers season | |
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Owner | Jed York |
General manager | John Lynch |
Head coach | Kyle Shanahan |
Offensive coordinator | Kyle Shanahan |
Defensive coordinator | Steve Wilks |
Home field | Levi's Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 12–5 |
Division place | 1st NFC West |
Playoff finish | Won Divisional Playoffs (vs. Packers) 24–21 Won NFC Championship (vs. Lions) 34–31 Lost Super Bowl LVIII (vs. Chiefs) 22–25 (OT) |
Pro Bowlers | 9 [1]
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AP All-Pros | 7
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Uniform | |
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.
The team had a 5–0 start that left them, along with the Philadelphia Eagles, as the last undefeated teams remaining. [2] The 49ers lost to the Cleveland Browns in Week 6, their first of three consecutive losses heading into their bye week. [3] [4] Following the bye, the 49ers won 6 games in a row and, with a week 14 win over their NFC West rival, the Seattle Seahawks, coupled with the Green Bay Packers' loss to the New York Giants on Monday Night Football , became the first team to clinch a playoff berth in 2023, their fourth in five seasons. [5] [6] [7] The following week the 49ers clinched the NFC West in consecutive seasons for the first time since 2011–2012 with a 45–29 win over the Arizona Cardinals. [8] With a 27–10 Week 17 win over the Washington Commanders, and the Detroit Lions and Philadelphia Eagles losing, the 49ers clinched the number one seed of the NFC for the first time since 2019. Despite clinching the number one seed, the team failed to match their 13–4 record from the previous year, going 12–5. After a close 24–21 win in the divisional playoffs against the Green Bay Packers, the 49ers advanced to the NFC Championship Game for the fourth time in five seasons, the fourth time they had made it in three consecutive seasons, after 1988–1990, 1992–1994, and 2011–2013. In the NFC Championship game against the Detroit Lions, the 49ers came back from a 24–7 halftime deficit to win 34–31, setting an NFL record for overcoming the largest halftime deficit in a championship game. [9] Ironically, the 49ers had been the most recent team to overcome a 17-point deficit in a championship game (but which was not a halftime deficit), which happened in 2012 against the Atlanta Falcons. The win allowed the 49ers to make their second Super Bowl appearance in 5 seasons, and their eighth appearance overall. The 49ers faced the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII, which was a rematch of Super Bowl LIV. The 49ers season ended in failure again to the Chiefs in the rematch, falling in overtime by a score of 25–22.
The 49ers finished the season in the top 10 in multiple offensive and defensive categories. [10] [11] On offense, the 49ers finished with 491 points scored, which was third most in the league and the second most points scored in franchise history (behind the 1994 team which scored 505 points). [12] [13] They finished second in the league in total offense with 398.4 yards per game, which included finishing fourth in pass yards per game (257.9) and third in rush yards per game (140.5). [11] They also established an NFL record by becoming the first team in league history to have four players with over 1,000 scrimmage yards, with Deebo Samuel (1,085), George Kittle (1,022), Christian McCaffrey (2,023) and Brandon Aiyuk (1,317) all surpassing the mark. [14] On defense, the 49ers finished third in the league in scoring defense, giving up just 17.5 points per game and finished first in the league with 22 interceptions (tied with the Chicago Bears). [10] [15]
The 49ers entered free agency with the following: [16]
Position | Player | Free agency tag | Date Signed | 2023 Team | Notes |
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FS | Jimmie Ward | UFA | March 18, 2023 | Houston Texans | Signed two-year contract [17] |
QB | Jimmy Garoppolo | UFA | March 17, 2023 | Las Vegas Raiders | Signed three-year contract [18] |
DE | Samson Ebukam | UFA | Indianapolis Colts | Signed three-year contract [19] | |
CB | Emmanuel Moseley | UFA | March 16, 2023 | Detroit Lions | Signed one-year contract [20] |
OT | Mike McGlinchey | UFA | March 15, 2023 | Denver Broncos | Signed five-year contract [21] |
LB | Azeez Al-Shaair | UFA | March 20, 2023 | Tennessee Titans | Signed one-year contract [22] |
K | Robbie Gould | UFA | |||
OT | Daniel Brunskill | UFA | March 20, 2023 | Tennessee Titans | Signed two-year contract [23] |
DT | Hassan Ridgeway | UFA | March 18, 2023 | Houston Texans | Signed one-year contract [17] |
DE | Kerry Hyder | UFA | April 17, 2023 | San Francisco 49ers | Signed one-year contract [24] |
TE | Tyler Kroft | UFA | May 9, 2023 | Miami Dolphins | Signed one-year contract [25] |
DT | Maurice Hurst Jr. | UFA | March 18, 2023 | Cleveland Browns | Signed one-year contract [26] |
FS | Tashaun Gipson | UFA | March 15, 2023 | San Francisco 49ers | Signed one-year contract [27] |
QB | Josh Johnson | UFA | May 22, 2023 | Baltimore Ravens | [28] |
DE | Jordan Willis | UFA | March 20, 2023 | Las Vegas Raiders | Signed one-year contract [29] |
LS | Taybor Pepper | UFA | February 28, 2023 | San Francisco 49ers | Signed three-year contract [30] |
TE | Ross Dwelley | UFA | March 20, 2023 | San Francisco 49ers | Signed one-year contract [31] |
C | Jake Brendel | UFA | March 15, 2023 | San Francisco 49ers | Signed four-year contract [32] |
CB | Jason Verrett | UFA | |||
LB | Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles | RFA | March 16, 2023 | San Francisco 49ers | Signed one-year contract [33] |
DT | Kevin Givens | RFA | March 13, 2023 | San Francisco 49ers | Signed one-year contract [34] |
OT | Colton McKivitz | RFA | March 9, 2023 | San Francisco 49ers | Signed two-year contract [35] |
SS | Tarvarius Moore | UFA | March 17, 2023 | Green Bay Packers | Signed one-year contract [36] |
DE | Charles Omenihu | UFA | March 16, 2023 | Kansas City Chiefs | Signed two-year contract [37] |
DT | T. Y. McGill | UFA | March 17, 2023 | San Francisco 49ers | Signed one-year contract [38] |
WR | Willie Snead | UFA | May 1, 2023 | San Francisco 49ers | Signed one-year contract [39] |
WR | Jauan Jennings | ERFA | April 17, 2023 | San Francisco 49ers | Signed one-year tender [24] |
RFA: Restricted free agent, UFA: Unrestricted free agent, ERFA: Exclusive rights free agent
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Position | Player | 2022 Team | Date signed | Notes |
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DT | Javon Hargrave | Philadelphia Eagles | March 16, 2023 | Signed four-year contract [40] |
QB | Sam Darnold | Carolina Panthers | Signed one-year contract [41] | |
DE | Clelin Ferrell | Las Vegas Raiders | Signed one-year contract [42] | |
CB | Isaiah Oliver | Atlanta Falcons | Signed two-year contract [43] | |
S | Myles Hartsfield | Carolina Panthers | March 20, 2023 | Signed one-year contract [31] |
C | Jon Feliciano | New York Giants | March 21, 2023 | Signed one-year contract [44] |
DE | Austin Bryant | Detroit Lions | March 23, 2023 | Signed one-year contract [45] |
OT | Matt Pryor | Indianapolis Colts | March 27, 2023 | Signed one-year contract [46] |
WR | Chris Conley | Tennessee Titans | April 17, 2023 | Signed one-year contract [24] |
QB | Brandon Allen | Cincinnati Bengals | May 8, 2023 | Signed one-year contract [47] |
DE | Marlon Davidson | Atlanta Falcons | ||
TE | Troy Fumagalli | May 8, 2023 | Signed one-year contract [47] | |
LB | Darryl Johnson | Seattle Seahawks | June 6, 2023 | Signed one-year contract [48] |
CB | Terrance Mitchell | Tennessee Titans | July 25, 2023 | Signed one-year contract [49] |
LB | Kyahva Tezino | July 27, 2023 | Signed one-year contract [50] | |
DE | Taco Charlton | August 1, 2023 | Signed one-year contract [51] | |
CB | Anthony Averett | Las Vegas Raiders | August 3, 2023 | Signed one-year contract [52] |
LB | Daelin Hayes | Baltimore Ravens | August 4, 2023 | Signed one-year contract [53] |
RB | Jeremy McNichols | Pittsburgh Steelers | August 8, 2023 | Signed one-year contract [54] |
DE | Breeland Speaks | August 11, 2023 | Signed one-year contract [55] | |
CB | Nate Brooks | August 12, 2023 | Signed one-year contract [56] | |
LB | LaDarius Hamilton | August 19, 2023 | Signed one-year contract [57] | |
DT | Tomasi Laulile | |||
RB | Brian Hill | August 21, 2023 | Signed one-year contract [58] | |
WR | Anthony Miller | August 22, 2023 | Signed one-year contract [59] | |
DE | Austin Bryant | August 30, 2023 | Signed one-year contract [60] | |
DE | Kerry Hyder Jr. | |||
CB | Anthony Brown | September 19, 2023 | Signed one-year contract [61] | |
G | Ben Bartch | November 21, 2023 | Signed one-year contract [62] |
Indicates that the player was a free agent at the end of his respective team's 2022 season. |
Position | Player | Date | Notes |
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WR | Shae Wyatt | June 6, 2023 | Waived [48] |
S | Avery Young | Waived [51] | |
RB | Ronald Awatt | August 8, 2023 | Waived [54] |
LB | Daelin Hayes | August 12, 2023 | Waived [56] |
RB | Khalan Laborn | August 19, 2023 | Waived [57] |
DT | Tomasi Laulile | August 21, 2023 | Waived [58] |
WR | Dazz Newsome | August 22, 2023 | Waived [59] |
QB | Trey Lance | August 26, 2023 | Traded [63] |
CB | Nate Brooks | August 27, 2023 | Waived [64] |
LB | LaDarius Hamilton | ||
DE | Breeland Speaks | ||
LB | Kyahva Tezino | ||
DE | Spencer Waege | ||
WR | Chris Conley | August 29, 2023 | Released [65] |
TE | Troy Fumagalli | ||
RB | Brian Hill | ||
DE | Kerry Hyder Jr. | ||
DT | T. Y. McGill | ||
RB | Jeremy McNichols | ||
WR | Anthony Miller | ||
WR | Willie Snead IV | ||
DE | Alex Barrett | Waived [65] | |
FB | Jack Colletto | ||
DE | Marlon Davidson | ||
OT | Joey Fisher | ||
OT | Alfredo Gutiérrez | ||
S | Myles Hartsfield | ||
C | Keith Ismael | ||
CB | D'Shawn Jamison | ||
S | Qwuantrezz Knight | ||
OT | Corey Luciano | ||
OT | Ilm Manning | ||
WR | Tay Martin | ||
LB | Marcelino McCrary-Ball | ||
OG | Jason Poe | ||
LB | Curtis Robinson | ||
CB | Tre Swilling | ||
OT | Leroy Watson | ||
WR | Isaiah Winstead |
Notes
Name | Position | College | Ref. |
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Ronald Awatt | RB | UTEP | [78] |
Jack Colletto | FB | Oregon State | |
Joey Fisher | OT | Shepherd | |
D'Shawn Jamison | CB | Texas | |
Khalan Laborn | RB | Marshall | |
Corey Luciano | OT | Washington | |
Ilm Manning | Hawaii | ||
Mariano Sori-Marin | LB | Minnesota | |
Spencer Waege | DE | North Dakota State | |
Isaiah Winstead | WR | East Carolina | [79] |
Shae Wyatt | Tulane | [78] | |
Avery Young | S | Rutgers |
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Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | August 13 | at Las Vegas Raiders | L 7–34 | 0–1 | Allegiant Stadium | Recap |
2 | August 19 | Denver Broncos | W 21–20 | 1–1 | Levi's Stadium | Recap |
3 | August 25 | Los Angeles Chargers | L 12–23 | 1–2 | Levi's Stadium | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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49ers | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 30 |
Steelers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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49ers | 7 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 30 |
Rams | 3 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Giants | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
49ers | 3 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 30 |
at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
49ers | 7 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cowboys | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
49ers | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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49ers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Browns | 0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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49ers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
Vikings | 7 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 22 |
at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bengals | 14 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 31 |
49ers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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49ers | 10 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
Jaguars | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Buccaneers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
49ers | 7 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 27 |
at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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49ers | 7 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
Seahawks | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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49ers | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
Eagles | 6 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
49ers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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49ers | 14 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 45 |
Cardinals | 7 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 29 |
at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Ravens | 3 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 33 |
49ers | 5 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 19 |
at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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49ers | 10 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
Commanders | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at FedExField, Landover, Maryland
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rams | 7 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 21 |
49ers | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California
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NFC West | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
(1) San Francisco 49ers | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 | 5–1 | 10–2 | 491 | 298 | L1 |
(6) Los Angeles Rams | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 | 5–1 | 8–4 | 404 | 377 | W4 |
Seattle Seahawks | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | 2–4 | 7–5 | 364 | 402 | W1 |
Arizona Cardinals | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 | 0–6 | 3–9 | 330 | 455 | L1 |
# | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
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Division leaders | |||||||||||
1 [lower-alpha 1] | San Francisco 49ers | West | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 | 5–1 | 10–2 | .509 | .475 | L1 |
2 [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2] | Dallas Cowboys | East | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 | 5–1 | 9–3 | .446 | .392 | W2 |
3 [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2] | Detroit Lions | North | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 | 4–2 | 8–4 | .481 | .436 | W1 |
4 [lower-alpha 3] | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | South | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | 4–2 | 7–5 | .481 | .379 | W1 |
Wild cards | |||||||||||
5 | Philadelphia Eagles | East | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 | 4–2 | 7–5 | .481 | .476 | L2 |
6 | Los Angeles Rams | West | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 | 5–1 | 8–4 | .529 | .453 | W4 |
7 [lower-alpha 4] [lower-alpha 5] | Green Bay Packers | North | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | 4–2 | 7–5 | .474 | .458 | W3 |
Did not qualify for the postseason | |||||||||||
8 [lower-alpha 4] [lower-alpha 5] | Seattle Seahawks | West | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | 2–4 | 7–5 | .512 | .392 | W1 |
9 [lower-alpha 3] [lower-alpha 4] | New Orleans Saints | South | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | 4–2 | 6–6 | .433 | .340 | W2 |
10 [lower-alpha 6] [lower-alpha 7] | Minnesota Vikings | North | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 | 2–4 | 6–6 | .509 | .454 | L4 |
11 [lower-alpha 7] [lower-alpha 8] | Chicago Bears | North | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 | 2–4 | 6–6 | .464 | .370 | L1 |
12 [lower-alpha 6] [lower-alpha 8] | Atlanta Falcons | South | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 | 3–3 | 4–8 | .429 | .462 | L2 |
13 | New York Giants | East | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 | 3–3 | 5–7 | .512 | .353 | W1 |
14 [lower-alpha 9] | Washington Commanders | East | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 | 0–6 | 2–10 | .512 | .338 | L8 |
15 [lower-alpha 9] | Arizona Cardinals | West | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 | 0–6 | 3–9 | .561 | .588 | L1 |
16 | Carolina Panthers | South | 2 | 15 | 0 | .118 | 1–5 | 1–11 | .522 | .500 | L3 |
Tiebreakers [lower-alpha 10] | |||||||||||
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Round | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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Wild Card | First-round bye | |||||
Divisional | January 20 | Green Bay Packers (7) | W 24–21 | 1–0 | Levi's Stadium | Recap |
NFC Championship | January 28 | Detroit Lions (3) | W 34–31 | 2–0 | Levi's Stadium | Recap |
Super Bowl LVIII | February 11 | vs. Kansas City Chiefs (A3) | L 22–25 (OT) | 2–1 | Allegiant Stadium | Recap |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Packers | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 21 |
49ers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Lions | 14 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
49ers | 0 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 34 |
at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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49ers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 22 |
Chiefs | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 25 |
at Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada
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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.
The 2021 season was the Los Angeles Rams' 84th season in the National Football League (NFL), their 85th overall, their 55th in the Greater Los Angeles Area, the second playing their home games at SoFi Stadium and their fifth under head coach Sean McVay.
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.
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.
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.
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.