2020 San Francisco 49ers season
The 2020 season was the San Francisco 49ers' 71st in the National Football League, 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 reigning NFC champions; however, the 49ers failed to improve on their 13–3 season from 2019 after a 43–17 loss to the Miami Dolphins in week 5 and failed to match their 13–3 record from last year as a result of a 37–27 week 8 loss against their division rival Seattle Seahawks. They also attempted to become the first team since the 2014 Seattle Seahawks to win consecutive NFC championships and return to the Super Bowl, as well as attempt to become the first team since the 2018 New England Patriots to win the Super Bowl the year after losing it the year before. However, the 49ers were eliminated from playoff contention after a Week 15 loss to the Dallas Cowboys followed by the Arizona Cardinals' victory over the Philadelphia Eagles.[1] The season was mainly ravaged by injuries on both sides of the ball with many key players missing significant time, including starting quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, and 2019 Defensive Rookie of the Year Nick Bosa.[2] The 49ers season ended with a league high 18 players on injured reserve.
2020 San Francisco 49ers season | |
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Owner | Jed York |
Head coach | Kyle Shanahan |
General manager | John Lynch |
Home field | Levi's Stadium State Farm Stadium[upper-alpha 1] |
Results | |
Record | 6–10 |
Division place | 4th NFC West |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | FB Kyle Juszczyk OT Trent Williams MLB Fred Warner |
AP All-Pros | MLB Fred Warner (1st team) |
Uniform | |
Offseason
Free agency
The 49ers entered free agency with the following:[3]
Position | Player | Free agency tag |
Date Signed | 2020 Team | Notes |
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WR | Emmanuel Sanders | UFA | March 22, 2020 | New Orleans Saints | Signed two-year contract[4] |
FS | Jimmie Ward | UFA | March 24, 2020 | San Francisco 49ers | Signed three-year contract[5] |
CB | Jason Verrett | UFA | April 13, 2020 | San Francisco 49ers | Signed one-year contract[6] |
DE | Arik Armstead | UFA | March 16, 2020 | San Francisco 49ers | Signed five-year contract[7] |
OT | Shon Coleman | UFA | March 16, 2020 | San Francisco 49ers | Signed one-year contract[8] |
C | Ben Garland | UFA | March 28, 2020 | San Francisco 49ers | Signed one-year contract[9] |
TE | Levine Toilolo | UFA | March 18, 2020 | New York Giants | [10] |
DE | Damontre Moore | UFA | |||
WR | Jordan Matthews | UFA | |||
CB | Dontae Johnson | UFA | April 13, 2020 | San Francisco 49ers | Signed one-year contract[6] |
DT | Sheldon Day | UFA | March 25, 2020 | Indianapolis Colts | [11] |
DE | Anthony Zettel | UFA | March 25, 2020 | Minnesota Vikings | [12] |
DE | Ronald Blair | UFA | March 23, 2020 | San Francisco 49ers | Signed one-year contract[13] |
LB | Elijah Lee | RFA | March 27, 2020 | Detroit Lions | [14] |
RB | Matt Breida | RFA | April 16, 2020 | San Francisco 49ers | Signed one-year contract[15] |
WR | Kendrick Bourne | RFA | March 17, 2020 | San Francisco 49ers | Tendered one-year contract[16] |
OT | Andrew Lauderdale | ERFA | |||
OT | Daniel Brunskill | ERFA | March 5, 2020 | San Francisco 49ers | Tendered one-year contract[17] |
TE | Ross Dwelley | ERFA | March 24, 2020 | San Francisco 49ers | Signed one-year contract[5] |
CB | Emmanuel Moseley | ERFA | July 28, 2020 | San Francisco 49ers | Signed one-year contract[18] |
QB | Nick Mullens | ERFA | May 1, 2020 | San Francisco 49ers | Signed one-year contract[19] |
RB | Jeff Wilson | ERFA | March 5, 2020 | San Francisco 49ers | Tendered one-year contract[17] |
RFA: Restricted free agent, UFA: Unrestricted free agent, ERFA: Exclusive rights free agent
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Signings
Position | Player | 2019 Team | Date signed | Notes |
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LB | Joe Walker | Arizona Cardinals | March 24, 2020 | Signed one-year contract[5] |
DE | Kerry Hyder | Dallas Cowboys | March 25, 2020 | Signed one-year contract[20] |
WR | Travis Benjamin | Los Angeles Chargers | April 3, 2020 | Signed one-year contract[21] |
OT | Tom Compton | New York Jets | April 3, 2020 | Signed one-year contract[21] |
CB | Jamar Taylor | Atlanta Falcons | July 6, 2020 | Signed one-year contract[22] |
DE | Alex Barrett | August 2, 2020 | [23] | |
DE | Dion Jordan | Oakland Raiders | August 7, 2020 | Signed one-year contract[24] |
TE | Jordan Reed | Washington Redskins | August 9, 2020 | Signed one-year contract[25] |
OT | William Sweet | August 12, 2020 | Signed one-year contract[26] | |
C | Spencer Long | Buffalo Bills | August 13, 2020 | Signed one-year contract[27] |
WR | Tavon Austin | Dallas Cowboys | August 15, 2020 | Signed one-year contract[28] |
WR | J. J. Nelson | Oakland Raiders | August 15, 2020 | Signed one-year contract[28] |
WR | Jaron Brown | Seattle Seahawks | August 20, 2020 | Signed one-year contract[29] |
SS | Johnathan Cyprien | Atlanta Falcons | August 20, 2020 | Signed one-year contract[29] |
C | Hroniss Grasu | Baltimore Ravens | August 20, 2020 | Signed one-year contract[29] |
TE | Erik Swoope | August 25, 2020 | Signed one-year contract[30] | |
WR | River Cracraft | Philadelphia Eagles | August 27, 2020 | Signed one-year contract[31] |
WR | Kevin White | August 27, 2020 | Signed one-year contract[31] | |
TE | MarQueis Gray | August 29, 2020 | Signed one-year contract[32] | |
OG | Hroniss Grasu | Baltimore Ravens | August 29, 2020 | Signed one-year contract[32] |
DE | Alex Barrett | August 30, 2020 | Signed one-year contract[33] | |
DE | Cameron Malveaux | Washington Redskins | September 2, 2020 | Signed one-year contract[34] |
WR | Mohamed Sanu | New England Patriots | September 18, 2020 | Signed one-year contract[35] |
DE | Ezekiel Ansah | Seattle Seahawks | September 23, 2020 | Signed one-year contract[36] |
TE | Daniel Helm | September 30, 2020 | Signed one-year contract[37] | |
LS | Taybor Pepper | September 30, 2020 | Signed one-year contract[37] | |
CB | Parnell Motley | October 13, 2020 | claimed off waivers[38] | |
DE | Takkarist McKinley | November 18, 2020 | claimed off waivers[39] |
Indicates that the player was a free agent at the end of his respective team's 2019 season. |
Departures
Trades
- On October 27, the 49ers traded their 2022 sixth-round selection to the New York Jets for defensive end Jordan Willis and 2021 seventh-round selection.[54]
- On November 2, the 49ers traded Kwon Alexander to the New Orleans Saints in exchange for a fifth-round conditional pick in the 2021 NFL Draft and LB Kiko Alonso.[55]
Draft
Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Note |
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1 | 14 | Javon Kinlaw | DT | South Carolina | From Tampa Bay |
25 | Brandon Aiyuk | WR | Arizona State | From Minnesota | |
5 | 153 | Colton McKivitz | OT | West Virginia | From Miami |
6 | 190 | Charlie Woerner | TE | Georgia | From Philadelphia |
7 | 217 | Jauan Jennings | WR | Tennessee | From Detroit |
Notes
- The 49ers traded LB Eli Harold to the Detroit Lions in exchange for a conditional seventh-round selection.
- The 49ers traded their second-round selection to the Kansas City Chiefs in exchange for DE Dee Ford.
- The 49ers traded their third- and fourth-round selections to the Denver Broncos in exchange for WR Emmanuel Sanders and Denver's fifth-round selection.
- The 49ers traded DT DeForest Buckner to the Indianapolis Colts in exchange for a first-round selection (No. 13th overall).[56]
- The 49ers traded their first- and a seventh-round selection (13th and 245th overall) to Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for a first- and a fourth-round pick (14th and 117th overall).[57]
- The 49ers traded their first-, fourth- and fifth-round selections (31st, 117th and 176th overall) to Minnesota Vikings in exchange for a first-round pick (No. 25th overall).[58]
- The 49ers traded their RB Matt Breida to Miami Dolphins in exchange for a fifth-round pick (No. 153rd overall).[59]
- The 49ers traded their fifth-round selection (No. 156th overall) and a 2021 third-round selection to Washington Redskins in exchange for OT Trent Williams.[60][61]
- The 49ers traded their WR Marquise Goodwin and a sixth-round selection (No. 210th overall) to Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for a sixth-round selection (No. 190th overall).[62]
Undrafted free agents
Position | Player | College | Notes |
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CB | DeMarkus Acy | Missouri | Waived on August 20[29] |
DL | Darrion Daniels | Nebraska | Released on September 5[48] |
WR | Chris Finke | Notre Dame | Waived on July 28[18] |
LB | Jonas Griffith | Indiana State | Waived on August 20[29] |
TE | Chase 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] |
QB | Broc Rutter | North Central | Waived on July 28[18] |
RB | Salvon Ahmed | Washington | Waived on August 25[30] |
S | Evan Foster | Syracuse | Released on September 5[48] |
Staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Final roster
Preseason
The 49ers' preseason schedule was announced on May 7, but was later canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[63]
Week | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result |
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1 | August 15 | at Denver Broncos | Empower Field at Mile High | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
2 | August 21 | Las Vegas Raiders | Levi's Stadium | |
3 | August 29 | at Chicago Bears | Soldier Field | |
4 | September 3 | Los Angeles Chargers | Levi's Stadium |
Regular season
Schedule
The 49ers' 2020 schedule was announced on May 7.[63]
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | September 13 | Arizona Cardinals | L 20–24 | 0–1 | Levi's Stadium | Recap |
2 | September 20 | at New York Jets | W 31–13 | 1–1 | MetLife Stadium | Recap |
3 | September 27 | at New York Giants | W 36–9 | 2–1 | MetLife Stadium | Recap |
4 | October 4 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 20–25 | 2–2 | Levi's Stadium | Recap |
5 | October 11 | Miami Dolphins | L 17–43 | 2–3 | Levi's Stadium | Recap |
6 | October 18 | Los Angeles Rams | W 24–16 | 3–3 | Levi's Stadium | Recap |
7 | October 25 | at New England Patriots | W 33–6 | 4–3 | Gillette Stadium | Recap |
8 | November 1 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 27–37 | 4–4 | CenturyLink Field | Recap |
9 | November 5 | Green Bay Packers | L 17–34 | 4–5 | Levi's Stadium | Recap |
10 | November 15 | at New Orleans Saints | L 13–27 | 4–6 | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | Recap |
11 | Bye | |||||
12 | November 29 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 23–20 | 5–6 | SoFi Stadium | Recap |
13 | December 7 | Buffalo Bills | L 24–34 | 5–7 | State Farm Stadium[upper-alpha 1] | Recap |
14 | December 13 | Washington Football Team | L 15–23 | 5–8 | State Farm Stadium[upper-alpha 1] | Recap |
15 | December 20 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 33–41 | 5–9 | AT&T Stadium | Recap |
16 | December 26 | at Arizona Cardinals | W 20–12 | 6–9 | State Farm Stadium | Recap |
17 | January 3 | Seattle Seahawks | L 23–26 | 6–10 | State Farm Stadium[upper-alpha 1] | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Week 1: vs. Arizona Cardinals
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cardinals | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
49ers | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California
- Date: September 13
- Game time: 1:25 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: Hazy, 66 °F (19 °C)
- Game attendance: 0
- Referee: Carl Cheffers
- TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Kugler, Chris Spielman and Laura Okmin
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 2: at New York Jets
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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49ers | 7 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
Jets | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: September 20
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/10:00 a.m. PDT
- Game weather: Mostly sunny, 61 °F (16 °C)
- Game attendance: 0
- Referee: Ronald Torbert
- TV announcers (Fox): Brandon Gaudin, Jonathan Vilma and Shannon Spake
- Recap, Game Book
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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.
Week 3: at New York Giants
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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49ers | 6 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 36 |
Giants | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: September 27
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/10:00 a.m. PDT
- Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 75 °F (24 °C)
- Game attendance: 0
- Referee: Clay Martin
- TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, Daryl Johnston and Pam Oliver
- Recap, Game Book
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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.
Week 4: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Eagles | 8 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 25 |
49ers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California
- Date: October 4
- Game time: 5:20 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: Sunny, 84 °F (29 °C)
- Game attendance: 0
- Referee: Bill Vinovich
- TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, and Michele Tafoya
- Recap, Game Book
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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
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Dolphins | 14 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 43 |
49ers | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California
- Date: October 11
- Game time: 1:05 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: Sunny, 73 °F (23 °C)
- Game attendance: 0
- Referee: Land Clark
- TV announcers (Fox): Adam Amin, Mark Schlereth and Lindsay Czarniak
- Recap, Game Book
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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
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rams | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
49ers | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California
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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
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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49ers | 7 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 33 |
Patriots | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
- Date: October 25
- Game time: 4:25 p.m. EDT/1:25 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: Cloudy, 49 °F (9 °C)
- Game attendance: 0
- Referee: Shawn Smith
- TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson
- Recap, Game Book
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This was quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo's first return to Foxboro since the Patriots traded him to 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.
Week 8: at Seattle Seahawks
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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49ers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 27 |
Seahawks | 6 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 37 |
at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington
- Date: November 1
- Game time: 1:25 p.m. 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
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Week 9: vs. Green Bay Packers
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Packers | 7 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 34 |
49ers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California
- Date: November 5
- Game time: 5:20 p.m. PST
- Game weather: Sunny, 78 °F (26 °C)
- Game attendance: 0
- Referee: Bill Vinovich
- TV announcers (Fox/NFLN/Amazon Prime): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews and Kristina Pink
- Recap, Game Book
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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]
Week 10: at New Orleans Saints
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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49ers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
Saints | 0 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Date: November 15
- Game time: 3:25 p.m. CST/1:25 p.m. 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
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Week 12: at Los Angeles Rams
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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49ers | 7 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 23 |
Rams | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 20 |
at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California
- Date: November 29
- Game time: 1:05 p.m. 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
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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 to make the final score 23–20.
With the win, the 49ers swept the Rams for the second straight year.
Week 13: vs. Buffalo Bills
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bills | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
49ers | 7 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona[upper-alpha 1]
- Date: December 7
- Game time: 6:15 p.m. MST/5:15 p.m. PST
- Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
- Game attendance: 0
- Referee: Tony Corrente
- TV announcers (ESPN/ABC): Steve Levy, Brian Griese, Louis Riddick, Lisa Salters and John Parry
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 14: vs. Washington Football Team
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Washington | 0 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 23 |
49ers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 |
at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona[upper-alpha 1]
- Date: December 13
- Game time: 2:25 p.m. MST/1:25 p.m. PST
- Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
- Game attendance: 0
- Referee: Carl Cheffers
- TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Greg Jennings, and Jen Hale
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 15: at Dallas Cowboys
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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49ers | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 33 |
Cowboys | 14 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 41 |
at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
- Date: December 20
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST/10:00 a.m. 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
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With this loss, coupled with the Cardinals' victory over the Eagles, the 49ers were eliminated from playoff contention.
Week 16: at Arizona Cardinals
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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49ers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
Cardinals | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
- Date: December 26
- Game time: 2:30 p.m. MST/1:30 p.m. PST
- Game weather: Mostly sunny, 69 °F (21 °C) (retractable roof open)
- Game attendance: 0
- Referee: Clete Blakeman
- TV announcers (Prime Video/Twitch): Andrew Catalon, James Lofton and Sherree Burruss
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 17: vs. Seattle Seahawks
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Seahawks | 3 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 26 |
49ers | 0 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 23 |
at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona[upper-alpha 1]
- Date: January 3, 2021
- Game time: 2:25 p.m. MST/1:25 p.m. 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
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Division
NFC West | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
(3) Seattle Seahawks | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 4–2 | 9–3 | 459 | 371 | W4 |
(6) Los Angeles Rams | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 3–3 | 9–3 | 372 | 296 | W1 |
Arizona Cardinals | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 2–4 | 6–6 | 410 | 367 | L2 |
San Francisco 49ers | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 3–3 | 4–8 | 376 | 390 | L1 |
Conference
# | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
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Division leaders | |||||||||||
1 | Green Bay Packers | North | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 5–1 | 10–2 | .428 | .387 | W6 |
2[lower-alpha 1] | New Orleans Saints | South | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 6–0 | 10–2 | .459 | .406 | W2 |
3[lower-alpha 1] | Seattle Seahawks | West | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 4–2 | 9–3 | .447 | .404 | W4 |
4 | Washington Football Team | East | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 4–2 | 5–7 | .459 | .388 | W1 |
Wild cards | |||||||||||
5 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | South | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 4–2 | 8–4 | .488 | .392 | W4 |
6 | Los Angeles Rams | West | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 3–3 | 9–3 | .494 | .484 | W1 |
7[lower-alpha 2] | Chicago Bears | North | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 2–4 | 6–6 | .488 | .336 | L1 |
Did not qualify for the postseason | |||||||||||
8[lower-alpha 2] | Arizona Cardinals | West | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 2–4 | 6–6 | .475 | .441 | L2 |
9 | Minnesota Vikings | North | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 4–2 | 5–7 | .504 | .366 | W1 |
10[lower-alpha 3] | San Francisco 49ers | West | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 3–3 | 4–8 | .549 | .448 | L1 |
11[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 4] | New York Giants | East | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 4–2 | 5–7 | .502 | .427 | W1 |
12[lower-alpha 4] | Dallas Cowboys | East | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 2–4 | 5–7 | .471 | .333 | L1 |
13[lower-alpha 5] | Carolina Panthers | South | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 1–5 | 4–8 | .531 | .388 | L1 |
14[lower-alpha 5] | Detroit Lions | North | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 1–5 | 4–8 | .508 | .350 | L4 |
15 | Philadelphia Eagles | East | 4 | 11 | 1 | .281 | 2–4 | 4–8 | .537 | .469 | L3 |
16 | Atlanta Falcons | South | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 1–5 | 2–10 | .551 | .391 | L5 |
Tiebreakers[lower-alpha 6] | |||||||||||
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Notes
- On November 30, Santa Clara County imposed a ban on all contact sports for three weeks 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 Weeks 13 and 14. After the ban on contact sports was extended thru January 8, the 49ers announced that their Week 17 regular season finale against the Seattle Seahawks will be played in Arizona as well.[64]
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