2021 San Francisco 49ers season

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.^[1]

2021 San Francisco 49ers season
49ers 75th anniversary logo
Owner	Jed York
General manager	John Lynch
Head coach	Kyle Shanahan
Offensive coordinator	Mike McDaniel
Defensive coordinator	DeMeco Ryans
Home stadium	Levi's Stadium
Results
Record	10–7
Division place	3rd NFC West
Playoffs	Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Cowboys) 23–17 Won Divisional Playoffs (at Packers) 13–10 Lost NFC Championship (at Rams) 17–20
All-Pros	2 WR Deebo Samuel (1st team) LT Trent Williams (1st team)
Pro Bowlers	7 FB Kyle Juszczyk WR Deebo Samuel TE George Kittle T Trent Williams G Laken Tomlinson C Alex Mack DE Nick Bosa
Uniform
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They improved from their 6–10 record from the previous year and they returned to the playoffs after a one-year absence. Despite starting 2–0, they would lose 4 consecutive games. After an embarrassing Week 9 loss to an injury depleted Arizona Cardinals, ^[2] the 49ers had a disappointing 3–5 record, but they would rebound and end the season winning 7 of their last 9 games, including a dramatic Week 18 win over the Los Angeles Rams in which the 49ers fought back from a 17–0 deficit to win 27–24 in overtime, thus allowing them to sneak into the playoffs.^[3] During the season, the 49ers showcased a well rounded team, finishing top 10 in both total offense and total defense. The offense averaged 376 yards a game, good for 8th in the league, while averaging 25.1 points a game. The defense was even better, giving up just 310 yards a game, good for 3rd overall. This included the 6th best pass defense and 7th best rush defense. The defense also generated 48 sacks during the season, 5th best in the league.^[4]

In the wild-card round, the 49ers upset the Dallas Cowboys 23–17.^[5] They would then upset the #1 seeded Green Bay Packers 13–10 in the divisional round, thus advancing to the NFC Championship for the second time in 3 years.^[6] However, they lost to their division rival and eventual Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams 20-17.

Offseason

Roster changes

Free agency

The 49ers entered free agency with the following:^[7]

Position	Player	Free agency tag	Date Signed	2021 Team	Notes
OT	Trent Williams	UFA	March 23, 2021	San Francisco 49ers	Signed six-year contract[8]
CB	Richard Sherman	UFA	September 29, 2021	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Signed one-year contract[9]
DE	Solomon Thomas	UFA	March 19, 2021	Las Vegas Raiders	Signed one-year contract[10]
FS	Jaquiski Tartt	UFA	March 22, 2021	San Francisco 49ers	Signed one-year contract[11]
FB	Kyle Juszczyk	UFA	March 15, 2021	San Francisco 49ers	Signed five-year contract[12]
RB	Tevin Coleman	UFA	March 25, 2021	New York Jets	Signed one-year contract[13]
WR	Kendrick Bourne	UFA	March 19, 2021	New England Patriots	Signed three-year contract[14]
CB	K'Waun Williams	UFA	March 26, 2021	San Francisco 49ers	Signed one-year contract[15]
OT	Tom Compton	UFA	April 28, 2021	San Francisco 49ers	Signed one-year contract[16]
DE	Ronald Blair	UFA	June 1, 2021	New York Jets	Signed one-year contract[17]
C	Ben Garland	UFA
DE	Kerry Hyder	UFA	March 25, 2021	Seattle Seahawks	Signed three-year contract[18]
DE	Ezekiel Ansah	UFA
RB	Jerick McKinnon	UFA	May 1, 2021	Kansas City Chiefs	Signed one-year contract[19]
C	Tony Bergstrom	UFA
CB	Jason Verrett	UFA	April 1, 2021	San Francisco 49ers	Signed one-year contract[20]
CB	Ahkello Witherspoon	UFA	March 19, 2021	Seattle Seahawks	Signed one-year contract[21]
CB	Dontae Johnson	UFA	March 19, 2021	San Francisco 49ers	Signed one-year contract[22]
C	Hroniss Grasu	UFA
DE	Dion Jordan	UFA
CB	Jamar Taylor	UFA
DE	Jordan Willis	UFA	March 23, 2021	San Francisco 49ers	Signed one-year contract[23]
QB	C. J. Beathard	UFA	March 24, 2021	Jacksonville Jaguars	Signed two-year contract[24]
LB	Joe Walker	UFA	May 19, 2021	Washington Football Team
QB	Nick Mullens	RFA	June 14, 2021	Philadelphia Eagles	Signed one-year contract[25]
TE	Ross Dwelley	RFA	March 5, 2021	San Francisco 49ers	Signed one-year contract[26]
LS	Taybor Pepper	RFA	February 4, 2021	San Francisco 49ers	Signed two-year contract[27]
RB	Jeff Wilson	RFA	January 26, 2021	San Francisco 49ers	Signed one-year contract[28]
QB	Josh Rosen	ERFA	February 8, 2021	San Francisco 49ers	Signed one-year contract[29]
CB	Emmanuel Moseley	ERFA	March 15, 2021	San Francisco 49ers	Signed two-year contract[30]
OT	Daniel Brunskill	ERFA	April 13, 2021	San Francisco 49ers	Signed one-year contract[31][32]
CB	Ken Webster	ERFA	January 21, 2021	San Francisco 49ers	Signed one-year contract[33]
WR	River Cracraft	ERFA	February 22, 2021	San Francisco 49ers	Signed one-year contract[34]
WR	Trent Taylor	UFA	May 17, 2021	Cincinnati Bengals	Signed one-year contract[35]
DT	D. J. Jones	UFA	March 22, 2021	San Francisco 49ers	Signed one-year contract[36]
S	Marcell Harris	RFA	March 5, 2021	San Francisco 49ers	Signed one-year contract[26]
RB	Austin Walter	ERFA	February 8, 2021	San Francisco 49ers	Signed one-year contract[29]
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	2020 Team	Date signed	Notes
CB	Mark Fields		October 13, 2020	Claimed off waivers[37]
CB	Briean Boddy-Calhoun		March 17, 2021	Signed one-year contract[38]
TE	Daniel Helm
C	Alex Mack	Atlanta Falcons	March 18, 2021	Signed three-year contract[39]
LB	Samson Ebukam	Los Angeles Rams	March 18, 2021	Signed two-year contract[40]
WR	Trent Sherfield	Arizona Cardinals	March 19, 2021	Signed one-year contract[41]
S	Tavon Wilson	Indianapolis Colts	March 22, 2021	Signed one-year contract[42]
DT	Zach Kerr	Carolina Panthers	March 23, 2021	Signed one-year contract[43]
LB	Nathan Gerry	Philadelphia Eagles	March 29, 2021	Signed one-year contract[44]
WR	Mohamed Sanu	Detroit Lions	March 30, 2021	Signed one-year contract[45]
QB	Nate Sudfeld	Philadelphia Eagles	April 7, 2021	Signed one-year contract[46]
RB	Wayne Gallman	New York Giants	April 21, 2021	Signed one-year contract[47]
DT	Maurice Hurst Jr.	Las Vegas Raiders	April 23, 2021	Signed one-year contract[48]
DE	Arden Key
WR	Marqise Lee	New England Patriots	May 17, 2021	Signed one-year contract[49]
WR	Bennie Fowler	New Orleans Saints	May 21, 2021	Signed one-year contract[50]
WR	Andy Jones		June 1, 2021	Signed one-year contract[51]
LB	James Burgess	Green Bay Packers	June 2, 2021	Signed one-year contract[52]
TE	MyCole Pruitt	Tennessee Titans	June 2, 2021	Signed one-year contract[53]
S	Tony Jefferson		June 7, 2021	Signed one-year contract[54]
OG	Senio Kelemete	Houston Texans	June 11, 2021	Signed one-year contract[55]
WR	Nsimba Webster	Los Angeles Rams	June 21, 2021	claimed off waivers[56]
DE	Eddie Yarbrough	Minnesota Vikings	July 27, 2021	Signed one-year contract[57]
DE	Anthony Zettel	New Orleans Saints
TE	Jordan Matthews		July 31, 2021	Signed one-year contract[58]
TE	Joshua Perkins		August 4, 2021	Signed one-year contract[59]
CB	B. W. Webb
LB	Davin Bellamy		August 6, 2021	Signed one-year contract[60]
LB	Shilique Calhoun	New England Patriots	August 10, 2021	Signed one-year contract[61]
CB	Alexander Myres	Detroit Lions
LB	Donald Payne		August 11, 2021	Signed one-year contract[62]
S	Ha Ha Clinton-Dix		August 12, 2021	Signed one-year contract[63]
DT	Eddie Vanderdoes	Houston Texans
LB	Mychal Kendricks		August 16, 2021	Signed one-year contract[64]
CB	Davontae Harris	Baltimore Ravens	August 17, 2021	Claimed off waivers[65]
OT	Corbin Kaufusi		August 27, 2021	Signed one-year contract[66]
WR	River Cracraft		August 28, 2021	Signed one-year contract[67]
CB	Josh Norman	Buffalo Bills	September 6, 2021	Signed one-year contract[68]
CB	Dre Kirkpatrick	Arizona Cardinals	September 14, 2021	Signed one-year contract[69]
RB	Trenton Cannon		September 15, 2021	Claimed off waivers[70]

Indicates that the player was a free agent at the end of his respective team's 2020 season.

Departures

Position	Player	Date	Notes
DE	Ronald Blair	March 12, 2021	Released[31]
WR	Marquise Goodwin	March 17, 2021	Released
TE	Chase Harrell	April 13, 2021	Waived[32]
TE	Jordan Reed	April 20, 2021	Retired[71]
CB	Adonis Alexander	May 4, 2021	Waived[72]
WR	Matt Cole
S	Chris Edwards
RB	Austin Walter	May 13, 2021	Waived
WR	Austin Proehl	May 17, 2021	Waived[49]
WR	Marqise Lee	May 21, 2021	Waived[50]
TE	Daniel Helm	June 1, 2021	Waived[51]
QB	Josh Johnson
C	Weston Richburg	June 2, 2021	Retired[73]
CB	Briean Boddy-Calhoun	June 7, 2021	Waived[54]
OG	Justin Skule	June 11, 2021	Waived[55]
LB	Nathan Gerry	July 6, 2021	Waived[74]
DE	Daeshon Hall	July 26, 2021	Released[75]
WR	Andy Jones	July 27, 2021	Waived[57]
WR	Bennie Fowler	July 31, 2021	Released[58]
CB	Tim Harris	August 4, 2021	Waived[59]
DE	Anthony Zettel	August 6, 2021	Retired[60]
CB	Mark Fields	August 10, 2021	Waived[61]
G	Isaiah Williams
WR	Kevin White	August 11, 2021	Released[62]
LB	Davin Bellamy	August 12, 2021	Waived[63]
LB	James Burgess	August 16, 2021	Waived[64]
LB	Donald Payne
DT	Eddie Vanderdoes
TE	Joshua Perkins	August 17, 2021	Released[76]
CB	Ken Webster		Waived[76]
QB	Josh Rosen		Waived[65]
LB	Shilique Calhoun	August 24, 2021	Released[77]
CB	B. W. Webb
WR	River Cracraft		Waived[77]
OT	Corbin Kaufusi
FS	Kai Nacua	August 27, 2021	Released[66]
WR	River Cracraft	August 28, 2021	Waived[67]
WR	Travis Benjamin	August 31, 2021	Released[78]
C	Jake Brendel
S	Ha Ha Clinton-Dix
RB	Wayne Gallman
CB	Dontae Johnson
OG	Senio Kelemete
TE	Jordan Matthews
TE	MyCole Pruitt
QB	Nate Sudfeld
DE	Eddie Yarbrough
DE	Alex Barrett		Waived[78]
WR	River Cracraft
DT	Darrion Daniels
FB	Josh Hokit
OT	Corbin Kaufusi
S	Jared Mayden
OT	Colton McKivitz
CB	Alexander Myres
OG	Dakoda Shepley
WR	Nsimba Webster
CB	Dontae Johnson	September 6, 2021	Released[68]

Draft

Main article: 2021 NFL draft

2021 San Francisco 49ers Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	3	Trey Lance	QB	North Dakota State	From Houston via Miami
2	48	Aaron Banks	OG	Notre Dame	From Las Vegas
3	88	Trey Sermon	RB	Ohio State	From Los Angeles Rams
	102	Ambry Thomas	CB	Michigan	2020 Resolution JC-2A picks
5	155	Jaylon Moore	OG	Western Michigan
	172	Deommodore Lenoir	CB	Oregon	From New Orleans
	180	Talanoa Hufanga	S	USC	Compensatory pick
6	194	Elijah Mitchell	RB	Louisiana

Notes

• San Francisco traded its first-round selection (12th overall), a 2022 first-round selection, a 2022 third-round selection and a 2023 first-round selection to Miami in exchange for a first-round selection (3rd overall).^[79]
• San Francisco traded its second-round (43rd overall) and seventh-round (230th overall) selections to Vegas in exchange for a second-round (48th overall) and fourth (121st overall) selections.^[80]
• San Francisco traded 2 fourth-round selections (117th and 121st overall) to Los Angeles in exchange for a third-round selection (88th overall).^[81]
• San Francisco traded Kwon Alexander to New Orleans in exchange for a fifth-round conditional pick and LB Kiko Alonso.^[82]
• San Francisco traded its third-round and 2020 fifth-round selections to Washington in exchange for offensive tackle Trent Williams.^[83]
• San Francisco received third-round selections in 2021, 2022, and 2023, as compensation when defensive coordinator Robert Saleh was hired by the New York Jets as head coach^[84] and vice president of player personnel Martin Mayhew was hired by the Washington Football Team as general manager.^[85][86]
• San Francisco lost its 2021 seventh round selection, as Marquise Goodwin reverted from Philadelphia back to San Francisco.^[87]
• San Francisco acquired a seventh round selection (No. 230) and defensive end Jordan Willis from the New York Jets in exchange for a 2022 sixth round selection.^[88]

Undrafted free agents

2021 San Francisco 49ers Undrafted Free Agents

Position	Player	College	Notes
OL	Alfredo Gutiérrez	Tecnológico de Monterrey	Waived on August 31[78]
LB	Justin Hilliard	Ohio State	Waived on August 31[78]
TE	Josh Pederson	Louisiana-Monroe	Waived on August 4[59]
LB	Elijah Sullivan	Kansas State	Waived on August 31[78]
WR	Austin Watkins	Alabama at Birmingham	Waived on August 17[76]

Staff

2021 San Francisco 49ers staff

Front office Co-chairman – Denise DeBartolo York Co-chairman – John York Chief executive officer – Jed York President – Al Guido Chief administrative officer and general counsel - Hanna Gordon General manager – John Lynch Assistant general manager – Adam Peters Executive vice president of football operations – Paraag Marathe Vice president and senior advisor – Keena Turner Director of player personnel – Ran Carthon Director of college scouting – Ethan Waugh Assistant director of college scouting – Tariq Ahmad National scout – Justin Chabot Vice president of football administration – Brian Hampton Head coaches Head coach – Kyle Shanahan Assistant head coach/tight ends – Jon Embree Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Mike McDaniel Quarterbacks – Rich Scangarello Running backs – Bobby Turner Wide receivers – Wes Welker Offensive line – Chris Foerster Assistant offensive line – Butch Barry Assistant offensive line – Zach Yenser Offensive passing game specialist – Bobby Slowik Offensive quality control – Brian Fleury Offensive quality control – Leonard Hankerson

Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – DeMeco Ryans Defensive line – Kris Kocurek Assistant defensive line – Darryl Tapp Linebackers – Johnny Holland Defensive pass game specialist/secondary – Cory Undlin Safeties – Daniel Bullocks Senior defensive assistant/run game specialist – James Bettcher Defensive quality control – Andrew Hayes-Stoker Defensive quality control – Klay Kubiak Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Richard Hightower Assistant special teams – Matthew Harper Special teams quality control – August Mangin Strength and conditioning Head strength and conditioning – Dustin Perry Assistant strength and conditioning – Aaron Hill and Greg Segrove Director, performance monitoring/assistant strength and conditioning – Shea Thompson

Final roster

2021 San Francisco 49ers roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 10 Jimmy Garoppolo  5 Trey Lance Running backs (RB) 49 Trenton Cannon 23 JaMycal Hasty 44 Kyle Juszczyk FB 25 Elijah Mitchell 28 Trey Sermon 22 Jeff Wilson Wide receivers (WR) 11 Brandon Aiyuk 17 Travis Benjamin 15 Jauan Jennings 19 Deebo Samuel  6 Mohamed Sanu 81 Trent Sherfield Tight ends (TE) 82 Ross Dwelley 85 George Kittle 89 Charlie Woerner

Offensive linemen (OL) 65 Aaron Banks G 64 Jake Brendel C 60 Daniel Brunskill G 66 Tom Compton G 50 Alex Mack C 68 Colton McKivitz T 76 Jaylon Moore T 75 Laken Tomlinson G 71 Trent Williams T Defensive linemen (DL) 91 Arik Armstead DE 97 Nick Bosa DE 56 Samson Ebukam DE 90 Kevin Givens DT 96 Maurice Hurst Jr. DT 93 D. J. Jones DT 98 Arden Key DE 92 Charles Omenihu DE 95 Kentavius Street DT 94 Jordan Willis DE

Linebackers (LB) 51 Azeez Al-Shaair OLB 45 Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles OLB 57 Dre Greenlaw OLB 36 Marcell Harris MLB 54 Fred Warner MLB Defensive backs (DB) 29 Talanoa Hufanga SS 27 Dontae Johnson CB 38 Deommodore Lenoir CB  4 Emmanuel Moseley CB 26 Josh Norman CB  3 Jaquiski Tartt SS 20 Ambry Thomas CB  1 Jimmie Ward FS 24 K'Waun Williams CB Special teams (ST)  9 Robbie Gould K 46 Taybor Pepper LS 18 Mitch Wishnowsky P

Practice squad 58 Alex Barrett DE 67 Darrion Daniels DT (PS/I) 43 Darqueze Dennard CB 77 Alfredo Gutiérrez C (IPP) 61 Jon Halapio C 35 Brian Hill RB 47 Lavert Hill CB 40 Josh Hokit FB 84 Tanner Hudson TE 86 Austin Mack WR 88 Jordan Matthews TE 62 Wyatt Miller T 53 Mark Nzeocha MLB 59 Curtis Robinson OLB 78 Chris Slayton DT  7 Nate Sudfeld QB 83 Connor Wedington WR 30 Jarrod Wilson FS Reserve 55 Dee Ford DE (IR) 13 Richie James WR (IR) -- KeeSean Johnson WR (Futures) 99 Javon Kinlaw DT (IR) 69 Mike McGlinchey T (IR) 33 Tarvarius Moore SS (PUP) -- Justin Skule G (IR) 31 Raheem Mostert RB (IR)  2 Jason Verrett CB (IR) 32 Tavon Wilson SS (IR) Rookies in italics 53 active, 10 reserve, 16 practice squad (2 exempt)

Preseason

The 49ers' preseason schedule was announced on May 12.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	August 14	Kansas City Chiefs	L 16–19	0–1	Levi's Stadium	Recap
2	August 22	at Los Angeles Chargers	W 15–10	1–1	SoFi Stadium	Recap
3	August 29	Las Vegas Raiders	W 34–10	2–1	Levi's Stadium	Recap

Regular season

Schedule

The 49ers' 2021 schedule was announced on May 12.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 12	at Detroit Lions	W 41–33	1–0	Ford Field	Recap
2	September 19	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 17–11	2–0	Lincoln Financial Field	Recap
3	September 26	Green Bay Packers	L 28–30	2–1	Levi's Stadium	Recap
4	October 3	Seattle Seahawks	L 21–28	2–2	Levi's Stadium	Recap
5	October 10	at Arizona Cardinals	L 10–17	2–3	State Farm Stadium	Recap
6	Bye
7	October 24	Indianapolis Colts	L 18–30	2–4	Levi's Stadium	Recap
8	October 31	at Chicago Bears	W 33–22	3–4	Soldier Field	Recap
9	November 7	Arizona Cardinals	L 17–31	3–5	Levi's Stadium	Recap
10	November 15	Los Angeles Rams	W 31–10	4–5	Levi's Stadium	Recap
11	November 21	at Jacksonville Jaguars	W 30–10	5–5	TIAA Bank Field	Recap
12	November 28	Minnesota Vikings	W 34–26	6–5	Levi's Stadium	Recap
13	December 5	at Seattle Seahawks	L 23–30	6–6	Lumen Field	Recap
14	December 12	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 26–23 (OT)	7–6	Paul Brown Stadium	Recap
15	December 19	Atlanta Falcons	W 31–13	8–6	Levi's Stadium	Recap
16	December 23	at Tennessee Titans	L 17–20	8–7	Nissan Stadium	Recap
17	January 2, 2022	Houston Texans	W 23–7	9–7	Levi's Stadium	Recap
18	January 9, 2022	at Los Angeles Rams	W 27–24 (OT)	10–7	SoFi Stadium	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Detroit Lions

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	7	24	7	3	41
Lions	0	10	7	16	33

at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan

• Date: September 12
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/10:00 a.m. PDT
• Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
• Game attendance: 59,374
• Referee: Brad Rogers
• TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Kugler, Mark Sanchez and Laura Okmin
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter SF – Trent Sherfield 5-yard pass from Trey Lance (Robbie Gould kick), 5:41. 49ers 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 3:55. Second quarter DET – T. J. Hockenson 6-yard pass from Jared Goff (Austin Seibert kick), 13:29. Tied 7–7. Drive: 13 plays, 82 yards, 7:12. SF – Elijah Mitchell 38-yard run (Robbie Gould kick), 11:12. 49ers 14–7. Drive: 4 plays, 78 yards, 2:17. DET – Austin Seibert 49-yard field goal, 6:13. 49ers 14–10. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 4:59. SF – JaMycal Hasty 3-yard run (Robbie Gould kick), 2:25. 49ers 21–10. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:48. SF – Dre Greenlaw 39-yard interception return (Robbie Gould kick), 1:10. 49ers 28–10. SF – Robbie Gould 40-yard field goal, 0:03. 49ers 31–10. Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 0:41. Third quarter SF – Deebo Samuel 79-yard pass from Jimmy Garoppolo (Robbie Gould kick), 7:54. 49ers 38–10. Drive: 5 plays, 91 yards, 2:22. DET – D'Andre Swift 43-yard pass from Jared Goff (Austin Seibert kick), 4:23. 49ers 38–17. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:31. Fourth quarter SF – Robbie Gould 52-yard field goal, 9:53. 49ers 41–17. Drive: 7 plays, 19 yards, 3:45. DET – Jamaal Williams 1-yard run (Jared Goff–T. J. Hockenson pass), 1:53. 49ers 41–25. Drive: 12 plays, 86 yards, 3:52. DET – Quintez Cephus 2-yard pass from Jared Goff (Jared Goff–Quintez Cephus pass), 1:07. 49ers 41–33. Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 0:46. Top passers SF – Jimmy Garoppolo – 17/25, 314 yards, TD DET – Jared Goff – 38/57, 338 yards, 3 TD, INT Top rushers SF – Elijah Mitchell – 19 rushes, 104 yards, TD DET – Jamaal Williams – 9 rushes, 54 yards, TD Top receivers SF – Deebo Samuel – 9 receptions, 189 yards, TD DET – T. J. Hockenson – 8 receptions, 97 yards, TD

49ers hold on to go up 1-0 to kick off the 75th season.

Week 2: at Philadelphia Eagles

Week Two: San Francisco 49ers at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	0	7	0	10	17
Eagles	3	0	0	8	11

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Date: September 19
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/10:00 a.m. PDT
• Game weather: Clear, 75 °F (24 °C)
• Game attendance: 69,796
• Referee: Brad Allen
• TV announcers (Fox): Adam Amin, Mark Schlereth and Shannon Spake
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter PHI – Jake Elliott 45-yard field goal, 4:45. Eagles 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 53 yards, 4:43. Second quarter SF – Jauan Jennings 11-yard pass from Jimmy Garoppolo (Robbie Gould kick), 0:12. 49ers 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 97 yards, 4:08. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter SF – Jimmy Garoppolo 1-yard run (Robbie Gould kick), 10:52. 49ers 14–3. Drive: 16 plays, 92 yards, 8:59. SF – Robbie Gould 46-yard field goal, 5:07. 49ers 17–3. Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 3:10. PHI – Jalen Hurts 1-yard run (Kenneth Gainwell run), 4:02. 49ers 17–11. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:05. Top passers SF – Jimmy Garoppolo – 22/30, 189 yards, TD PHI – Jalen Hurts – 12/23, 190 yards Top rushers SF – Elijah Mitchell – 17 rushes, 42 yards PHI – Jalen Hurts – 10 rushes, 82 yards, TD Top receivers SF – Deebo Samuel – 6 receptions, 93 yards PHI – Quez Watkins – 2 receptions, 117 yards

With the Victory, The 49ers are 2-0 on the season

Week 3: vs. Green Bay Packers

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers	10	7	0	13	30
49ers	0	7	7	14	28

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

• Date: September 26
• Game time: 5:20 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: Scattered clouds, 69 °F (21 °C)
• Game attendance: 69,853
• Referee: Jerome Boger
• TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya and Terry McAulay
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter GB – Mason Crosby 54-yard field goal, 10:06. Packers 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 39 yards, 4:54. GB – Davante Adams 1-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 3:19. Packers 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 4:06. Second quarter GB – Aaron Jones 3-yard run (Mason Crosby kick), 1:02. Packers 17–0. Drive: 9 plays, 87 yards, 3:46. SF – Trey Lance 1-yard run (Robbie Gould kick), 0:00. Packers 17–7. Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 1:02. Third quarter SF – Brandon Aiyuk 8-yard pass from Jimmy Garoppolo (Robbie Gould kick), 7:41. Packers 17–14. Drive: 13 plays, 83 yards, 7:19. Fourth quarter GB – Marquez Valdes-Scantling 12-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 13:27. Packers 24–14. Drive: 10 plays, 86 yards, 5:57. SF – Trey Sermon 1-yard run (Robbie Gould kick), 7:48. Packers 24–21. Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 5:39. GB – Mason Crosby 38-yard field goal, 2:39. Packers 27–21. Drive: 5 plays, 18 yards, 2:19. SF – Kyle Juszczyk 12-yard pass from Jimmy Garoppolo (Robbie Gould kick), 0:37. 49ers 28–27. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:02. GB – Mason Crosby 51-yard field goal, 0:00. Packers 30–28. Drive: 6 plays, 42 yards, 0:37. Top passers GB – Aaron Rodgers – 23/33, 261 yards, 2 TD SF – Jimmy Garoppolo – 25/40, 257 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers GB – Aaron Jones – 19 rushes, 82 yards, TD SF – Trey Sermon – 10 rushes, 31 yards, TD Top receivers GB – Davante Adams – 12 receptions, 132 yards, TD SF – George Kittle – 7 receptions, 92 yards

The Packers narrowly escape the 49ers and deliver San Francisco its first loss on the season.

Week 4: vs. Seattle Seahawks

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	7	14	7	28
49ers	7	0	6	8	21

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

• Date: October 3
• Game time: 1:05 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: Hazy skies, 88 °F (31 °C)
• Game attendance: 68,912
• Referee: Carl Cheffers
• TV announcers (Fox): Adam Amin, Mark Schlereth and Shannon Spake
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter SF – Ross Dwelley 21-yard pass from Jimmy Garoppolo (Mitch Wishnowsky kick), 9:35. 49ers 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 4:13. Second quarter SEA – DK Metcalf 12-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Jason Myers kick), 1:54. Tied 7–7. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:55. Third quarter SEA – Russell Wilson 16-yard run (Jason Myers kick), 5:22. Seahawks 14–7. Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 3:31. SEA – Freddie Swain 13-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Jason Myers kick), 4:26. Seahawks 21–7. Drive: 2 plays, 14 yards, 0:50. SF – Deebo Samuel 76-yard pass from Trey Lance (kick failed), 2:10. Seahawks 21–13. Drive: 4 plays, 89 yards, 2:16. Fourth quarter SEA – Alex Collins 14-yard run (Jason Myers kick), 12:07. Seahawks 28–13. Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 5:03. SF – Deebo Samuel 8-yard pass from Trey Lance (Trey Lance run), 1:20. Seahawks 28–21. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 3:10. Top passers SEA – Russell Wilson – 16/23, 149 yards, 2 TD SF – Jimmy Garoppolo – 14/23, 165 yards, TD, INT Top rushers SEA – Alex Collins – 10 rushes, 44 yards, TD SF – Trey Sermon – 19 rushes, 89 yards Top receivers SEA – DK Metcalf – 4 receptions, 65 yards, TD SF – Deebo Samuel – 8 receptions, 156 yards, 2 TD

Despite a late rally, the 49ers could not hold off the Seahawks at Levi's and drop to 2–2 on the season.

Week 5: at Arizona Cardinals

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	0	0	7	3	10
Cardinals	7	3	0	7	17

at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

• Date: October 10
• Game time: 1:25 p.m. MST & PDT
• Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
• Game attendance: 62,716
• Referee: Clay Martin
• TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Kugler, Mark Sanchez and Laura Okmin
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter ARI – James Conner 1-yard run (Matt Prater kick), 9:02. Cardinals 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 3:44. Second quarter ARI – Matt Prater 21-yard field goal, 5:27. Cardinals 10–0. Drive: 14 plays, 96 yards, 5:59. Third quarter SF – Deebo Samuel 13-yard run, (Joey Slye kick) 1:42. Cardinals 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 3:28. Fourth quarter ARI – DeAndre Hopkins 9-yard pass from Kyler Murray, (Matt Prater kick) 5:13. Cardinals 17–7. Drive: 5 plays, 52 yards, 2:36. SF – Joey Slye 47-yard field goal, 4:12. Cardinals 17–10. Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 1:01. Top passers SF – Trey Lance – 15/29, 192 yards, INT ARI – Kyler Murray – 22/31, 239 yards, TD Top rushers SF – Trey Lance – 16 rushes, 89 yards ARI – Rondale Moore – 3 rushes, 38 yards Top receivers SF – Deebo Samuel – 3 receptions, 58 yards ARI – DeAndre Hopkins – 6 receptions, 87 yards, TD

In Trey Lance's first NFL start the 49ers lose a closer than expected game and fall to 2–3 on the season.

Week 7: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week Seven: Indianapolis Colts at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	7	6	7	10	30
49ers	12	0	0	6	18

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

• Date: October 24
• Game time: 5:20 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: Cloudy, rainy, 64 °F (18 °C)
• Game attendance: 56,576
• Referee: Craig Wrolstad
• TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya and Terry McAulay
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter SF – Elijah Mitchell 14-yard run (kick failed, wide right), 10:12. 49ers 6–0. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 4:48. SF – Joey Slye 34-yard field goal, 8:08. 49ers 9–0. Drive: 5 plays, 12 yards, 1:44. IND – Mo Alie-Cox 11-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Michael Badgley kick), 5:15. 49ers 9–7. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:53. SF – Joey Slye 56-yard field goal, 2:27. 49ers 12–7. Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 2:48. Second quarter IND – Carson Wentz 1-yard run (pass failed) 1:00. Colts 13–12. Drive: 5 plays, 28 yards, 2:02. Third quarter IND – Jonathan Taylor 5-yard run (Michael Badgley kick), 3:45. Colts 20–12. Drive: 1 play, 33 yards, 0:53. Fourth quarter SF – Deebo Samuel 14-yard pass from Jimmy Garoppolo (pass failed), 13:07. Colts 20–18. Drive: 3 plays, 70 yards, 1:11. IND – Michael Badgley 42-yard field goal, 7:00. Colts 23–18. Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 6:07. IND – Michael Pittman Jr. 28-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Michael Badgley kick), 2:49. Colts 30–18. Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 2:31. Top passers IND – Carson Wentz – 17/26, 150 yards, 2 TD SF – Jimmy Garoppolo – 16/27, 181 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers IND – Jonathan Taylor – 18 rushes, 107 yards, TD SF – Elijah Mitchell – 18 rushes, 107 yards, TD Top receivers IND – Michael Pittman Jr. – 4 receptions, 105 yards, TD SF – Deebo Samuel – 7 receptions, 100 yards, TD

With their fourth loss in a row, the 49ers go down to 2–4.

Week 8: at Chicago Bears

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	3	6	6	18	33
Bears	3	10	3	6	22

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

• Date: October 31
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT/10:00 a.m. PDT
• Game weather: Partly sunny, 52 °F (11 °C)
• Game attendance: 60,877
• Referee: Land Clark
• TV announcers (Fox): Adam Amin, Greg Olsen and Pam Oliver
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter CHI – Cairo Santos 39-yard field goal, 4:38. Bears 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 41 yards, 5:10. SF – Joey Slye 48-yard field goal, 2:51. Tied 3–3. Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 1:47. Second quarter CHI – Jesse James 8-yard pass from Justin Fields (Cairo Santos kick), 12:03. Bears 10–3. Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 5:48. SF – Joey Slye 52-yard field goal, 9:33. Bears 10–6. Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards, 2:30. CHI – Cairo Santos 40-yard field goal, 1:16. Bears 13–6. Drive: 16 plays, 57 yards, 8:17. SF – Joey Slye 22-yard field goal, 0:00. Bears 13–9. Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 1:16. Third quarter CHI – Cairo Santos 25-yard field goal, 8:33. Bears 16–9. Drive: 13 plays, 62 yards, 6:27. SF – Jimmy Garoppolo 2-yard run (kick failed, wide right), 5:56. Bears 16–15. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:37. Fourth quarter SF – Elijah Mitchell 5-yard run (Jimmy Garoppolo–Brandon Aiyuk pass), 14:11. 49ers 23–16. Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 2:49. CHI – Justin Fields 22-yard run (kick failed, wide right), 9:32. 49ers 23–22. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 4:39. SF – Jimmy Garoppolo 5-yard run (Joey Slye kick), 6:34. 49ers 30–22. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:58. SF – Joey Slye 32-yard field goal, 1:56. 49ers 33–22. Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 2:28. Top passers SF – Jimmy Garoppolo – 17/28, 322 yards CHI – Justin Fields – 19/27, 175 yards, TD, INT Top rushers SF – Elijah Mitchell – 18 rushes, 137 yards, TD CHI – Justin Fields – 10 rushes, 103 yards, TD Top receivers SF – Deebo Samuel – 6 receptions, 171 yards CHI – Darnell Mooney – 6 receptions, 64 yards

Despite struggling in the first half of the game falling behind 16–9, the 49ers would rally, outscoring the Bears 24–6 to pick up the win and improving them to 3–4.

Week 9: vs. Arizona Cardinals

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	14	3	14	0	31
49ers	0	7	7	3	17

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

• Date: November 7
• Game time: 1:25 p.m. PST
• Game weather: Scattered clouds, 62 °F (17 °C)
• Game attendance: 59,012
• Referee: Brad Allen
• TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Kugler, Mark Sanchez and Laura Okmin
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter ARI – James Conner 13-yard run (Matt Prater kick), 6:08. Cardinals 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 4:21. ARI – James Conner 1-yard run (Matt Prater kick), 0:39. Cardinals 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:59. Second quarter ARI – Matt Prater 26-yard field goal, 4:02. Cardinals 17–0. Drive: 14 plays, 85 yards, 8:23. SF – George Kittle 6-yard pass from Jimmy Garoppolo (Robbie Gould kick), 0:16. Cardinals 17–7. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:46. Third quarter ARI – James Conner 45-yard pass from Colt McCoy (Matt Prater kick), 13:33. Cardinals 24–7. Drive: 3 plays, 72 yards, 1:27. ARI – Eno Benjamin 21-yard run (Matt Prater kick), 8:05. Cardinals 31–7. Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 3:47. SF – Brandon Aiyuk 11-yard pass from Jimmy Garoppolo (Robbie Gould kick), 4:56. Cardinals 31–14. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:09. Fourth quarter SF – Robbie Gould 26-yard field goal, 8:23. Cardinals 31–17. Drive: 7 plays, 28 yards, 2:34. Top passers ARI – Colt McCoy – 22/26, 249 yards, TD SF – Jimmy Garoppolo – 28/40, 322 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers ARI – James Conner – 21 rushes, 96 yards, 2 TD SF – Elijah Mitchell – 8 rushes, 36 yards Top receivers ARI – Christian Kirk – 6 receptions, 91 yards SF – George Kittle – 6 receptions, 101 yards, TD

Despite the Cardinals having an injury–depleted roster, the 49ers suffer an embarrassing loss to former 49ers QB Colt McCoy and fall to 3–5 on the season.

Week 10: vs. Los Angeles Rams

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	7	0	3	10
49ers	14	7	3	7	31

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

• Date: November 15
• Game time: 5:15 p.m. PST
• Game weather: Overcast, 62 °F (17 °C)
• Game attendance: 64,256
• Referee: Shawn Smith
• TV announcers (ESPN): Steve Levy, Brian Griese, Louis Riddick, Lisa Salters and John Parry
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter SF – George Kittle 8-yard pass from Jimmy Garoppolo (Robbie Gould kick), 1:54. 49ers 7–0. Drive: 18 plays, 93 yards, 11:03. SF – Jimmie Ward 27-yard interception return (Robbie Gould kick), 0:49. 49ers 14–0. Second quarter LAR – Tyler Higbee 10-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Matt Gay kick), 13:16. 49ers 14–7. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:33. SF – Deebo Samuel 8-yard run (Robbie Gould kick), 5:24. 49ers 21–7. Drive: 11 plays, 91 yards, 7:52. Third quarter SF – Robbie Gould 50-yard field goal, 4:38. 49ers 24–7. Drive: 10 plays, 31 yards, 6:14. Fourth quarter SF – Deebo Samuel 40-yard pass from Jimmy Garoppolo (Robbie Gould kick), 11:07. 49ers 31–7. Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 3:53. LAR – Matt Gay 37-yard field goal, 3:48. 49ers 31–10. Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, 1:11. Top passers LAR – Matthew Stafford – 26/41, 243 yards, TD, 2 INT SF – Jimmy Garoppolo – 15/19, 182 yards, 2 TD Top rushers LAR – Darrell Henderson Jr. – 5 rushes, 31 yards SF – Elijah Mitchell – 27 rushes, 91 yards Top receivers LAR – Cooper Kupp – 11 receptions, 122 yards SF – Deebo Samuel – 5 receptions, 97 yards, TD

The 49ers bounced back against their interstate rivals, defeating them for the 5th consecutive time and bringing their record up to 4–5 for the season.

Week 11: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week Eleven: San Francisco 49ers at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	3	17	7	3	30
Jaguars	0	3	0	7	10

at TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

• Date: November 21
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/10:00 a.m. PST
• Game weather: Sunny, 67 °F (19 °C)
• Game attendance: 60,268
• Referee: Ronald Torbert
• TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Daryl Johnston and Jen Hale
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter SF – Robbie Gould 20-yard field goal, 1:55. 49ers 3–0. Drive: 20 plays, 87 yards, 13:05. Second quarter SF – Deebo Samuel 25-yard run (Robbie Gould kick), 11:24. 49ers 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:56. SF – Brandon Aiyuk 6-yard pass from Jimmy Garoppolo (Robbie Gould kick), 8:25. 49ers 17–0. Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 2:51. JAX – Matthew Wright 30-yard field goal, 1:53. 49ers 17–3. Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 6:32. SF – Robbie Gould 48-yard field goal, 0:00. 49ers 20–3. Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 1:53. Third quarter SF – George Kittle 1-yard pass from Jimmy Garoppolo (Robbie Gould kick), 8:49. 49ers 27–3. Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 5:45. Fourth quarter SF – Robbie Gould 45-yard field goal, 5:33. 49ers 30–3. Drive: 5 plays, 17 yards, 3:00. JAX – James Robinson 1-yard run (Matthew Wright kick), 3:04. 49ers 30–10. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:29. Top passers SF – Jimmy Garoppolo – 16/22, 176 yards, 2 TD JAX – Trevor Lawrence – 16/25, 158 yards Top rushers SF – Deebo Samuel – 8 rushes, 79 yards, TD JAX – James Robinson – 12 rushes, 29 yards, TD Top receivers SF – Brandon Aiyuk – 7 receptions, 85 yards, TD JAX – Laviska Shenault – 5 receptions, 50 yards

49ers got back to .500 by beating the Jags.

Week 12: vs. Minnesota Vikings

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	7	7	12	0	26
49ers	7	7	20	0	34

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

• Date: November 28
• Game time: 1:25 p.m. PST
• Game weather: Clear, 67 °F (19 °C)
• Game attendance: 71,493
• Referee: Brad Rogers
• TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma, and Sara Walsh
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter MIN – Adam Thielen 2-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Greg Joseph kick), 8:27. Vikings 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 3:33. SF – Deebo Samuel 20-yard run (Robbie Gould kick), 5:31. Tied 7–7. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:56. Second quarter MIN – Adam Thielen 20-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Greg Joseph kick), 12:42. Vikings 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:50. SF – Jauan Jennings 3-yard pass from Jimmy Garoppolo (Robbie Gould kick), 0:18. Tied 14–14. Drive: 15 plays, 85 yards, 8:20. Third quarter SF – Deebo Samuel 3-yard run (Robbie Gould kick), 11:31. 49ers 21–14. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:29. SF – Elijah Mitchell 2-yard run (Robbie Gould kick), 11:09. 49ers 28–14. Drive: 1 play, 2 yards, 0:04. MIN – Alexander Mattison 6-yard run (kick failed, wide right), 8:28. 49ers 28–20. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:41. SF – Robbie Gould 46-yard field goal, 4:58. 49ers 31–20. Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 3:30. MIN – Kene Nwangwu 99-yard kickoff return (pass failed), 4:46. 49ers 31–26. Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:12. SF – Robbie Gould 22-yard field goal, 0:09. 49ers 34–26. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:21. Fourth quarter No scoring plays. Top passers MIN – Kirk Cousins – 20/32, 238 yards, 2 TD, INT SF – Jimmy Garoppolo – 17/26, 230 yards, TD, INT Top rushers MIN – Dalvin Cook – 10 rushes, 39 yards SF – Elijah Mitchell – 27 rushes, 133 yards, TD Top receivers MIN – Justin Jefferson – 4 receptions, 83 yards SF – Brandon Aiyuk – 3 receptions, 91 yards

In a crucial game for seeding, the 49ers pulled off a late victory to take the tie breaker and went up to 6–5 on the season.

Week 13: at Seattle Seahawks

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	14	9	0	0	23
Seahawks	7	14	9	0	30

at Lumen Field, Seattle, Washington

• Date: December 5
• Game time: 1:25 p.m. PST
• Game weather: Sunny, 41 °F (5 °C)
• Game attendance: 68,758
• Referee: Alex Kemp
• TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Tiki Barber and Melanie Collins
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter SEA – Travis Homer 73-yard run (Jason Myers kick), 13:11. Seahawks 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 77 yards, 1:49. SF – George Kittle 24-yard pass from Jimmy Garoppolo (Robbie Gould kick), 10:27. Tied 7–7. Drive: 1 play, 24 yards, 0:07. SF – Elijah Mitchell 2-yard run (Robbie Gould kick), 1:32. 49ers 14–7. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 4:10. Second quarter SF – Robbie Gould 50-yard field goal, 9:43. 49ers 17–7. Drive: 9 plays, 31 yards, 5:02. SEA – Adrian Peterson 1-yard run (Jason Myers kick), 5:35. 49ers 17–14. Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 4:08. SF – George Kittle 48-yard pass from Jimmy Garoppolo (kick failed), 1:48. 49ers 23–14. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:47. SEA – D'Wayne Eskridge 7-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Jason Myers kick), 0:12. 49ers 23–21. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 1:36. Third quarter SEA – Carlos Dunlap sacked Jimmy Garoppolo in end zone for a safety, 10:28. Tied 23–23. SEA – Tyler Lockett 12-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Jason Myers kick), 2:28. Seahawks 30–23. Drive: 5 plays, 28 yards, 2:09. Fourth quarter No scoring plays. Top passers SF – Jimmy Garoppolo – 20/30, 299 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT SEA – Russell Wilson – 30/37, 231 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers SF – Elijah Mitchell – 22 rushes, 66 yards, TD SEA – Travis Homer – 3 rushes, 80 yards, TD Top receivers SF – George Kittle – 9 receptions, 181 yards, 2 TD SEA – Tyler Lockett – 7 receptions, 68 yards, TD

The Seahawks snapped a 3 game win streak for the 49ers, as their record was evened out at 6–6.

Week 14: at Cincinnati Bengals

Week Fourteen: San Francisco 49ers at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
49ers	3	14	3	0	6	26
Bengals	3	3	0	14	3	23

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

• Date: December 12
• Game time: 4:25 p.m. EST/1:25 p.m. PST
• Game weather: Sunny, 45 °F (7 °C)
• Game attendance: 50,481
• Referee: Craig Wrolstad
• TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Adam Archuleta and AJ Ross
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter SF – Robbie Gould 33-yard field goal, 6:37. 49ers 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 2:33. CIN – Evan McPherson 37-yard field goal, 0:31. Tied 3–3. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 6:06. Second quarter SF – Deebo Samuel 27-yard run (Robbie Gould kick), 12:05. 49ers 10–3. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:26. CIN – Evan McPherson 28-yard field goal, 1:42. 49ers 10–6. Drive: 12 plays, 53 yards, 6:06. SF – George Kittle 14-yard pass from Jimmy Garoppolo (Robbie Gould kick), 0:18. 49ers 17–6. Drive: 4 plays, 31 yards, 0:39. Third quarter SF – Robbie Gould 24-yard field goal, 7:43. 49ers 20–6. Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, 5:17. Fourth quarter CIN – Ja'Marr Chase 17-yard pass from Joe Burrow (Evan McPherson kick), 9:20. 49ers 20–13. Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 2:32. CIN – Ja'Marr Chase 32-yard pass from Joe Burrow (Evan McPherson kick), 1:19. Tied 20–20. Drive: 7 plays, 87 yards, 1:21. Overtime CIN – Evan McPherson 41-yard field goal, 6:15. Bengals 23–20. Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 3:45. SF – Brandon Aiyuk 12-yard pass from Jimmy Garoppolo, 1:53. 49ers 26–23. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:22. Top passers SF – Jimmy Garoppolo – 27/41, 296 yards, 2 TD CIN – Joe Burrow – 25/34, 348 yards, 2 TD Top rushers SF – Jeff Wilson Jr. – 13 rushes, 56 yards CIN – Joe Mixon – 18 rushes, 58 yards Top receivers SF – George Kittle – 13 receptions, 151 yards, TD CIN – Tee Higgins – 5 receptions, 114 yards

Late heroics and extra time was needed in this regular season classic, Aiyuk and the 49ers leaped to 7–6.

Week 15: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week Fifteen: Atlanta Falcons at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	3	7	3	0	13
49ers	3	14	14	0	31

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

• Date: December 19
• Game time: 1:05 p.m. PST
• Game weather: Clear, 52 °F (11 °C)
• Game attendance: 71,650
• Referee: Clay Martin
• TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Trent Green and Melanie Collins
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter ATL – Younghoe Koo 48-yard field goal, 7:12. Falcons 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 19 yards, 3:49. SF – Robbie Gould 30-yard field goal, 1:21. Tied 3–3. Drive: 11 plays, 79 yards, 5:51. Second quarter SF – Kyle Juszczyk 6-yard run (Robbie Gould kick), 9:14. 49ers 10–3. Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 4:16. ATL – Russell Gage 20-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Younghoe Koo kick), 4:00. Tied 10–10. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 5:14. SF – Deebo Samuel 10-yard run (Robbie Gould kick), 0:33. 49ers 17–10. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:27. Third quarter SF – Jeff Wilson Jr. 5-yard run (Robbie Gould kick), 11:11. 49ers 24–10. Drive: 4 plays, 38 yards, 2:10. ATL – Younghoe Koo 22-yard field goal, 6:28. 49ers 24–13. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 4:43. SF – Jauan Jennings 4-yard pass from Jimmy Garoppolo (Robbie Gould kick), 1:17. 49ers 31–13. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:11. Fourth quarter No scoring plays. Top passers ATL – Matt Ryan – 19/32, 236 yards, TD SF – Jimmy Garoppolo – 18/23, 235 yards, TD Top rushers ATL – Mike Davis – 6 rushes, 21 yards SF – Jeff Wilson Jr. – 21 rushes, 110 yards, TD Top receivers ATL – Russell Gage – 8 receptions, 91 yards, TD SF – George Kittle – 6 receptions, 93 yards

The 49ers inspired 3rd Quarter put them over the Falcons and onto 8–6.

Week 16: at Tennessee Titans

Week Sixteen: San Francisco 49ers at Tennessee Titans – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	7	3	0	7	17
Titans	0	0	10	10	20

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

• Date: December 23
• Game time: 7:20 p.m. CST/5:20 p.m. PST
• Game weather: Clear, 54 °F (12 °C)
• Game attendance: 69,361
• Referee: Shawn Hochuli
• TV announcers (NFLN): Kevin Burkhardt, Greg Olsen, Pam Oliver and Kristina Pink
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter SF – Jeff Wilson Jr. 1-yard run (Robbie Gould kick) 9:57. 49ers 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:03. Second quarter SF – Robbie Gould 48-yard field goal, 8:31. 49ers 10–0. Drive: 11 plays, 33 yards, 6:19. Third quarter TEN – Randy Bullock 38-yard field goal, 8:45. 49ers 10–3. Drive: 13 plays, 55 yards, 6:15. TEN – D'Onta Foreman 3-yard run (Randy Bullock kick), 7:13. Tied 10–10. Drive: 4 plays, 18 yards, 1:23. Fourth quarter TEN – A. J. Brown 18-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Randy Bullock kick), 13:02. Titans 17–10. Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 3:51. SF – Brandon Aiyuk 2-yard pass from Jimmy Garoppolo (Robbie Gould kick), 2:20. Tied 17–17. Drive: 8 plays, 95 yards, 2:58. TEN – Randy Bullock 44-yard field goal, 0:04. Titans 20–17. Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 2:16. Top passers SF – Jimmy Garoppolo – 25/34, 322 yards, TD, 2 INT TEN – Ryan Tannehill – 22/29, 209 yards, TD Top rushers SF – Jeff Wilson Jr. – 14 rushes, 45 yards, TD TEN – Jeremy McNichols – 7 rushes, 31 yards Top receivers SF – Deebo Samuel – 9 receptions, 159 yards TEN – A. J. Brown – 11 receptions, 145 yards, TD

Despite taking a 10–0 lead, the 49ers could not overcome the Titans, who outscored them 20–7 to drop them to 8–7, making their playoff chances looking slim.

Week 17: vs. Houston Texans

Week Seventeen: Houston Texans at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Texans	0	7	0	0	7
49ers	0	3	7	13	23

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

• Date: January 2
• Game time: 1:05 p.m. PST
• Game weather: Clear, 64 °F (18 °C)
• Game attendance: 71,612
• Referee: Carl Cheffers
• TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Adam Archuleta and AJ Ross
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter HOU – Brandin Cooks 8-yard pass from Davis Mills (Kaʻimi Fairbairn kick) 1:57. Texans 7–0. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 7:15. SF – Robbie Gould 37-yard field goal, 0:00. Texans 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 0:38. Third quarter SF – Elijah Mitchell 8-yard pass from Trey Lance (Robbie Gould kick), 5:53. 49ers 10–7. Drive: 4 plays, 58 yards, 2:21. Fourth quarter SF – Deebo Samuel 45-yard pass from Trey Lance (Robbie Gould kick), 9:56. 49ers 17–7. Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 2:08. SF – Robbie Gould 27-yard field goal, 3:19. 49ers 20–7. Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 3:27. SF – Robbie Gould 36-yard field goal, 1:12. 49ers 23–7. Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 1:29. Top passers HOU – Davis Mills – 21/32, 163 yards, TD, INT SF – Trey Lance – 16/23, 249 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers HOU – Rex Burkhead – 16 rushes, 47 yards SF – Elijah Mitchell – 21 rushes, 119 yards Top receivers HOU – Brandin Cooks – 7 receptions, 66 yards, TD SF – Brandon Aiyuk – 4 receptions, 94 yards

In Levi's Season Finale the 49ers got off to a slow start, but then they cruised to their 9th victory in Trey Lance's 2nd NFL start to secure their 2nd winning season in 3 years.

Week 18: at Los Angeles Rams

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
49ers	0	3	14	7	3	27
Rams	3	14	0	7	0	24

at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California

• Date: January 9
• Game time: 1:25 p.m. PST
• Game weather: Sunny, 74 °F (23 °C)
• Game attendance: 74,447
• Referee: Jerome Boger
• TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi
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Game information

First quarter LAR – Matt Gay 43-yard field goal, 6:07. Rams 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 62 yards, 8:53. Second quarter LAR – Tyler Higbee 2-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Matt Gay kick), 10:26. Rams 10–0. Drive: 12 plays, 61 yards, 6:25. LAR – Tyler Higbee 15-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Matt Gay kick), 6:44. Rams 17–0. Drive: 3 plays, 19 yards, 1:30. SF – Robbie Gould 42-yard field goal, 0:00. Rams 17–3. Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 0:38. Third quarter SF – Deebo Samuel 16-yard run (Robbie Gould kick), 10:32. Rams 17–10. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:28. SF – Jauan Jennings 24-yard pass from Deebo Samuel (Robbie Gould kick), 1:46. Tied 17–17. Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 7:02. Fourth quarter LAR – Cooper Kupp 4-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Matt Gay kick), 2:29. Rams 24–17. Drive: 9 plays, 92 yards, 5:13. SF – Jauan Jennings 14-yard pass from Jimmy Garoppolo (Robbie Gould kick), 0:26. Tied 24–24. Drive: 5 plays, 88 yards, 1:01. Overtime SF – Robbie Gould 24-yard field goal, 2:45. 49ers 27–24. Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, 7:15. Top passers SF – Jimmy Garoppolo – 23/32, 316 yards, TD, 2 INT LAR – Matthew Stafford – 21/32, 238 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Top rushers SF – Elijah Mitchell – 21 rushes, 85 yards LAR – Sony Michel – 21 rushes, 43 yards Top receivers SF – Brandon Aiyuk – 6 receptions, 107 yards LAR – Cooper Kupp – 7 receptions, 118 yards, TD

In a game that looked like certain doom for the 49ers, the 49ers roared back to tie the game on a pass from Deebo Samuel to Jauan Jennings to tie the game up. In overtime, Robbie Gould put the 49ers ahead and Ambry Thomas officially punched the 49ers ticket to the playoffs when he picked off Matthew Stafford, the 49ers would finish the regular season at 10–7. This would be the Rams 7th consecutive defeat by the 49ers.

Standings

Division

NFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
(4) Los Angeles Rams	12	5	0	.706	3–3	8–4	460	372	L1
(5) Arizona Cardinals	11	6	0	.647	4–2	7–5	449	366	L1
(6) San Francisco 49ers	10	7	0	.588	2–4	7–5	427	365	W2
Seattle Seahawks	7	10	0	.412	3–3	4–8	395	366	W2

Conference

NFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division winners
1[a]	Green Bay Packers	North	13	4	0	.765	4–2	9–3	.479	.480	L1
2[a]	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	South	13	4	0	.765	4–2	8–4	.467	.443	W3
3[b]	Dallas Cowboys	East	12	5	0	.706	6–0	10–2	.488	.431	W1
4[b]	Los Angeles Rams	West	12	5	0	.706	3–3	8–4	.483	.409	L1
Wild cards
5	Arizona Cardinals	West	11	6	0	.647	4–2	7–5	.490	.492	L1
6	San Francisco 49ers	West	10	7	0	.588	2–4	7–5	.500	.438	W2
7[c]	Philadelphia Eagles	East	9	8	0	.529	3–3	7–5	.469	.350	L1
Did not qualify for the postseason
8[c]	New Orleans Saints	South	9	8	0	.529	4–2	7–5	.512	.516	W2
9	Minnesota Vikings	North	8	9	0	.471	4–2	6–6	.507	.434	W1
10[d]	Washington Football Team	East	7	10	0	.412	2–4	6–6	.529	.420	W1
11[d][e]	Seattle Seahawks	West	7	10	0	.412	3–3	4–8	.519	.424	W2
12[d][e]	Atlanta Falcons	South	7	10	0	.412	2–4	4–8	.472	.315	L2
13	Chicago Bears	North	6	11	0	.353	2–4	4–8	.524	.373	L1
14	Carolina Panthers	South	5	12	0	.294	2–4	3–9	.509	.412	L7
15	New York Giants	East	4	13	0	.235	1–5	3–9	.536	.485	L6
16	Detroit Lions	North	3	13	1	.206	2–4	3–9	.528	.627	W1
Tiebreakers[f]
Green Bay finished ahead of Tampa Bay based on conference record (9–3 vs. 8–4), claiming the No. 1 seed. Dallas claimed the No. 3 seed over LA Rams based on conference record (10–2 vs. 8–4). Philadelphia finished ahead of New Orleans based on head-to-head victory, claiming the 7th and final playoff spot. Washington finished ahead of Atlanta and Seattle based on head-to-head victories. Seattle finished ahead of Atlanta based on win percentage in common games (4–2 vs. 3–3 against: San Francisco, New Orleans, Jacksonville, Washington, and Detroit). 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.

Postseason

See also: 2021–22 NFL playoffs

Schedule

Round	Date	Opponent (seed)	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
Wild Card	January 16	at Dallas Cowboys (3)	W 23–17	1–0	AT&T Stadium	Recap
Divisional	January 22	at Green Bay Packers (1)	W 13–10	2–0	Lambeau Field	Recap
NFC Championship	January 30	at Los Angeles Rams (4)	L 17–20	2–1	SoFi Stadium	Recap

Game summaries

NFC Wild Card Playoffs: at (3) Dallas Cowboys

NFC Wildcard Playoffs: (6) San Francisco 49ers at (3) Dallas Cowboys – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	10	6	7	0	23
Cowboys	0	7	0	10	17

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

• Date: January 16, 2022
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. CST/1:30 p.m. PST
• Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
• Game attendance: 93,470
• Referee: Alex Kemp
• TV announcers (CBS/Nick):
  • CBS: Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, and Tracy Wolfson
  • Nickelodeon: Noah Eagle, Nate Burleson, Gabrielle Nevaeh Green, and Young Dylan
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First quarter SF – Elijah Mitchell 4-yard run (Robbie Gould kick), 10:54. 49ers 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:06. SF – Robbie Gould 53-yard field goal, 4:53. 49ers 10–0. Drive: 9 plays, 23 yards, 4:34. Second quarter SF – Robbie Gould 40-yard field goal, 9:40. 49ers 13–0. Drive: 12 plays, 56 yards, 7:58. DAL – Amari Cooper 20-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Greg Zuerlein kick), 5:19. 49ers 13–7. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:21. SF – Robbie Gould 52-yard field goal, 3:03. 49ers 16–7. Drive: 5 plays, 41 yards, 2:16. Third quarter SF – Deebo Samuel 26-yard run (Robbie Gould kick), 5:50. 49ers 23–7. Drive: 1 play, 26 yards, 0:08. Fourth quarter DAL – Greg Zuerlein 51-yard field goal, 11:53. 49ers 23–10. Drive: 11 plays, 37 yards, 4:41. DAL – Dak Prescott 5-yard run (Greg Zuerlein kick), 8:02. 49ers 23–17. Drive: 5 plays, 28 yards, 1:35. Top passers SF – Jimmy Garoppolo – 16/25, 172 yards, INT DAL – Dak Prescott – 23/43, 254 yards, TD, INT Top rushers SF – Elijah Mitchell – 27 rushes, 96 yards DAL – Ezekiel Elliott – 12 rushes, 31 yards Top receivers SF – Brandon Aiyuk – 5 receptions, 66 yards DAL – Dalton Schultz – 7 receptions, 89 yards

In the first playoff meeting between these two teams since the 1994 NFC Championship, the 49ers upset the Cowboys 23–17. The 49ers' top-five defense shut down the NFL's highest scoring team (the Cowboys were averaging 31.1 points a game during the regular season) to just 17 points, well below the Cowboys' average. This included five sacks, holding the Cowboys to just 77 yards rushing, and one interception, which led to a 49ers touchdown on the next play. The 49ers dominated most of the game, leading 23–7 entering the fourth quarter, and retaining the lead despite a close comeback from the Cowboys. With the win, the 49ers improved their playoff record against the Cowboys to 3–5 all time and defeated the Cowboys for the first time since 2014.

NFC Divisional Playoffs: at (1) Green Bay Packers

NFC Divisional Playoffs: (6) San Francisco 49ers at (1) Green Bay Packers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	0	0	3	10	13
Packers	7	0	0	3	10

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

• Date: January 22, 2022
• Game time: 7:15 p.m. CST/5:15 p.m. PST
• Game weather: Cloudy, 14 °F (−10 °C)
• Game attendance: 79,132
• Referee: Ronald Torbert
• TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi
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First quarter GB – A. J. Dillon 6-yard run (Mason Crosby kick), 9:25. Packers 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 5:35. Second quarter No scoring plays Third quarter SF – Robbie Gould 29-yard field goal, 8:13. Packers 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 39 yards, 6:47. Fourth quarter GB – Mason Crosby 33-yard field goal, 11:27. Packers 10–3. Drive: 14 plays, 57 yards, 9:01. SF – Talanoa Hufanga 6-yard blocked punt return (Robbie Gould kick), 4:41. Tied 10–10. SF – Robbie Gould 45-yard field goal, 0:00. 49ers 13–10. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 3:20. Top passers SF – Jimmy Garoppolo – 11/19, 131 yards, INT GB – Aaron Rodgers – 20/29, 225 yards Top rushers SF – Elijah Mitchell – 17 rushes, 53 yards GB – Aaron Jones – 12 rushes, 41 yards Top receivers SF – George Kittle – 4 receptions, 63 yards GB – Aaron Jones – 9 receptions, 129 yards

The 49ers' Cinderella run continued as they traveled to Lambeau Field and pulled off the upset in a 13–10 win over the heavily favored Green Bay Packers.^{[citation needed]} The game, which was affected by snowfall, was a defensive battle. The Packers started the game with a six-yard touchdown run by AJ Dillion to take a 7–0 lead. For the rest of the game, the 49ers defense only surrendered three more points, aided by five sacks, a fumble recovery, and only giving up 263 total yards of offense to the Packers. The 49ers special teams was pivotal, as they blocked a Packers field goal right before halftime, returned a blocked punt for a game-tying touchdown late in the game, and finally, converted a game-winning field goal by kicker Robbie Gould as time expired, the last of which advanced them to their second NFC Championship in the last three seasons and the 17th NFC Championship overall as a franchise. With the Tennessee Titans' loss earlier in the day to the Cincinnati Bengals, coincidentally also on a field goal as time expired, this was the first time since 2010 that both #1 seeded teams were eliminated in the same weekend. With the win, the 49ers improved to 4–0 in the playoffs against Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. The 49ers recorded five sacks for the second game in a row, which is the first time that has happened in consecutive playoff games since the 1984 season.^{[citation needed]}

NFC Championship: at (4) Los Angeles Rams

NFC Championship: (6) San Francisco 49ers at (4) Los Angeles Rams – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	0	10	7	0	17
Rams	0	7	0	13	20

at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California

• Date: January 30
• Game time: 3:40 p.m. PST
• Game weather: Sunny, 62 °F (17 °C)
• Game attendance: 73,202
• Referee: Carl Cheffers
• TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews, and Tom Rinaldi
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First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter LAR – Cooper Kupp 16-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Matt Gay kick), 8:46. Rams 7–0. Drive: 18 plays, 97 yards, 9:33. SF – Deebo Samuel 44-yard pass from Jimmy Garoppolo (Robbie Gould kick), 6:10. Tied 7–7. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:36. SF – Robbie Gould 38-yard field goal, 0:00. 49ers 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 36 yards, 1:50. Third quarter SF – George Kittle 16-yard pass from Jimmy Garoppolo (Robbie Gould kick), 1:59. 49ers 17–7. Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 5:54. Fourth quarter LAR – Cooper Kupp 11-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Matt Gay kick), 13:30. 49ers 17–14. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:29. LAR – Matt Gay 40-yard field goal, 6:49. Tied 17–17. Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 3:06. LAR – Matt Gay 30-yard field goal, 1:46. Rams 20–17. Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 4:40. Top passers SF – Jimmy Garoppolo – 16/30, 232 yards, 2 TD, INT LAR – Matthew Stafford – 31/45, 337 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers SF – Deebo Samuel – 7 rushes, 26 yards LAR – Cam Akers – 13 rushes, 48 yards Top receivers SF – Deebo Samuel – 4 receptions, 72 yards, TD LAR – Cooper Kupp – 11 receptions, 142 yards, 2 TD

The 49ers flew to Los Angeles following their win over the Packers to play their division rival Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Championship Game. During the regular season, the 49ers won both games against the Rams, and were looking to complete the season sweep with a win.

San Francisco won the coin toss and elected to defer. The two teams traded punts before Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford drove the offense to the 49ers' 3-yard line before throwing a drive-ending interception to Jimmie Ward. However, the 49ers were unable to muster any points off the pick, and were forced to punt. In the second quarter, the Rams struck first with Stafford completing a touchdown pass to wide receiver Cooper Kupp from 16 yards out to give the Rams a 7–0 lead. However, San Francisco struck right back with Jimmy Garoppolo hitting Deebo Samuel for a 44-yard touchdown to tie the game up at 7. On the Rams' next drive, the Rams drove to the 49ers' 38-yard line, but could only pick up 2 yards over the next three downs, and kicker Matt Gay's 54-yard field goal attempt sailed wide of the goalposts. With just under two minutes remaining in the first half, Garoppolo completed four straight passes to set up kicker Robbie Gould's 38-yard field goal at the end of the half to put San Francisco up 10–7.

In the second half, the two teams once again traded punts. On the 49ers' second drive of the half, short runs by Samuel and short passes by Garoppolo drove San Francisco down to the Rams' 16-yard line, where he hooked up with tight end George Kittle for a touchdown to make the score 17–7. On the Rams' ensuing drive, long passes by Stafford led to Kupp's second touchdown of the game from 11 yards out to cut the deficit to 17–14 with thirteen minutes left. On the 49ers' next two drives, they were forced to punt. The Rams capitalized, with Gay scoring two field goals from 40 and 30 yards out respectively to make the score 20–17 in favor of Los Angeles.

With just under two minutes remaining, the 49ers' offense trotted out on the field in an attempt to make a desperate last-minute drive to tie the game. After an incompletion on first down, Garoppolo completed a pass to Jauan Jennings, but was tackled immediately by the Rams' Travin Howard to bring up a 3rd-and-13 on the 49ers' 22-yard line. On the very next play, Garoppolo was washed out of the pocket by the Rams' defensive line. Defensive tackle Aaron Donald got a hand on Garoppolo, and in desperation, Garoppolo lobbed the ball up, where it was tipped by JaMycal Hasty before falling into the hands of Howard for a game and season-ending interception. Three kneeldowns by Stafford ended the game, and sent the Rams to their second Super Bowl in the last 4 years.

Statistics

Further information: National Football League records

Team

Category	Total yards	Yards per game	NFL rank (out of 32)
Passing offense	4,221	248.3	12th
Rushing offense	2,166	127.4	7th
Total offense	6,387	375.7	7th
Passing defense	3,510	206.5	6th
Rushing defense	1,760	103.5	7th
Total defense	5,270	310.0	3rd

Individual

Category	Player	Total yards
Offense
Passing	Jimmy Garoppolo	3,810
Rushing	Elijah Mitchell	963
Receiving	Deebo Samuel	1,405
Defense
Tackles (Solo)	Fred Warner	79
Sacks	Nick Bosa	15.5
Interceptions	Jimmie Ward	2

Statistics correct as of the end of the 2021 NFL season^[89][90]