The 2016 season was the San Francisco 49ers' 67th in the National Football League (NFL), their 71st overall, their third playing their home games at Levi's Stadium and the only season under head coach Chip Kelly. The season saw the 49ers attempting to rebound from their 5–11 record the previous year, but finished 2–14, with their only wins coming against their division rival Los Angeles Rams. The 49ers also nearly became the first team (and only the second since the AFL–NFL Merger in 1970) since the 2001 Carolina Panthers to win their opener and lose the remainder of their games, prior to the 49ers' Week 16 win over the Rams. The 49ers' record was their worst since 2004, when they also finished 2–14 (both wins that season were against the Arizona Cardinals). The 49ers' 1–7 home record tied the worst home record in franchise history (not including the strike-shortened 1982 season). As a result, the 49ers fired Kelly and general manager Trent Baalke.[1]
2016 San Francisco 49ers season | |
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Owner | Jed York |
General manager | Trent Baalke |
Head coach | Chip Kelly |
Home field | Levi's Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 2–14 |
Division place | 4th NFC West |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | None |
Uniform | |
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The 49ers defense also set an NFL record by allowing a 100-yard rusher in seven straight games and easily finished last in the league in rush defense.
Offseason
Coaching changes
After the 2015 season ended, the 49ers fired Jim Tomsula as head coach.[2] On January 14, 2016, the 49ers hired Chip Kelly as their head coach. Kelly had spent the previous three seasons as head coach for the Philadelphia Eagles and had been fired after a disappointing 7–9 Eagles season.[3]
Roster changes
Free agency
The 49ers entered free agency with the following:[4]
Position | Player | Free agency tag | Date signed | 2016 Team | Notes |
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G | Alex Boone | UFA | March 10, 2016 | Minnesota Vikings | Signed 4-year contract[5] |
WR | Anquan Boldin | UFA | July 26, 2016 | Detroit Lions | - |
TE | Garrett Celek | UFA | February 23, 2016 | San Francisco 49ers | Signed 4-year extension[6] |
DT | Ian Williams | UFA | March 23, 2016 | San Francisco 49ers | Signed 1-year contract[7] |
G | Jordan Devey | ERFA | April 4, 2016 | San Francisco 49ers | Tendered one-year contract[8][9] |
HB | Kendall Gaskins | ERFA | June 20, 2016 | San Francisco 49ers | Signed two-year contract |
ILB | Michael Wilhoite | RFA | March 8, 2016 | San Francisco 49ers | Tendered one-year contract[8][10] |
K | Phil Dawson | UFA | March 14, 2016 | San Francisco 49ers | Signed 1-year contract[11] |
OLB | Ray-Ray Armstrong | RFA | March 8, 2016 | San Francisco 49ers | Signed 1-year extension[12] |
RB | Reggie Bush | UFA | August 1, 2016 | Buffalo Bills | Signed 1-year contract |
RB | Shaun Draughn | UFA | March 2, 2016 | San Francisco 49ers | Signed 1-year contract[13] |
DE | Tony Jerod-Eddie | RFA | April 4, 2016 | San Francisco 49ers | Signed 1-year contract[14] |
RFA: Restricted free agent, UFA: Unrestricted free agent, ERFA: Exclusive rights free agent
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Signings
Position | Player | 2015 Team | Date signed | Notes |
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WR | Eric Rogers | Calgary Stampeders (CFL) | January 20, 2016 | Signed 2-year[15] |
QB | Thad Lewis | Philadelphia Eagles | March 10, 2016 | Signed 1-year[16][17] |
G | Zane Beadles | Jacksonville Jaguars | March 22, 2016 | Signed 3-year[18] |
WR | Ryan Whalen | Minnesota Vikings | August 23, 2016 | Signed 1-year[19] |
Indicates that the player was a free agent at the end of his respective team's 2015 season. |
Departures
Position | Player | Date | Notes |
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RB | Jarryd Hayne | May 15, 2016 | Retired[20][21] |
Draft
Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 7 | DeForest Buckner | Defensive end | Oregon | |
28 | Joshua Garnett | Guard | Stanford | From Chiefs[a] | |
2 | 37 | Traded to the Kansas City Chiefs[a] | |||
3 | 68 | Will Redmond | Cornerback | Mississippi State | |
4 | 105 | Traded to the Kansas City Chiefs[a] | |||
133 | Rashard Robinson | Cornerback | LSU | Compensatory pick | |
5 | 142 | Ronald Blair | Defensive end | Appalachian State | From Chargers[b] |
145 | John Theus | Tackle | Georgia | ||
174 | Fahn Cooper | Tackle | Ole Miss | Compensatory pick | |
6 | 178 | Traded to the Kansas City Chiefs[a] | From Cowboys[c] | ||
207 | Jeff Driskel | Quarterback | Louisiana Tech | From Broncos[d] | |
211 | Kelvin Taylor | Running back | Florida | Compensatory pick | |
213 | Aaron Burbridge | Wide receiver | Michigan State | Compensatory pick | |
7 | 249 | Prince Charles Iworah | Cornerback | Western Kentucky | From Chiefs[a] |
Notes
- ^[a] The 49ers traded their second-, fourth- and sixth-round selection (Nos. 37, 105 and 178 overall) to the Kansas City Chiefs in exchange for their first- and seventh-round selection (Nos. 28 and 249 overall).[22]
- ^[b] The 49ers acquired an additional fifth-round selection as part of a trade that sent their 2015 first-round selection to the San Diego Chargers.[23]
- ^[c] The 49ers acquired a sixth-round selection in a trade that sent their 2015 seventh-round selection to the Dallas Cowboys.
- ^[d] The 49ers traded tight end Vernon Davis and their 2016 seventh-round selection to the Denver Broncos in exchange for the Broncos' 2016 sixth-round and 2017 sixth-round selections.
Undrafted free agents
Position | Player | College | Notes |
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DT | Darren Lake | Alabama | released August 27[24] |
DT | Demetrius Cherry | Arizona State | released September 3[25] |
S | Jered Bell | Colorado | waived August 23[19] |
WR | Bryce Treggs | California | released September 3[25] |
WR | Devon Cajuste | Stanford | released September 3[25] |
LB | Kevin Anderson | Stanford | waived May 12[26] |
LB | Wynton McManis | Memphis | released August 27[24][26] |
DE | Lenny Jones | Nevada | |
DE | Jay Fanaika | Utah | |
K | John Lunsford | Liberty | released August 27[24] |
OL | Blake Muir | Baylor | released August 27[24] |
OL | Alex Balducci | Oregon | released September 3[25] |
OL | Norman Price | Southern Miss | released September 3[25] |
Staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Support staff
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Final roster
Preseason
The 49ers' preseason opponents and schedule were announced April 7, 2016.
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | August 14 | Houston Texans | L 13–24 | 0–1 | Levi's Stadium | Recap |
2 | August 20 | at Denver Broncos | W 31–24 | 1–1 | Sports Authority Field at Mile High | Recap |
3 | August 26 | Green Bay Packers | L 10–21 | 1–2 | Levi's Stadium | Recap |
4 | September 1 | at San Diego Chargers | W 31–21 | 2–2 | Qualcomm Stadium | Recap |
Regular season
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap | |
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1 | September 12 | Los Angeles Rams | W 28–0 | 1–0 | Levi's Stadium | Recap | |
2 | September 18 | at Carolina Panthers | L 27–46 | 1–1 | Bank of America Stadium | Recap | |
3 | September 25 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 18–37 | 1–2 | CenturyLink Field | Recap | |
4 | October 2 | Dallas Cowboys | L 17–24 | 1–3 | Levi's Stadium | Recap | |
5 | October 6 | Arizona Cardinals | L 21–33 | 1–4 | Levi's Stadium | Recap | |
6 | October 16 | at Buffalo Bills | L 16–45 | 1–5 | New Era Field | Recap | |
7 | October 23 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 17–34 | 1–6 | Levi's Stadium | Recap | |
8 | Bye | ||||||
9 | November 6 | New Orleans Saints | L 23–41 | 1–7 | Levi's Stadium | Recap | |
10 | November 13 | at Arizona Cardinals | L 20–23 | 1–8 | University of Phoenix Stadium | Recap | |
11 | November 20 | New England Patriots | L 17–30 | 1–9 | Levi's Stadium | Recap | |
12 | November 27 | at Miami Dolphins | L 24–31 | 1–10 | Hard Rock Stadium | Recap | |
13 | December 4 | at Chicago Bears | L 6–26 | 1–11 | Soldier Field | Recap | |
14 | December 11 | New York Jets | L 17–23 (OT) | 1–12 | Levi's Stadium | Recap | |
15 | December 18 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 13–41 | 1–13 | Georgia Dome | Recap | |
16 | December 24 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 22–21 | 2–13 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Recap | |
17 | January 1, 2017 | Seattle Seahawks | L 23–25 | 2–14 | Levi's Stadium | Recap | |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
Game summaries
Week 1: vs. Los Angeles Rams
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
49ers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
Game information | ||
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at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California
- Date: September 12
- Game time: 7:20 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C), clear
- Game attendance: 70,178
- Referee: Bill Vinovich
- TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Berman, Steve Young and Lindsay Czarniak
- Recap, Gamebook
49ers kicked the season off at 1-0
Week 2: at Carolina Panthers
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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49ers | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 27 |
Panthers | 7 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 46 |
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at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina
- Date: September 18
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/10:00 am. PDT
- Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C), sunny
- Game attendance: 74,143
- Referee: John Parry
- TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Ronde Barber and Jennifer Hale
- Recap, Gamebook
With the loss, 49ers fell to 1-1
Week 3: at Seattle Seahawks
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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49ers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 18 |
Seahawks | 14 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 37 |
Game information | ||
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at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington
- Date: September 25
- Game time: 1:05 pm. PDT
- Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C), sunny
- Game attendance: 69,010
- Referee: Jeff Triplette
- TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Pam Oliver
- Recap, Gamebook
With the loss, 49ers fell to 1-2
Week 4: vs. Dallas Cowboys
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cowboys | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
49ers | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
Game information | ||
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at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California
- Date: October 2
- Game time: 1:25 pm. PDT
- Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), cloudy
- Game attendance: 70,178
- Referee: Terry McAulay
- TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Erin Andrews
- Recap, Gamebook
With the loss, 49ers fell to 1-3
Week 5: vs. Arizona Cardinals
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals | 0 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 33 |
49ers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Game information | ||
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at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California
- Date: October 6
- Game time: 5:25 pm. PDT
- Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C), clear
- Game attendance: 70,178
- Referee: Carl Cheffers
- TV announcers (CBS/NFLN/Twitter): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson
- Recap, Gamebook
The 49ers wore their black alternate uniforms for this game as part of Color Rush.
With the loss, 49ers fell to 1-4
Week 6: at Buffalo Bills
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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49ers | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
Bills | 7 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 45 |
Game information | ||
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at New Era Field, Orchard Park, New York
- Date: October 16
- Game time: 1:00 pm. EDT/10:00 am. PDT
- Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), mostly cloudy
- Game attendance: 70,003
- Referee: Gene Steratore
- TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, David Diehl and Kristina Pink
- Recap, Gamebook
Days prior to Week 6, Head Coach Chip Kelly confirmed that quarterback Colin Kaepernick would start in place of Blaine Gabbert. This was Kaepernick's first start of the season.
With the loss, 49ers fell to 1-5
Week 7: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Buccaneers | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
49ers | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
Game information | ||
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at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California
- Date: October 23
- Game time: 1:05 pm. PDT
- Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), clear
- Game attendance: 70,178
- Referee: Pete Morelli
- TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Ronde Barber and Jennifer Hale
- Recap, Gamebook
With the loss, 49ers fell to 1-6
Week 9: vs. New Orleans Saints
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Saints | 14 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 41 |
49ers | 3 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
Game information | ||
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at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California
- Date: November 6
- Game time: 1:05 pm. PST
- Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), mostly sunny
- Game attendance: 70,178
- Referee: Jerome Boger
- TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Ronde Barber and Jennifer Hale
- Recap, Gamebook
With the loss, 49ers fell to 1-8
Week 10: at Arizona Cardinals
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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49ers | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
Cardinals | 7 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
Game information | ||
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at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
- Date: November 13
- Game time: 2:25 p.m. MST/1:25 pm. PST
- Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
- Game attendance: 65,127
- Referee: Brad Allen
- TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Ronde Barber and Jennifer Hale
- Recap, Gamebook
With the loss, 49ers fell to 1-9
Week 11: vs. New England Patriots
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Patriots | 6 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 30 |
49ers | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Game information | ||
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at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California
- Date: November 20
- Game time: 1:25 pm. PST
- Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C), cloudy with rain
- Game attendance: 70,178
- Referee: Jeff Triplette
- TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
- Recap, Gamebook
With the loss, 49ers fell to 1-10
Week 12: at Miami Dolphins
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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49ers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
Dolphins | 0 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
Game information | ||
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at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
- Date: November 27
- Game time: 1:00 pm. EST/10:00 am. PST
- Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C), partly cloudy
- Game attendance: 65,856
- Referee: Ronald Torbert
- TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Charles Davis, Chris Spielman and Holly Sonders
- Recap, Gamebook
With the loss, the 49ers were mathematically eliminated from postseason contention for the third consecutive season. An attempted rally by the 49ers was stopped short of the end zone in the final seconds.
With the loss, 49ers fell to 1-11
Week 13: at Chicago Bears
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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49ers | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Bears | 0 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 26 |
Game information | ||
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at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
- Date: December 4
- Game time: 12:00 pm. CST/10:00 am. PST
- Game weather: 33 °F (1 °C), snow showers
- Game attendance: 59,782
- Referee: Pete Morelli
- TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin
- Recap, Gamebook
With the loss, 49ers fell to 1-12
Week 14: vs. New York Jets
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Jets | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 23 |
49ers | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Game information | ||
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at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California
- Date: December 11
- Game time: 1:05 pm. PST
- Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), mostly cloudy
- Game attendance: 70,178
- Referee: Craig Wrolstad
- TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
- Recap, Gamebook
With the loss, 49ers fell to 1-13
Week 15: at Atlanta Falcons
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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49ers | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Falcons | 21 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 41 |
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at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia
- Date: December 18
- Game time: 4:05 pm. EST/1:05 pm. PST
- Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
- Game attendance: 70,164
- Referee: Gene Steratore
- TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Charles Davis, Chris Spielman and Peter Schrager
- Recap, Gamebook
Week 16: at Los Angeles Rams
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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49ers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 22 |
Rams | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Game information | ||
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at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
- Date: December 24
- Game time: 1:25 pm. PST
- Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C), partly cloudy
- Game attendance: 83,656
- Referee: Walt Anderson
- TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Ronde Barber and Jennifer Hale
- Recap, Gamebook
With the win, the 49ers snapped their 13-game losing streak and swept the Rams on the season, while going 0–13 against the rest of the league. With the Cleveland Browns standing 0–14 before this week, the 49ers win also ended the possibility of two teams finishing 1–15 for the first time, or becoming the first team since the 2001 Carolina Panthers to win their opener and lose the remainder of their games.
Week 17: vs. Seattle Seahawks
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 3 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 25 |
49ers | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 23 |
Game information | ||
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at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California
- Date: January 1, 2017
- Game time: 1:25 pm. PST
- Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), clear
- Game attendance: 70,178
- Referee: Tony Corrente
- TV announcers (Fox): Joe Davis, Brady Quinn and Holly Sonders
- Recap, Gamebook
With the loss, the 49ers ended their season 2–14, their worst record since 2004. This was Colin Kaepernick's last game as a 49er.
Standings
Division
NFC West | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
(3) Seattle Seahawks | 10 | 5 | 1 | .656 | 3–2–1 | 6–5–1 | 354 | 292 | W1 |
Arizona Cardinals | 7 | 8 | 1 | .469 | 4–1–1 | 6–5–1 | 418 | 362 | W2 |
Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 2–4 | 3–9 | 224 | 394 | L7 |
San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 2–4 | 2–10 | 309 | 480 | L1 |
Conference
# | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
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Division leaders | |||||||||||
1 | Dallas Cowboys | East | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 3–3 | 9–3 | .471 | .440 | L1 |
2 | Atlanta Falcons | South | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 5–1 | 9–3 | .480 | .452 | W4 |
3 | Seattle Seahawks | West | 10 | 5 | 1 | .656 | 3–2–1 | 6–5–1 | .441 | .425 | W1 |
4 | Green Bay Packers | North | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 5–1 | 8–4 | .508 | .453 | W6 |
Wild Cards | |||||||||||
5 | New York Giants | East | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 4–2 | 8–4 | .486 | .455 | W1 |
6[lower-alpha 1] | Detroit Lions | North | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3–3 | 7–5 | .475 | .392 | L3 |
Did not qualify for the postseason | |||||||||||
7[lower-alpha 1] | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | South | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 4–2 | 7–5 | .492 | .434 | W1 |
8 | Washington Redskins | East | 8 | 7 | 1 | .531 | 3–3 | 6–6 | .516 | .430 | L1 |
9 | Minnesota Vikings | North | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 2–4 | 5–7 | .492 | .457 | W1 |
10 | Arizona Cardinals | West | 7 | 8 | 1 | .469 | 4–1–1 | 6–5–1 | .463 | .366 | W2 |
11[lower-alpha 2] | New Orleans Saints | South | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 2–4 | 6–6 | .523 | .393 | L1 |
12[lower-alpha 2] | Philadelphia Eagles | East | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 2–4 | 5–7 | .559 | .518 | W2 |
13 | Carolina Panthers | South | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 1–5 | 5–7 | .518 | .354 | L2 |
14 | Los Angeles Rams | West | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 2–4 | 3–9 | .504 | .500 | L7 |
15 | Chicago Bears | North | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 2–4 | 3–9 | .521 | .396 | L4 |
16 | San Francisco 49ers | West | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 2–4 | 2–10 | .504 | .250 | L1 |
Tiebreakers[lower-alpha 3] | |||||||||||
References
External links
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