2020 San Francisco 49ers season
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The 2020 season was the San Francisco 49ers' 71st in the National Football League (NFL), their 75th overall, and their fourth under the head coach/general manager tandem of Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch. The 49ers entered the season as the defending NFC champions; however, the 49ers failed to improve on their 13–3 season after a Week 8 loss to the Seattle Seahawks and were eliminated from playoff contention after a Week 15 loss to the Dallas Cowboys.[1]
2020 San Francisco 49ers season | |
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Owner | Jed York |
General manager | John Lynch |
Head coach | Kyle Shanahan |
Home field | |
Results | |
Record | 6–10 |
Division place | 4th NFC West |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | FB Kyle Juszczyk T Trent Williams LB Fred Warner |
AP All-Pros | LB Fred Warner (1st team) |
Uniform | |
The season saw many key players missing significant time due to injuries, including starting quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, starting tight-end George Kittle, starting cornerback Richard Sherman, starting wide receiver Deebo Samuel, and 2019 Defensive Rookie of the Year Nick Bosa.[2] The 49ers season ended with a league-high 18 players on injured reserve. Another notable event was the suspension of home games in Santa Clara County due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, forcing the 49ers to play their final three home games at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.
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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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. |
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
Position | Player | College | Notes |
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CB | DeMarkus Acy | Missouri | Waived on August 20[29] |
DT | 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] |
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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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 |
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[A] | Recap | |
14 | December 13 | Washington Football Team | L 15–23 | 5–8 | State Farm Stadium[A] | 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 [A] | Recap | |
17 | January 3, 2021 | Seattle Seahawks | L 23–26 | 6–10 | State Farm Stadium[A] | Recap | |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
49ers | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
Game information | ||
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at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California
With this loss, The defending NFC Champions started off 0-1
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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49ers | 7 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
Jets | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
Game information | ||
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at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Although the 49ers won easily over the struggling Jets, they suffered devastating injuries on both sides of the ball to Jimmy Garoppolo, Raheem Mostert, Tevin Coleman, Nick Bosa, and Solomon Thomas.[65] It got so bad the team's MRI truck broke down. The win brought the 49ers to 1-1 on the season.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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49ers | 6 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 36 |
Giants | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
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at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
With Jimmy Garoppolo sidelined, Nick Mullens made his first start since 2018. He threw for 343 yards and a touchdown in a blowout win over the Giants, bringing the 49ers up to 2-1 for the season.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Eagles | 8 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 25 |
49ers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
Game information | ||
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at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California
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.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Dolphins | 14 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 43 |
49ers | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
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at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California
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.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rams | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
49ers | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
Game information | ||
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at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California
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.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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49ers | 7 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 33 |
Patriots | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Game information | ||
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at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
This was quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo's first return to New England since the Patriots traded him to the 49ers in October 2017. Garoppolo played for the Patriots from 2014 to 2017, and was part of their 2014 and 2016 Super Bowl-winning teams. Jimmy's victorious return brought the 49ers up to 4-3 on the season.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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49ers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 27 |
Seahawks | 6 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 37 |
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at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington
At one point, the 49ers were down 7-30. Despite outscoring the Seahawks 20-7 for the rest of the game, the 49ers dropped to 4-4.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Packers | 7 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 34 |
49ers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
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at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California
In a rematch of the NFC Championship the previous season. Aaron Rodgers threw for 305 yards and 4 touchdowns as the Packers went up 34–3 before the 49ers scored two meaningless touchdowns to make the final score 34–17 and dropping the 49ers to 4–5. As of week 9, the 49ers have a league high 24 players on the reserve lists.[66][67] Due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, this would be the final game at Levi's Stadium for the season.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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49ers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
Saints | 0 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
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at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
With the loss, the 49ers dropped to 4-6
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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49ers | 7 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 23 |
Rams | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 20 |
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at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California
The 49ers returned from their bye week with some much-needed reinforcement returning from injury: on offense, Raheem Mostert scored a touchdown and 43 yards rushing and Deebo Samuel had 133 receiving yards; on defense, Richard Sherman contributed by grabbing his first interception of the season. The game was largely a defensive struggle. The two teams had four combined turnovers in the first quarter, and the only points scored in the first half came on a Raheem Mostert touchdown and a Matt Gay field goal. Early in the third quarter, the 49ers padded their lead to fourteen points with Javon Kinlaw's pick six and a Robbie Gould field goal. However, the momentum changed quickly as Aaron Donald forced a fumble on Raheem Mostert and it was returned for a touchdown by Troy Hill. The Rams soon scored again on a touchdown run from Cam Akers to take a three-point lead. The Rams' final drives quickly turned to punts while Nick Mullens led the 49ers on two drives resulting in field goals, including the 42-yard game winner by Robbie Gould with no time on the clock.
With the win, the 49ers swept the Rams for the second straight year and bringing their record to 5-6
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bills | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
49ers | 7 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
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at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona[A]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Santa Clara County halting all contact sports the 49ers decided to use State Farm Stadium for 2 games. However, the result dropped the 49ers to 5-7 on the season
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Washington | 0 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 23 |
49ers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 |
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at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona[A]
In a game that saw a returning Alex Smith to face the team that drafted him for the final time and Smith's revenge dropped the 49ers to 5-8 on the season.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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49ers | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 33 |
Cowboys | 14 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 41 |
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at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
The 49ers traveled to Dallas hoping to keep their season alive, but struggled throughout the game. The 49ers immediately trailed 17–7, and turned the ball over 4 times against one of the worst defenses in the NFL. Despite fighting back and forth after tying the game, the 49ers never had the lead. San Francisco also allowed Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb to return a kickoff for a touchdown, which sealed the 49ers' loss. This loss, combined with the Cardinals' victory over the Eagles, eliminated the 49ers from playoff contention. The 49ers also clinched a losing season for the 7th time in 10 years.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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49ers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
Cardinals | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
Game information | ||
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at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona[A]
With this win, the San Francisco 49ers finished 5-3 in away games and brought their record up to 6-9 on the season.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 3 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 26 |
49ers | 0 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 23 |
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at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona[A]
With this loss, the 49ers finished 1-7 at home and are 1-5 in their last 6 games against Seattle. The Defending NFC Champions would finish their season in dismissal 6-10 record.
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 |
# | 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[a] | New Orleans Saints | South | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 6–0 | 10–2 | .459 | .406 | W2 |
3[a] | 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[b] | Chicago Bears | North | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 2–4 | 6–6 | .488 | .336 | L1 |
Did not qualify for the postseason | |||||||||||
8[b] | 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[c] | San Francisco 49ers | West | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 3–3 | 4–8 | .549 | .448 | L1 |
11[c][d] | New York Giants | East | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 4–2 | 5–7 | .502 | .427 | W1 |
12[d] | Dallas Cowboys | East | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 2–4 | 5–7 | .471 | .333 | L1 |
13[e] | Carolina Panthers | South | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 1–5 | 4–8 | .531 | .388 | L1 |
14[e] | 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[f] | |||||||||||
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