2020 San Francisco 49ers season

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
Owner	Jed York
General manager	John Lynch
Head coach	Kyle Shanahan
Offensive coordinator	Kyle Shanahan (de facto)
Defensive coordinator	Robert Saleh
Home stadium	Levi's Stadium State Farm Stadium[A]
Results
Record	6–10
Division place	4th NFC West
Playoffs	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	FB Kyle Juszczyk T Trent Williams LB Fred Warner
All-Pros	LB Fred Warner (1st team)
Uniform
← 2019 49ers seasons 2021 →

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.

Offseason

Roster changes

Free agency

The 49ers entered free agency with the following:^[3]

Position	Player	Free agency tag	Date signed	2020 Team	Notes
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 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	2019 Team	Date signed	Notes
LB	Joe Walker	Arizona Cardinals	March 24, 2020	Signed one-year contract[5]
DE	Kerry Hyder	Dallas Cowboys	March 25, 2020	Signed one-year contract[20]
WR	Travis Benjamin	Los Angeles Chargers	April 3, 2020	Signed one-year contract[21]
OT	Tom Compton	New York Jets	April 3, 2020	Signed one-year contract[21]
CB	Jamar Taylor	Atlanta Falcons	July 6, 2020	Signed one-year contract[22]
DE	Alex Barrett		August 2, 2020	[23]
DE	Dion Jordan	Oakland Raiders	August 7, 2020	Signed one-year contract[24]
TE	Jordan Reed	Washington Redskins	August 9, 2020	Signed one-year contract[25]
OT	William Sweet		August 12, 2020	Signed one-year contract[26]
C	Spencer Long	Buffalo Bills	August 13, 2020	Signed one-year contract[27]
WR	Tavon Austin	Dallas Cowboys	August 15, 2020	Signed one-year contract[28]
WR	J. J. Nelson	Oakland Raiders	August 15, 2020	Signed one-year contract[28]
WR	Jaron Brown	Seattle Seahawks	August 20, 2020	Signed one-year contract[29]
SS	Johnathan Cyprien	Atlanta Falcons	August 20, 2020	Signed one-year contract[29]
C	Hroniss Grasu	Baltimore Ravens	August 20, 2020	Signed one-year contract[29]
TE	Erik Swoope		August 25, 2020	Signed one-year contract[30]
WR	River Cracraft	Philadelphia Eagles	August 27, 2020	Signed one-year contract[31]
WR	Kevin White		August 27, 2020	Signed one-year contract[31]
TE	MarQueis Gray		August 29, 2020	Signed one-year contract[32]
OG	Hroniss Grasu	Baltimore Ravens	August 29, 2020	Signed one-year contract[32]
DE	Alex Barrett		August 30, 2020	Signed one-year contract[33]
DE	Cameron Malveaux	Washington Redskins	September 2, 2020	Signed one-year contract[34]
WR	Mohamed Sanu	New England Patriots	September 18, 2020	Signed one-year contract[35]
DE	Ezekiel Ansah	Seattle Seahawks	September 23, 2020	Signed one-year contract[36]
TE	Daniel Helm		September 30, 2020	Signed one-year contract[37]
LS	Taybor Pepper		September 30, 2020	Signed one-year contract[37]
CB	Parnell Motley		October 13, 2020	claimed off waivers[38]
DE	Takkarist McKinley		November 18, 2020	claimed off waivers[39]

Indicates that the player was a free agent at the end of his respective team's 2019 season.

Departures

Position	Player	Date	Notes
TE	Garrett Celek	February 7, 2020	Retired[40]
DT	DeForest Buckner	March 18, 2020	Traded[41]
G	Mike Person	April 1, 2020	Released[42]
OT	Joe Staley	April 25, 2020	Retired[43][44]
LB	Joey Alfieri	July 28, 2020	Waived[18]
CB	Jermaine Kelly
S	Derrick Kindred
G	Ray Smith
DT	Willie Henry
DE	Alex Barrett	July 30, 2020	Waived[45]
OT	Leonard Wester		Released[45]
FS	D. J. Reed	August 4, 2020	Waived[46]
S	Chris Edwards
DE	Alex Barrett	August 13, 2020	Waived[27]
TE	Daniel Helm	August 15, 2020	Waived[28]
WR	Chris Thompson
C	Spencer Long	August 16, 2020	Retired[47]
WR	Jaron Brown	August 27, 2020	Released[31]
DE	Jonathan Kongbo		Waived[31]
TE	Erik Swoope	August 29, 2020	Waived[32]
OT	Kofi Amichia
DE	Alex Barrett	September 5, 2020	Released[48]
WR	River Cracraft
SS	Johnathan Cyprien
OG	Hroniss Grasu
TE	MarQueis Gray
WR	Jauan Jennings
CB	Dontae Johnson
DE	Dion Jordan
DE	Cameron Malveaux
WR	Shawn Poindexter
OG	Dakoda Shepley
OT	William Sweet
CB	Jamar Taylor
LB	Joe Walker
WR	Kevin White
CB	Tim Harris
OT	Jaryd Jones-Smith
OG	Ross Reynolds		Waived[48]
LS	Kyle Nelson	September 30, 2020	Waived[37]
WR	Mohamed Sanu	October 6, 2020	Released[49]
TE	Daniel Helm	October 20, 2020	Waived[50]
DE	Alex Barrett	October 26, 2020	Waived[51]
CB	Parnell Motley
WR	Dante Pettis	November 3, 2020	Waived[52]
DE	Jullian Taylor
LB	Kiko Alonso	November 23, 2020	Waived[53]

Trades

• On October 27, the 49ers traded their 2022 sixth-round selection to the New York Jets for defensive end Jordan Willis and 2021 seventh-round selection.^[54]
• On November 2, the 49ers traded Kwon Alexander to the New Orleans Saints in exchange for a fifth-round conditional pick in the 2021 NFL draft and LB Kiko Alonso.^[55]

Draft

Main article: 2020 NFL draft

2020 San Francisco 49ers Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Note
1	14	Javon Kinlaw	DT	South Carolina	From Tampa Bay
	25	Brandon Aiyuk	WR	Arizona State	From Minnesota
5	153	Colton McKivitz	OT	West Virginia	From Miami
6	190	Charlie Woerner	TE	Georgia	From Philadelphia
7	217	Jauan Jennings	WR	Tennessee	From Detroit

Notes

• The 49ers traded LB Eli Harold to the Detroit Lions in exchange for a conditional seventh-round selection.
• The 49ers traded their second-round selection to the Kansas City Chiefs in exchange for DE Dee Ford.
• The 49ers traded their third- and fourth-round selections to the Denver Broncos in exchange for WR Emmanuel Sanders and Denver's fifth-round selection.
• The 49ers traded DT DeForest Buckner to the Indianapolis Colts in exchange for a first-round selection (No. 13th overall).^[56]
• The 49ers traded their first- and a seventh-round selection (13th and 245th overall) to Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for a first- and a fourth-round pick (14th and 117th overall).^[57]
• The 49ers traded their first-, fourth- and fifth-round selections (31st, 117th and 176th overall) to Minnesota Vikings in exchange for a first-round pick (No. 25th overall).^[58]
• The 49ers traded their RB Matt Breida to Miami Dolphins in exchange for a fifth-round pick (No. 153rd overall).^[59]
• The 49ers traded their fifth-round selection (No. 156th overall) and a 2021 third-round selection to Washington Redskins in exchange for OT Trent Williams.^[60][61]
• The 49ers traded their WR Marquise Goodwin and a sixth-round selection (No. 210th overall) to Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for a sixth-round selection (No. 190th overall).^[62]

Undrafted free agents

2020 San Francisco 49ers Undrafted Free Agents

Position	Player	College	Notes
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]

Staff

2020 San Francisco 49ers staff

Front office Co-chairman – Denise DeBartolo York Co-chairman – John York Chief executive officer – Jed York Co-owner – John M. Sobrato Co-owner – Mark Wan Co-owner – Gideon Yu General manager – John Lynch President of 49ers enterprises and EVP of football operations – Paraag Marathe President – Al Guido General counsel – Hannah Gordon Chief investment officer – Brano Perkovich Chief financial officer – Scott Sabatino Vice president of player personnel – Adam Peters Vice president of player personnel – Martin Mayhew Vice president and senior advisor to the general manager – Keena Turner Director of pro personnel – Ran Carthon Director of college scouting – Ethan Waugh Director of football administration & analytics – Brian Hampton Head coaches Head coach – Kyle Shanahan Assistant head coach/tight ends – Jon Embree Offensive coaches Passing game coordinator – Mike LaFleur Run game coordinator – Mike McDaniel Quarterbacks – Shane Day Running backs – Bobby Turner Wide receivers – Wes Welker Offensive line – John Benton Assistant offensive line – Chris Foerster Assistant offensive line – Zach Yenser Offensive assistant – Bobby Slowik Offensive assistant – Katie Sowers Offensive quality control – Brian Fleury

Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Robert Saleh Defensive line – Kris Kocurek Assistant defensive line – Aaron Whitecotton Run game specialist/outside linebackers – Johnny Holland Inside linebackers – DeMeco Ryans Defensive backs/cornerbacks – Tony Oden Safeties – Daniel Bullocks Passing game specialist – Mike Rutenberg Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Richard Hightower Assistant special teams – Michael Clay Assistant special teams – Stan Kwan Strength and conditioning Head strength and conditioning – Dustin Perry Assistant strength and conditioning – Aaron Hill Assistant strength and conditioning – Shea Thompson Assistant strength and conditioning – Mike Nicolini

Final roster

2020 San Francisco 49ers roster

Quarterbacks (QB)  3 C. J. Beathard  2 Josh Rosen Running backs (RB) 26 Tevin Coleman 44 Kyle Juszczyk FB 28 Jerick McKinnon 48 Austin Walter 30 Jeff Wilson Wide receivers (WR) 11 Brandon Aiyuk 84 Kendrick Bourne 86 River Cracraft 17 Matt Cole 13 Richie James 19 Deebo Samuel Tight ends (TE) 82 Ross Dwelley 85 George Kittle 81 Jordan Reed 89 Charlie Woerner

Offensive linemen (OL) 62 Tony Bergstrom C 60 Daniel Brunskill C 66 Tom Compton G 69 Mike McGlinchey T 68 Colton McKivitz G 67 Justin Skule G 75 Laken Tomlinson G Defensive linemen (DL) 91 Arik Armstead DE 64 Alex Barrett DE 65 Darrion Daniels DT 90 Kevin Givens DT 92 Kerry Hyder DE 93 D. J. Jones DT 96 Dion Jordan DE 99 Javon Kinlaw DT 95 Kentavius Street DT

Linebackers (LB) 51 Azeez Al-Shaair OLB 45 Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles OLB 57 Dre Greenlaw OLB 53 Mark Nzeocha OLB 54 Fred Warner MLB 59 Joe Walker OLB Defensive backs (DB) 36 Marcell Harris SS 27 Dontae Johnson CB 33 Tarvarius Moore SS 41 Emmanuel Moseley CB 43 Kai Nacua FS 25 Richard Sherman CB 22 Jason Verrett CB 20 Jimmie Ward FS 24 K'Waun Williams CB 23 Ahkello Witherspoon CB Special teams (ST) 40 Colin Holba LS  6 Mitch Wishnowsky P

Practice squad 47 Briean Boddy-Calhoun CB 76 Josiah Coatney DT 38 Chris Edwards S 32 Tyler Gaffney RB  5 Jonas Griffith LB 77 Daeshon Hall DE 83 Chase Harrell TE (COVID-19) 35 Tim Harris CB 88 Daniel Helm TE 40 Josh Hokit FB -- Jauan Jennings WR (PS/I)  1 Josh Johnson QB  5 Drew Kaser P 18 Jordan Matthews WR 43 Jared Mayden SS (PS/I)  1 Shawn Poindexter WR (PS/I) 61 Dakoda Shepley G  7 Tristan Vizcaino K 14 Kevin White WR 76 Isaiah Williams T Reserve 94 Ezekiel Ansah DE (IR) -- Travis Benjamin WR (Opt-out) 98 Ronald Blair DE (PUP) 97 Nick Bosa DE (IR) 64 Jake Brendel C (Opt-out) 78 Shon Coleman T (Opt-out) 55 Dee Ford DE (IR) 63 Ben Garland C (IR) 10 Jimmy Garoppolo QB (IR-DFR)  9 Robbie Gould K (COVID-19) 50 Hroniss Grasu C (COVID-19) 38 JaMycal Hasty RB (IR) 14 Jalen Hurd WR (IR) 31 Raheem Mostert RB (IR)  4 Nick Mullens QB (IR) 46 Taybor Pepper LS (COVID-19) 58 Weston Richburg C (PUP) 29 Jaquiski Tartt SS (IR) 47 Jamar Taylor CB (IR) 15 Trent Taylor WR (COVID-19) 94 Solomon Thomas DT (IR)  2 Chris Thompson WR (IR) 40 Ken Webster CB (IR) 71 Trent Williams T (IR) 78 Jordan Willis DE (IR) Rookies in italics 51 active, 25 reserve, 16 practice squad (4 exempt)

Preseason

The 49ers' preseason schedule was announced on May 7, but was later canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[63]

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
1	August 15	at Denver Broncos	Empower Field at Mile High	Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2	August 21	Las Vegas Raiders	Levi's Stadium
3	August 29	at Chicago Bears	Soldier Field
4	September 3	Los Angeles Chargers	Levi's Stadium

Regular season

Schedule

The 49ers' 2020 schedule was announced on May 7.^[63]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
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	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.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	3	0	14	24
49ers	10	3	0	7	20

Game information

First quarter SF – Robbie Gould 52-yard field goal, 11:50. 49ers 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, 3:10. SF – Raheem Mostert 76-yard pass from Jimmy Garoppolo (Robbie Gould kick), 9:53. 49ers 10–0. Drive: 1 plays, 76 yards, 0:12. ARI – Chase Edmonds 10-yard pass from Kyler Murray (Zane Gonzalez kick), 6:55. 49ers 10–7. Drive: 1 plays, 10 yards, 0:10. Second quarter SF – Robbie Gould 24-yard field goal, 0:30. 49ers 13–7. Drive: 6 plays, 20 yards, 1:59. ARI – Zane Gonzalez 56-yard field goal, 0:00. 49ers 13–10. Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 0:30. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter ARI – Kyler Murray 22-yard run (Zane Gonzalez kick), 10:26. Cardinals 17–13. Drive: 14 plays, 94 yards, 6:48. SF – Jerick McKinnon 5-yard pass from Jimmy Garoppolo (Robbie Gould kick), 8:38. 49ers 20–17. Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 1:48. ARI – Kenyan Drake 1-yard run (Zane Gonzalez kick), 5:03. Cardinals 24–20. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:35. Top passers ARI – Kyler Murray – 26/40, 230 yards, TD, INT SF – Jimmy Garoppolo – 19/33, 259 yards, 2 TD Top rushers ARI – Kyler Murray – 13 rushes, 91 yards, TD SF – Raheem Mostert – 15 rushes, 56 yards Top receivers ARI – DeAndre Hopkins – 14 receptions, 151 yards SF – Raheem Mostert – 4 receptions, 95 yards, TD

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

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

• Date: September 13
• Game time: 1:25 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: Hazy, 66 °F (19 °C)
• Game attendance: 0
• Referee: Carl Cheffers
• TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Kugler, Chris Spielman and Laura Okmin
• Recap, Game Book

With this loss, The defending NFC Champions started off 0-1

Week 2: at New York Jets

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

Game information

First quarter SF – Raheem Mostert 80-yard run (Robbie Gould kick), 14:43. 49ers 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:17. NYJ – Sam Ficken 41-yard field goal, 3:43. 49ers 7–3. Drive: 13 plays, 38 yards, 6:43. Second quarter SF – Jordan Reed 18-yard pass from Jimmy Garoppolo (Robbie Gould kick), 9:55. 49ers 14–3. Drive: 14 plays, 77 yards, 8:44. SF – Jordan Reed 4-yard pass from Jimmy Garoppolo (Robbie Gould kick), 0:11. 49ers 21–3. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 3:30. Third quarter SF – Robbie Gould 46-yard field goal, 8:53. 49ers 24–3. Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 4:41. NYJ – Sam Ficken 25-yard field goal, 2:52. 49ers 24–6. Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, 1:50. Fourth quarter SF – Jerick McKinnon 18-yard run (Robbie Gould kick), 10:23. 49ers 31–6. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:39. NYJ – Braxton Berrios 30-yard pass from Sam Darnold (Sam Ficken kick), 1:23. 49ers 31–13. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 1:34. Top passers SF – Jimmy Garoppolo – 14/16, 131 yards, 2 TD NYJ – Sam Darnold – 21/32, 179 yards, TD Top rushers SF – Raheem Mostert – 8 rushes, 92 yards, TD NYJ – Frank Gore – 21 rushes, 63 yards Top receivers SF – Kendrick Bourne – 4 receptions, 67 yards NYJ – Chris Hogan – 6 receptions, 75 yards

Week Two: San Francisco 49ers at New York Jets – Game summary

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: September 20
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/10:00 am. PDT
• Game weather: Mostly sunny, 61 °F (16 °C)
• Game attendance: 0
• Referee: Ronald Torbert
• TV announcers (Fox): Brandon Gaudin, Jonathan Vilma and Shannon Spake
• Recap, Game Book

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.

Week 3: at New York Giants

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	6	10	7	13	36
Giants	0	6	3	0	9

Game information

First quarter SF – Robbie Gould 52-yard field goal, 9:43. 49ers 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 41 yards, 5:17. SF – Robbie Gould 32-yard field goal, 1:05. 49ers 6–0. Drive: 12 plays, 28 yards, 5:22. Second quarter NYG – Graham Gano 52-yard field goal, 13:35. 49ers 6–3. Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards, 2:30. NYG – Graham Gano 42-yard field goal, 7:30. Tied 6–6. Drive: 6 plays, 31 yards, 1:37. SF – Jerick McKinnon 10-yard run (Robbie Gould kick), 1:07. 49ers 13–6. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:18. SF – Robbie Gould 26-yard field goal, 0:06. 49ers 16–6. Drive: 4 plays, 24 yards, 0:53. Third quarter NYG – Graham Gano 47-yard field goal, 8:11. 49ers 16–9. Drive: 13 plays, 53 yards, 6:49. SF – Brandon Aiyuk 19-yard run (Robbie Gould kick), 3:14. 49ers 23–9. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:52. Fourth quarter SF – Jeff Wilson 19-yard pass from Nick Mullens (pass failed), 13:28. 49ers 29–9. Drive: 4 plays, 30 yards, 2:16. SF – Jeff Wilson 2-yard run (Robbie Gould Kick), 3:35. 49ers 36–9. Drive: 15 plays, 92 yards, 8:21. Top passers SF – Nick Mullens – 25/36, 343 yards, TD NYG – Daniel Jones – 17/32, 179 yards, INT Top rushers SF – Jerick McKinnon – 14 rushes, 38 yards, TD NYG – Daniel Jones – 5 rushes, 49 yards Top receivers SF – Brandon Aiyuk – 5 receptions, 70 yards NYG – Darius Slayton – 3 receptions, 53 yards

Week Three: San Francisco 49ers at New York Giants – Game summary

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: September 27
• Game time: 1:00 pm. EDT/10:00 am. PDT
• Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 75 °F (24 °C)
• Game attendance: 0
• Referee: Clay Martin
• TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, Daryl Johnston and Pam Oliver
• Recap, Game Book

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.

Week 4: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	8	0	3	14	25
49ers	7	0	7	6	20

Game information

First quarter PHI – Carson Wentz 11-yard run (Carson Wentz–Zach Ertz pass), 3:51. Eagles 8–0. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 4:03. SF – Brandon Aiyuk 38-yard run (Robbie Gould kick), 0:21. Eagles 8–7. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:30. Second quarter No scoring plays. Third quarter SF – George Kittle 5-yard pass from Nick Mullens (Robbie Gould kick), 8:26. 49ers 14–8. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:34. PHI – Jake Elliott 35-yard field goal, 0:55. 49ers 14–11. Drive: 16 plays, 62 yards, 7:31. Fourth quarter PHI – Travis Fulgham 42-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Jake Elliott kick), 5:50. Eagles 18–14. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:34. PHI – Alex Singleton 30-yard interception return (Jake Elliott kick), 5:42. Eagles 25–14. SF – Jerick McKinnon 1-yard run (pass failed), 2:02. Eagles 25–20. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 3:40. Top passers PHI – Carson Wentz – 18/28, 193 yards, TD, INT SF – Nick Mullens – 18/26, 200 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers PHI – Miles Sanders – 13 rushes, 46 yards SF – Jerick McKinnon – 14 rushes, 54 yards, TD Top receivers PHI – Travis Fulgham – 2 receptions, 57 yards, TD SF – George Kittle – 15 receptions, 183 yards, TD

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

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

• Date: October 4
• Game time: 5:20 pm. PDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 84 °F (29 °C)
• Game attendance: 0
• Referee: Bill Vinovich
• TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, and Michele Tafoya
• Recap, Game Book

With this loss, the 49ers dropped to 2–2. Nick Mullens struggled mightily in the game with two interceptions, one of which was returned by Alex Singleton for a touchdown, and was benched afterwards for C. J. Beathard. The 49ers drove all the way to within field goal range down by 5, but the clock ran out.

Week 5: vs. Miami Dolphins

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	14	16	7	6	43
49ers	0	7	10	0	17

Game information

First quarter MIA – Adam Shaheen 3-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Jason Sanders kick), 10:45. Dolphins 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 2:52. MIA – Myles Gaskin 1-yard run (Jason Sanders kick), 4:14. Dolphins 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 3:19. Second quarter SF – Kyle Juszczyk 7-yard run (Robbie Gould kick), 12:07. Dolphins 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 49 yards, 1:18. MIA – DeVante Parker 22-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Jason Sanders kick), 7:29. Dolphins 21–7. Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 4:38. MIA – Jason Sanders 26-yard field goal, 2:00. Dolphins 24–7. Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 2:40. MIA – Jason Sanders 50-yard field goal, 0:38. Dolphins 27–7. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:03. MIA – Jason Sanders 29-yard field goal, 0:00. Dolphins 30–7. Drive: 3 plays, 8 yards, 0:14. Third quarter SF – Kendrick Bourne 19-yard pass from C. J. Beathard (Robbie Gould kick), 8:07. Dolphins 30–14. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 3:20. MIA – Preston Williams 32-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Jason Sanders kick), 4:42. Dolphins 37–14. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:25. SF – Robbie Gould 37-yard field goal, 0:46. Dolphins 37–17. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 3:56. Fourth quarter MIA – Jason Sanders 31-yard field goal, 8:40. Dolphins 40–17. Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 7:06. MIA – Jason Sanders 49-yard field goal, 5:52. Dolphins 43–17. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:40. Top passers MIA – Ryan Fitzpatrick – 22/28, 350 yards, 3 TD SF – C. J. Beathard – 9/18, 94 yards, TD Top rushers MIA – Myles Gaskin – 16 rushes, 57 yards, TD SF – Raheem Mostert – 11 rushes, 90 yards Top receivers MIA – Preston Williams – 4 receptions, 106 yards, TD SF – George Kittle – 4 receptions, 44 yards

Week Five: Miami Dolphins at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

• Date: October 11
• Game time: 1:05 pm. PDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 73 °F (23 °C)
• Game attendance: 0
• Referee: Land Clark
• TV announcers (Fox): Adam Amin, Mark Schlereth and Lindsay Czarniak
• Recap, Game Book

With this embarrassing loss, the 49ers dropped to 2–3, already matching last season's loss total. Jimmy Garoppolo returned from injury but struggled mightily with 2 interceptions, leading to him being benched at halftime for C. J. Beathard.

Week 6: vs. Los Angeles Rams

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	6	3	7	16
49ers	7	14	0	3	24

Game information

First quarter SF – Deebo Samuel 6-yard pass from Jimmy Garoppolo (Robbie Gould kick), 11:39. 49ers 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 3:21. Second quarter SF – George Kittle 44-yard pass from Jimmy Garoppolo (Robbie Gould kick), 14:14. 49ers 14–0. Drive: 10 plays, 87 yards, 6:08. LAR – Robert Woods 10-yard pass from Jared Goff (kick blocked), 9:03. 49ers 14–6. Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 5:11. SF – Brandon Aiyuk 2-yard pass from Jimmy Garoppolo (Robbie Gould kick), 1:47. 49ers 21–6. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 7:16. Third quarter LAR – Samuel Sloman 42-yard field goal, 12:06. 49ers 21–9. Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 2:54. Fourth quarter SF – Robbie Gould 49-yard field goal, 5:26. 49ers 24–9. Drive: 7 plays, 20 yards, 3:15. LAR – Josh Reynolds 40-yard pass from Jared Goff (Sam Sloman kick), 3:24. 49ers 24–16. Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 2:02. Top passers LAR – Jared Goff – 19/38, 198 yards, 2 TD, INT SF – Jimmy Garoppolo – 23/33, 268 yards, 3 TD Top rushers LAR – Darrell Henderson – 14 rushes, 88 yards SF – Raheem Mostert – 17 rushes, 65 yards Top receivers LAR – Tyler Higbee – 3 receptions, 56 yards SF – George Kittle – 7 receptions, 109 yards, TD

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

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

• Date: October 18
• Game time: 5:20 pm. PDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 86 °F (30 °C)
• Game attendance: 0
• Referee: Carl Cheffers
• TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
• Recap, Game Book

The 49ers bounced back from the previous week. Jimmy Garoppolo threw 3 touchdowns and 268 yards and the 49ers defense was able to hold a red-hot Rams offense in check. With this win, they improved to 3–3, and won their third straight meeting against the Rams.

Week 7: at New England Patriots

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	7	16	7	3	33
Patriots	0	3	3	0	6

Game information

First quarter SF – Jeff Wilson 3-yard run (Robbie Gould kick), 9:56. 49ers 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:04. Second quarter NE – Nick Folk 40-yard field goal, 14:56. 49ers 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, 2:06. SF – Robbie Gould 41-yard field goal, 9:00. 49ers 10–3. Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 5:56. SF – Kyle Juszczyk 4-yard run (kick failed), 6:23. 49ers 16–3. Drive: 5 plays, 38 yards, 2:23. SF – Jeff Wilson 16-yard run (Robbie Gould kick), 0:59. 49ers 23–3. Drive: 7 plays, 84 yards, 3:43. Third quarter NE – Nick Folk 41-yard field goal, 10:48. 49ers 23–6. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 4:12. SF – Jeff Wilson 7-yard run (Robbie Gould kick), 7:32. 49ers 30–6. Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, 3:16. Fourth quarter SF – Robbie Gould 32-yard field goal, 13:27. 49ers 33–6. Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 6:20. Top passers SF – Jimmy Garoppolo – 20/25, 277 yards, 2 INT NE – Cam Newton – 9/15, 98 yards, 3 INT Top rushers SF – Jeff Wilson – 17 rushes, 112 yards, 3 TD NE – Damien Harris – 10 rushes, 58 yards Top receivers SF – Brandon Aiyuk – 6 receptions, 115 yards NE – Jakobi Meyers – 4 receptions, 60 yards

Week Seven: San Francisco 49ers at New England Patriots – Game summary

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

• Date: October 25
• Game time: 4:25 pm. EDT/1:25 pm. PDT
• Game weather: Cloudy, 49 °F (9 °C)
• Game attendance: 0
• Referee: Shawn Smith
• TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson
• Recap, Game Book

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.

Week 8: at Seattle Seahawks

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	0	7	0	20	27
Seahawks	6	7	14	10	37

Game information

First quarter SEA – DK Metcalf 46-yard pass from Russell Wilson (kick failed), 0:00. Seahawks 6–0. Drive: 7 plays, 86 yards, 4:06. Second quarter SF – JaMycal Hasty 1-yard run (Robbie Gould kick), 6:59. 49ers 7–6. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 8:01. SEA – DK Metcalf 2-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Jason Myers kick), 3:04. Seahawks 13–7. Drive: 8 plays, 81 yards, 3:55. Third quarter SEA – DeeJay Dallas 2-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Jason Myers kick), 8:02. Seahawks 20–7. Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 5:01. SEA – David Moore 6-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Jason Myers kick), 5:51. Seahawks 27–7. Drive: 6 plays, 21 yards, 2:07. Fourth quarter SEA – Jason Myers 48-yard field goal, 14:07. Seahawks 30–7. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 4:39. SF – Jerick McKinnon 1-yard run (Robbie Gould kick), 9:36. Seahawks 30–14. Drive: 11 plays, 79 yards, 4:31. SF – Ross Dwelley 16-yard pass from Nick Mullens (pass failed), 4:16. Seahawks 30–20. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:06. SEA – DeeJay Dallas 1-yard run (Jason Myers kick), 3:33. Seahawks 37–20. Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 0:43. SF – Brandon Aiyuk 3-yard pass from Nick Mullens (Robbie Gould kick), 1:52. Seahawks 37–27. Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 1:41. Top passers SF – Nick Mullens – 18/25, 238 yards, 2 TD SEA – Russell Wilson – 27/37, 261 yards, 4 TD Top rushers SF – JaMycal Hasty – 12 rushes, 29 yards, TD SEA – DeeJay Dallas – 18 rushes, 41 yards, TD Top receivers SF – Brandon Aiyuk – 8 receptions, 91 yards, TD SEA – DK Metcalf – 12 receptions, 161 yards, 2 TD

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

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

• Date: November 1
• Game time: 1:25 pm. PST
• Game weather: Sunny, 55 °F (13 °C)
• Game attendance: 0
• Referee: Craig Wrolstad
• TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Mark Schlereth and Lindsay Czarniak
• Recap, Game Book

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.

Week 9: vs. Green Bay Packers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers	7	14	10	3	34
49ers	3	0	0	14	17

Game information

First quarter GB – Davante Adams 36-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 11:42. Packers 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:18. SF – Robbie Gould 22-yard field goal, 0:47. Packers 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 6:11. Second quarter GB – Marcedes Lewis 1-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 7:01. Packers 14–3. Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 4:41. GB – Marquez Valdes-Scantling 52-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 1:53. Packers 21–3. Drive: 8 plays, 87 yards, 3:33. Third quarter GB – Marquez Valdes-Scantling 1-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 7:17. Packers 28–3. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 6:00. GB – Mason Crosby 19-yard field goal, 2:01. Packers 31–3. Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 3:26. Fourth quarter GB – Mason Crosby 53-yard field goal, 6:15. Packers 34–3. Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 8:14. SF – Richie James 41-yard pass from Nick Mullens (Robbie Gould kick), 5:00. Packers 34–10. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:15. SF – Jerick McKinnon 1-yard run (Robbie Gould kick), 0:04. Packers 34–17. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 2:35. Top passers GB – Aaron Rodgers – 25/31, 305 yards, 4 TD SF – Nick Mullens – 22/35, 291 yards, TD, INT Top rushers GB – Aaron Jones – 15 rushes, 58 yards SF – Jerick McKinnon – 12 rushes, 52 yards, TD Top receivers GB – Davante Adams – 10 receptions, 173 yards, TD SF – Richie James – 9 receptions, 184 yards, TD

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

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

• Date: November 5
• Game time: 5:20 pm. PST
• Game weather: Sunny, 78 °F (26 °C)
• Game attendance: 0
• Referee: Bill Vinovich
• TV announcers (Fox/NFLN/Amazon Prime Video/Twitch): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews and Kristina Pink
• Recap, Game Book

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.

Week 10: at New Orleans Saints

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	7	3	0	3	13
Saints	0	17	0	10	27

Game information

First quarter SF – Brandon Aiyuk 4-yard pass from Nick Mullens (Robbie Gould kick), 7:43. 49ers 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 7:17. Second quarter SF – Robbie Gould 32-yard field goal, 14:56. 49ers 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 35 yards, 4:44. NO – Wil Lutz 49-yard field goal, 13:48. 49ers 10–3. Drive: 4 plays, -6 yards, 1:08. NO – Alvin Kamara 2-yard run (Wil Lutz kick), 6:48. Tied 10–10. Drive: 4 plays, 21 yards, 2:33. NO – Alvin Kamara 3-yard pass from Drew Brees (Wil Lutz kick), 1:15. Saints 17–10. Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 0:35. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter NO – Wil Lutz 23-yard field goal, 12:15. Saints 20–10. Drive: 12 plays, 59 yards, 6:06. NO – Alvin Kamara 1-yard run (Wil Lutz kick), 7:29. Saints 27–10. Drive: 3 plays, 22 yards, 1:30. SF – Robbie Gould 40-yard field goal, 5:54. Saints 27–13. Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 1:35. Top passers SF – Nick Mullens – 24/38, 247 yards, TD, 2 INT NO – Drew Brees – 8/13, 76 yards, TD Top rushers SF – Jerick McKinnon – 18 rushes, 33 yards NO – Latavius Murray – 9 rushes, 57 yards Top receivers SF – Brandon Aiyuk – 7 receptions, 75 yards, TD NO – Alvin Kamara – 7 receptions, 83 yards, TD

Week Ten: San Francisco 49ers at New Orleans Saints – Game summary

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

• Date: November 15
• Game time: 3:25 p.m. CST/1:25 pm. PST
• Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
• Game attendance: 5,979
• Referee: Brad Rogers
• TV announcers (Fox): Adam Amin, Mark Schlereth and Lindsay Czarniak
• Recap, Game Book

With the loss, the 49ers dropped to 4-6.

Week 12: at Los Angeles Rams

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	7	0	10	6	23
Rams	3	0	10	7	20

Game information

First quarter LAR – Matt Gay 48-yard field goal, 6:52. Rams 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, 2:19. SF – Raheem Mostert 8-yard run (Robbie Gould kick), 4:10. 49ers 7–3. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:42. Second quarter No scoring plays. Third quarter SF – Javon Kinlaw 27-yard interception return (Robbie Gould kick), 14:22. 49ers 14–3. SF – Robbie Gould 46-yard field goal, 4:30. 49ers 17–3. Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 5:36. LAR – Matt Gay 41-yard field goal, 2:38. 49ers 17–6. Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 1:52. LAR – Troy Hill 20-yard fumble return (Matt Gay kick), 2:32. 49ers 17–13. Fourth quarter LAR – Cam Akers 1-yard run (Matt Gay kick), 14:17. Rams 20–17. Drive: 3 plays, 68 yards, 1:15. SF – Robbie Gould 44-yard field goal, 3:11. Tied 20–20. Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 5:34. SF – Robbie Gould 42-yard field goal, 0:00. 49ers 23–20. Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, 2:10. Top passers SF – Nick Mullens – 24/35, 252 yards, INT LAR – Jared Goff – 19/31, 198 yards, 2 INT Top rushers SF – Raheem Mostert – 16 rushes, 43 yards, TD LAR – Cam Akers – 9 rushes, 84 yards, TD Top receivers SF – Deebo Samuel – 11 receptions, 133 yards LAR – Robert Woods – 7 receptions, 80 yards

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

at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California

• Date: November 29
• Game time: 1:05 pm. PST
• Game weather: Sunny, 72 °F (22 °C)
• Game attendance: 0
• Referee: Scott Novak
• TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Greg Jennings and Jen Hale
• Recap, Game Book

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

Week 13: vs. Buffalo Bills

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bills	0	17	10	7	34
49ers	7	0	10	7	24

Game information

First quarter SF – Brandon Aiyuk 2-yard pass from Nick Mullens (Robbie Gould kick), 0:44. 49ers 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 3 yards, 0:40. Second quarter BUF – Cole Beasley 5-yard pass from Josh Allen (Tyler Bass kick), 13:02. Tied 7–7. Drive: 5 plays, 77 yards, 2:42. BUF – Dawson Knox 4-yard pass from Josh Allen (Tyler Bass kick), 2:41. Bills 14–7. Drive: 14 plays, 69 yards, 7:49. BUF – Tyler Bass 37-yard field goal, 0:00. Bills 17–7. Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 1:05. Third quarter SF – Robbie Gould 45-yard field goal, 11:14. Bills 17–10. Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 3:46. BUF – Isaiah McKenzie 23-yard pass from Josh Allen (Tyler Bass kick), 5:48. Bills 24–10. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:26. BUF – Tyler Bass 28-yard field goal, 3:09. Bills 27–10. Drive: 4 plays, -4 yards, 2:19. SF – Kyle Juszczyk 6-yard pass from Nick Mullens (Robbie Gould kick), 0:26. Bills 27–17. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:43. Fourth quarter BUF – Gabe Davis 28-yard pass from Josh Allen (Tyler Bass kick), 9:50. Bills 34–17. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:36. SF – Jordan Reed 5-yard pass from Nick Mullens (Robbie Gould kick), 0:43. Bills 34–24. Drive: 13 plays, 73 yards, 2:47. Top passers BUF – Josh Allen – 32/40, 375 yards, 4 TD SF – Nick Mullens – 26/39, 316 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Top rushers BUF – Devin Singletary – 18 rushes, 61 yards SF – Jeff Wilson – 7 rushes, 47 yards Top receivers BUF – Cole Beasley – 9 receptions, 130 yards, TD SF – Brandon Aiyuk – 5 receptions, 95 yards, TD

Week Thirteen: Buffalo Bills at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona^[A]

• Date: December 7
• Game time: 6:15 p.m. MST/5:15 pm. PST
• Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
• Game attendance: 0
• Referee: Tony Corrente
• TV announcers (ESPN/ABC): Steve Levy, Brian Griese, Louis Riddick, Lisa Salters and John Parry
• Recap, Game Book

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

Week 14: vs. Washington Football Team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Washington	0	13	10	0	23
49ers	7	0	0	8	15

Game information

First quarter SF – Jeff Wilson 1-yard run (Robbie Gould kick), 0:47. 49ers 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 4:23. Second quarter WSH – Dustin Hopkins 51-yard field goal, 5:45. 49ers 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 3:49. WSH – Dustin Hopkins 31-yard field goal, 3:06. 49ers 7–6. Drive: 6 plays, 13 yards, 1:57. WSH – Chase Young 47-yard fumble return (Dustin Hopkins kick), 0:58. Washington 13–7. Third quarter WSH – Dustin Hopkins 21-yard field goal, 10:05. Washington 16–7. Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 4:55. WSH – Kamren Curl 76-yard interception return (Dustin Hopkins kick), 0:00. Washington 23–7. Fourth quarter SF – Kyle Juszczyk 6-yard pass from Nick Mullens (Nick Mullens–Kendrick Bourne pass), 10:18. Washington 23–15. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:42. Top passers WSH – Alex Smith – 8/19, 57 yards, INT SF – Nick Mullens – 25/45, 260 yards, TD, INT Top rushers WSH – J. D. McKissic – 11 rushes, 68 yards SF – Raheem Mostert – 14 rushes, 65 yards Top receivers WSH – Logan Thomas – 6 receptions, 43 yards SF – Brandon Aiyuk – 10 receptions, 119 yards

Week Fourteen: Washington Football Team at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona^[A]

• Date: December 13
• Game time: 2:25 pm. MST/1:25 pm. PST
• Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
• Game attendance: 0
• Referee: Carl Cheffers
• TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Greg Jennings, and Jen Hale
• Recap, Game Book

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.

Week 15: at Dallas Cowboys

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	7	7	10	9	33
Cowboys	14	3	7	17	41

Game information

First quarter DAL – Tony Pollard 1-yard run (Greg Zuerlein kick), 9:34. Cowboys 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 22 yards, 2:24. DAL – Michael Gallup 3-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Greg Zuerlein kick), 6:39. Cowboys 14–0. Drive: 5 plays, 24 yards, 2:22. SF – Jordan Reed 5-yard pass from Nick Mullens (Robbie Gould kick), 0:12. Cowboys 14–7. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:27. Second quarter DAL – Greg Zuerlein 48-yard field goal, 11:37. Cowboys 17–7. Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 3:35. SF – Brandon Aiyuk 2-yard pass from Nick Mullens (Robbie Gould kick), 5:00. Cowboys 17–14. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:37. Third quarter SF – Robbie Gould 41-yard field goal, 10:48. Tied 17–17. Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 2:41. DAL – Dalton Schultz 12-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Greg Zuerlein kick), 7:35. Cowboys 24–17. Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 3:13. SF – Jeff Wilson 1-yard run (Robbie Gould kick), 2:08. Tied 24–24. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:27. Fourth quarter DAL – Greg Zuerlein 46-yard field goal, 10:08. Cowboys 27–24. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 0:18. DAL – Tony Pollard 40-yard run (Greg Zuerlein kick), 2:27. Cowboys 34–24. Drive: 2 plays, 46 yards, 0:16. SF – Robbie Gould 31-yard field goal, 0:40. Cowboys 34–27. Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 1:47. DAL – CeeDee Lamb 47-yard kick return (Greg Zuerlein kick), 0:34. Cowboys 41–27. SF – Kendrick Bourne 49-yard pass from C. J. Beathard, 0:00. Cowboys 41–33. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:34. Top passers SF – Nick Mullens – 21/36, 219 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT DAL – Andy Dalton – 19/33, 209 yards, 2 TD Top rushers SF – Raheem Mostert – 14 rushes, 68 yards DAL – Tony Pollard – 12 rushes, 69 yards, 2 TD Top receivers SF – Kendrick Bourne – 4 receptions, 86 yards, TD DAL – CeeDee Lamb – 5 receptions, 85 yards

Week Fifteen: San Francisco 49ers at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

• Date: December 20
• Game time: 12:00 pm. CST/10:00 am. PST
• Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C) (retractable roof open)
• Game attendance: 30,092
• Referee: Land Clark
• TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Trent Green and Melanie Collins
• Recap, Game Book

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. As of 2024, this was the Niners most recent loss to the Cowboys.

Week 16: at Arizona Cardinals

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	7	0	7	6	20
Cardinals	3	3	0	6	12

Game information

First quarter ARI – Mike Nugent 27-yard field goal, 10:10. Cardinals 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 4:50. SF – Jeff Wilson 21-yard pass from C. J. Beathard (Robbie Gould kick), 2:44. 49ers 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 4:12. Second quarter ARI – Mike Nugent 43-yard field goal, 0:35. 49ers 7–6. Drive: 10 plays, 34 yards, 2:35. Third quarter SF – Kyle Juszczyk 9-yard pass from C. J. Beathard (Robbie Gould kick), 5:13. 49ers 14–6. Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 4:03. Fourth quarter ARI – Kenyan Drake 1-yard run (pass failed), 12:08. 49ers 14–12. Drive: 14 plays, 87 yards, 6:55. SF – Kyle Juszczyk 1-yard pass from C. J. Beathard (kick failed), 8:36. 49ers 20–12. Drive: 2 plays, 35 yards, 0:24. Top passers SF – C. J. Beathard – 13/22, 182 yards, 3 TD ARI – Kyler Murray – 31/50, 247 yards, INT Top rushers SF – Jeff Wilson – 22 rushes, 183 yards ARI – Kyler Murray – 8 rushes, 75 yards Top receivers SF – George Kittle – 4 receptions, 92 yards ARI – Christian Kirk – 7 receptions, 76 yards

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

at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

• Date: December 26
• Game time: 2:30 pm. MST/1:30 pm. PST
• Game weather: Mostly sunny, 69 °F (21 °C) (retractable roof open)
• Game attendance: 0
• Referee: Clete Blakeman
• TV announcers (Prime Video/Twitch): Andrew Catalon, James Lofton and Sherree Burruss
• Recap, Game Book

With this win, the San Francisco 49ers finished 5-3 in away games and brought their record up to 6-9 on the season.

Week 17: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	3	3	0	20	26
49ers	0	3	6	14	23

Game information

First quarter SEA – Jason Myers 36-yard field goal, 2:09. Seahawks 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 4:27. Second quarter SEA – Jason Myers 30-yard field goal, 9:27. Seahawks 6–0. Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 6:03. SF – Tristan Vizcaino 36-yard field goal, 0:25. Seahawks 6–3. Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 6:11. Third quarter SF – Tristan Vizcaino 47-yard field goal, 9:31. Tied 6–6. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 5:29. SF – Tristan Vizcaino 33-yard field goal, 6:19. 49ers 9–6. Drive: 5 plays, 34 yards, 2:11. Fourth quarter SF – Jeff Wilson 7-yard run (Tristan Vizcaino kick), 14:22. 49ers 16–6. Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 5:44. SEA – Tyler Lockett 6-yard pass from Russell Wilson (kick failed), 10:54. 49ers 16–12. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:28. SEA – Tyler Lockett 4-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Jason Myers kick), 2:20. Seahawks 19–16. Drive: 14 plays, 85 yards, 5:26. SEA – Alex Collins 8-yard run (Jason Myers kick), 1:49. Seahawks 26–16. Drive: 3 plays, 17 yards, 0:21. SF – Jeff Wilson 3-yard pass from C. J. Beathard (Tristan Vizcaino kick), 0:23. Seahawks 26–23. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:26. Top passers SEA – Russell Wilson – 20/36, 181 yards, 2 TD SF – C. J. Beathard – 25/37, 273 yards, TD Top rushers SEA – Chris Carson – 11 rushes, 44 yards SF – Jeff Wilson – 20 rushes, 76 yards, TD Top receivers SEA – Tyler Lockett – 12 receptions, 90 yards, 2 TD SF – Kendrick Bourne – 5 receptions, 76 yards

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

at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona^[A]

• Date: January 3, 2021
• Game time: 2:25 pm. MST/1:25 pm. PST
• Game weather: Partly cloudy, 62 °F (17 °C) (retractable roof open)
• Game attendance: 0
• Referee: Tony Corrente
• TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert and Jonathan Vilma
• Recap, Game Book

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 and last place in the NFC West for the first time since 2017.

Standings

Division

NFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
(3) Seattle Seahawks	12	4	0	.750	4–2	9–3	459	371	W4
(6) Los Angeles Rams	10	6	0	.625	3–3	9–3	372	296	W1
Arizona Cardinals	8	8	0	.500	2–4	6–6	410	367	L2
San Francisco 49ers	6	10	0	.375	3–3	4–8	376	390	L1

Conference

NFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
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]
New Orleans finished ahead of Seattle based on conference record. Chicago finished and clinched the 7th and final playoff spot ahead of Arizona based on better win percentage in common games (against Detroit, the NY Giants, Carolina, and the LA Rams, Chicago finished 3–2, while Arizona finished 1–4). San Francisco finished ahead of the NY Giants based on head-to-head victory. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Dallas (see below). NY Giants won tiebreaker over Dallas based on division record. Carolina finished ahead of Detroit based on head-to-head victory. 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.

Notes

1. On November 30, Santa Clara County imposed a ban on all contact sports for three weeks, later extended through January 8, due to rising COVID-19 cases. As a result, the 49ers were forced to play home games and practice from out-of-county. The team used Arizona's State Farm Stadium as a temporary venue for the remainder of the season.^[64]