2021 San Francisco 49ers season

2021 San Francisco 49ers season
2021 San Francisco 49ers season
Owner	Jed York
Head coach	Kyle Shanahan
General manager	John Lynch
Home field	Levi's Stadium
Results
Record	10–7
Division place	3rd NFC West
Playoff finish	Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Cowboys) 23–17; Won Divisional Playoffs (at Packers) 13–10; Lost NFC Championship (at Rams) 17–20
Pro Bowlers	5 WR Deebo Samuel; DE Nick Bosa; FB Kyle Juszczyk; TE George Kittle; OT Trent Williams;
AP All-Pros	WR Deebo Samuel (1st team); OT Trent Williams (1st team)
Uniform
	← 2020; 49ers seasons; 2022 →;

The 2021 season is the San Francisco 49ers' 72nd season in the National Football League and their fifth under the head coach Kyle Shanahan. They finished the regular season with 10 wins and 7 lossses, and advanced to the playoffs as the 6th seed. In the playoffs, they upset the 3rd-seeded Dallas Cowboys (who had 12 wins and 5 losses) and the 1-seed Green Bay Packers (13 wins and 4 losses), but lost in the NFC title game to division rival Los Angeles Rams.

Draft[change | change source]

2021 San Francisco 49ers Draft
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	3	Trey Lance	QB	North Dakota State	From Houston via Miami
2	48	Aaron Banks	OG	Notre Dame	From Las Vegas
3	88	Trey Sermon	RB	Ohio State	From Los Angeles Rams
3	102	Ambry Thomas	CB	Michigan	2020 Resolution JC-2A picks
5	155	Jaylon Moore	OG	Western Michigan
	172	Deommodore Lenoir	CB	Oregon	From New Orleans
	180	Talanoa Hufanga	S	USC	Compensatory pick
6	194	Elijah Mitchell	RB	Louisiana

Regular season[change | change source]

Schedule[change | change source]

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

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

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings[change | change source]

Division[change | change source]

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

Conference[change | change source]

NFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division winners
1^[a]	Green Bay Packers	North	13	4	0	.765	4–2	9–3	.479	.480	L1
2^[a]	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	South	13	4	0	.765	4–2	8–4	.467	.443	W3
3^[b]	Dallas Cowboys	East	12	5	0	.706	6–0	10–2	.488	.431	W1
4^[b]	Los Angeles Rams	West	12	5	0	.706	3–3	8–4	.483	.409	L1
Wild cards
5	Arizona Cardinals	West	11	6	0	.647	4–2	7–5	.490	.492	L1
6	San Francisco 49ers	West	10	7	0	.588	2–4	7–5	.500	.438	W2
7^[c]	Philadelphia Eagles	East	9	8	0	.529	3–3	7–5	.469	.350	L1
Did not qualify for the postseason
8^[c]	New Orleans Saints	South	9	8	0	.529	4–2	7–5	.512	.516	W2
9	Minnesota Vikings	North	8	9	0	.471	4–2	6–6	.507	.434	W1
10^[d]	Washington Football Team	East	7	10	0	.412	2–4	6–6	.529	.420	W1
11^[d]^[e]	Seattle Seahawks	West	7	10	0	.412	3–3	4–8	.519	.424	W2
12^[d]^[e]	Atlanta Falcons	South	7	10	0	.412	2–4	4–8	.472	.315	L2
13	Chicago Bears	North	6	11	0	.353	2–4	4–8	.524	.373	L1
14	Carolina Panthers	South	5	12	0	.294	2–4	3–9	.509	.412	L7
15	New York Giants	East	4	13	0	.235	1–5	3–9	.536	.485	L6
16	Detroit Lions	North	3	13	1	.206	2–4	3–9	.528	.627	W1
Tiebreakers^[f]
↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Green Bay finished ahead of Tampa Bay based on conference record. ↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Dallas finished ahead of LA Rams based on conference record. ↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Philadelphia finished ahead of New Orleans based on head-to-head victory. ↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Washington finished ahead of Atlanta and Seattle based on head-to-head sweep. ↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Seattle finished ahead of Atlanta based on win percentage in common games. ↑ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

Postseason[change | change source]

Schedule[change | change source]

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

[13-4-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Green Bay finished ahead of Tampa Bay based on conference record.

[12-5-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Dallas finished ahead of LA Rams based on conference record.

[9-8-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Philadelphia finished ahead of New Orleans based on head-to-head victory.

[7-10a-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Washington finished ahead of Atlanta and Seattle based on head-to-head sweep.

[7-10b-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Seattle finished ahead of Atlanta based on win percentage in common games.

[6] 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.

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