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2023 San Francisco 49ers season

The 2023 season was the San Francisco 49ers' 74th in the National Football League (NFL), their 78th overall, their tenth playing their home games at Levi's Stadium and their seventh under the head coach/general manager tandem of Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch. This was the team's first season since 2013 and 2016, respectively, without safety Jimmie Ward and quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo on the roster; Garoppolo signed with the Las Vegas Raiders on March 17, while Ward signed with the Houston Texans the following day.

The team had a 5–0 start that left them, along with the Philadelphia Eagles, as the last undefeated teams remaining.[2] The 49ers lost to the Cleveland Browns in Week 6,[3] their first of three consecutive losses[4] heading into their bye week. Following the bye, the 49ers won 6 games in a row and, with a week 14 win over their NFC West rival, the Seattle Seahawks,[5] coupled with the Green Bay Packers' loss to the New York Giants on Monday Night Football,[6] became the first team to clinch a playoff berth in 2023,[7] their fourth in five seasons. The following week the 49ers clinched the NFC West in consecutive seasons for the first time since 2011–2012 with a 45–29 win over the Arizona Cardinals.[8] With a 27–10 Week 17 win over the Washington Commanders, and the Detroit Lions and Philadelphia Eagles losing, the 49ers clinched the number one seed of the NFC for the first time since 2019. Despite clinching the number one seed, the team failed to match their 13–4 record from the previous year, going 12–5. After a close 24–21 win in the divisional playoffs against the Green Bay Packers, the 49ers advanced to the NFC Championship Game for the fourth time in five seasons, the fourth time they had made it in three consecutive seasons, after 1988–1990, 1992–1994, and 2011–2013. In the NFC Championship game against the Detroit Lions, the 49ers came back from a 24–7 halftime deficit to win 34–31, setting an NFL record for overcoming the largest halftime deficit in a championship game.[9] Coincidentally, the 49ers had been the most recent team to overcome a 17-point deficit in a championship game (but which was not a halftime deficit), which happened in 2012 against the Atlanta Falcons. The win allowed the 49ers to make their second Super Bowl appearance in 5 seasons, and their eighth appearance overall. The 49ers faced the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII, which was a rematch of Super Bowl LIV. The 49ers season ended in failure again to the Chiefs in the rematch, falling in overtime by a score of 25–22.

The 49ers finished the season in the top 10 in multiple offensive and defensive categories.[10][11] On offense, the 49ers finished with 491 points scored, which was third most in the league and the second most points scored in franchise history (behind the 1994 team which scored 505 points).[12][13] They finished second in the league in total offense with 398.4 yards per game, which included finishing fourth in pass yards per game (257.9) and third in rush yards per game (140.5).[11] They also established an NFL record by becoming the first team in league history to have four players with over 1,000 scrimmage yards, with Deebo Samuel (1,085), George Kittle (1,022), Christian McCaffrey (2,023) and Brandon Aiyuk (1,317) all surpassing the mark.[14] On defense, the 49ers finished third in the league in scoring defense, giving up just 17.5 points per game and finished first in the league with 22 interceptions (tied with the Chicago Bears).[10][15]

Offseason

Roster changes

Free agency

The 49ers entered free agency with the following:[16]

Signings

Departures

Draft

Notes

  1. ^ The 49ers traded their first-round selection along with 2021 and 2022 first- and third-round selections to Miami in exchange for a 2021 first-round selection.[66]
  2. ^ a b c The 49ers traded their second-, third-, and fourth-round selections and a 2024 fifth-round selection to Carolina in exchange for Christian McCaffrey.[67]
  3. ^ a b c d The 49ers traded their third-, fifth-, and seventh-round selections to Minnesota in exchange for a third-round selection.[68]
  4. ^ The 49ers received third-round selections in 2021, 2022, and 2023 when the New York Jets hired 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh as head coach and Washington hired 49ers vice president of player personnel Martin Mayhew as general manager.[69][70][71]
  5. ^ The 49ers received third-round selections in 2022 and 2023 when Miami hired 49ers offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel as head coach.[72]
  6. ^ The 49ers received third-round selections in 2023, 2024, and 2025 when Tennessee hired 49ers director of player personnel Ran Carthon as general manager and Houston hired 49ers defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans as head coach.[73][74]
  7. ^ The 49ers traded Jeff Wilson to Miami in exchange for a fifth-round selection.[75]
  8. ^ The 49ers traded their sixth-round selection to Houston in exchange for Charles Omenihu.[76]
  9. ^ The 49ers traded Jonas Griffith and a seventh-round selection to Denver in exchange for a 2022 sixth-round selection and a seventh-round selection.[77]

Staff

Final roster

Preseason

Regular season

Schedule

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 1: San Francisco 49ers at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary

at Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Date: September 10
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/10:00 a.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 72 °F (22 °C)
  • Game attendance: 67,679
  • Referee: Alex Kemp
  • TV announcers (Fox): Joe Davis, Daryl Johnston and Pam Oliver
  • Recap, Game Book

Week 2: at Los Angeles Rams

Week 2: San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary

at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California

Week 3: vs. New York Giants

Week 3: New York Giants at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

Week 4: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Week 4: Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

  • Date: October 1
  • Game time: 1:25 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 75 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 71,521
  • Referee: Clete Blakeman
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Kugler, Mark Sanchez and Laura Okmin
  • Recap, Game Book

Week 5: vs. Dallas Cowboys

Week 5: Dallas Cowboys at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

Week 6: at Cleveland Browns

Week 6: San Francisco 49ers at Cleveland Browns – Game summary

at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Week 7: at Minnesota Vikings

Week 7: San Francisco 49ers at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary

at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Week 8: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Week 8: Cincinnati Bengals at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

Week 10: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 10: San Francisco 49ers at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary

at EverBank Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Date: November 12
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/10:00 a.m. PST
  • Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C)
  • Game attendance: 69,271
  • Referee: Brad Allen
  • TV announcers (Fox): Joe Davis, Daryl Johnston and Pam Oliver
  • Recap, Game Book

Week 11: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 11: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

  • Date: November 19
  • Game time: 1:05 p.m. PST / 4:05 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 65 °F (18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 71,607
  • Referee: Craig Wrolstad
  • TV announcers (Fox): Joe Davis, Daryl Johnston and Pam Oliver
  • Recap, Game Book

Week 12: at Seattle Seahawks

Thanksgiving Day games

Week 12: San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary

at Lumen Field, Seattle, Washington

  • Date: November 23
  • Game time: 5:20 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Mostly sunny, 39 °F (4 °C)
  • Game attendance: 68,702
  • Referee: Tra Blake
  • TV announcers (NBC): Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth and Melissa Stark
  • Recap, Game Book

Week 13: at Philadelphia Eagles

Week 13: San Francisco 49ers at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: December 3
  • Game time: 4:25 p.m. EST/1:25 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 52 °F (11 °C)
  • Game attendance: 69,879
  • Referee: Alex Kemp
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, Greg Olsen, Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi
  • Recap, Game Book

Week 14: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week 14: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

  • Date: December 10
  • Game time: 1:05 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 63 °F (17 °C)
  • Game attendance: 71,816
  • Referee: Brad Rogers
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, Greg Olsen, Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi
  • Recap, Game Book

Week 15: at Arizona Cardinals

Week 15: San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

  • Date: December 17
  • Game time: 2:05 p.m. MST/1:05 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 76 °F (24 °C) (retractable roof open)
  • Game attendance: 63,967
  • Referee: Scott Novak
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Charles Davis and Evan Washburn
  • Recap, Game Book

Week 16: vs. Baltimore Ravens

Christmas Day games

Week 16: Baltimore Ravens at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

  • Date: December 25
  • Game time: 5:15 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 56 °F (13 °C)
  • Game attendance: 71,812
  • Referee: Bill Vinovich
  • TV announcers (ABC): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Lisa Salters
  • Recap, Game Book

Week 17: at Washington Commanders

Week 17: San Francisco 49ers at Washington Commanders – Game summary

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

  • Date: December 31
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/10:00 a.m. PST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 48 °F (9 °C)
  • Game attendance: 64,424
  • Referee: Ronald Torbert
  • TV announcers (Fox): Adam Amin, Mark Schlereth and Kristina Pink
  • Recap, Game Book

Week 18: vs. Los Angeles Rams

Week 18: Los Angeles Rams at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

  • Date: January 7
  • Game time: 1:25 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 52 °F (11 °C)
  • Game attendance: 71,624
  • Referee: Clay Martin
  • TV announcers (Fox): Adam Amin, Mark Schlereth and Kristina Pink
  • Recap, Game Book

Standings

Division

Conference

Postseason

Schedule

Game summaries

NFC Divisional Playoffs: vs. (7) Green Bay Packers

NFC Divisional Playoffs: (7) Green Bay Packers at (1) San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

NFC Championship: vs. (3) Detroit Lions

NFC Championship: (3) Detroit Lions at (1) San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

  • Date: January 28, 2024
  • Game time: 3:40 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 69 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 71,824
  • Referee: Clete Blakeman
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, Greg Olsen, Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi
  • Recap, Game Book

Super Bowl LVIII: vs. (A3) Kansas City Chiefs

Super Bowl LVIII: (N1) San Francisco 49ers vs. (A3) Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

at Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada

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