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2018 San Francisco 49ers season

The 2018 season was the San Francisco 49ers' 69th in the National Football League (NFL), their 73rd overall, their fifth playing their home games at Levi's Stadium and their second under the head coach/general manager tandem of Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch.

After finishing 6–10 from an 0–9 start the previous year, the 49ers were looking to improve from that record and make the playoffs for the first time since 2013. However, the 49ers' season ended with a record of 4–12 and were plagued by multiple season-ending injuries, including running back Jerick McKinnon tearing his ACL in training camp and quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo tearing his ACL in Week 3 against the Kansas City Chiefs. The 49ers were eliminated from playoff contention following a Week 13 loss to the Seattle Seahawks. In Week 15, however, the 49ers upset the Seahawks 26–23 in overtime at home, snapping the 49ers' 10–game losing streak to them that dated back to the 2013 NFC Championship Game. The win also stopped the Seahawks from clinching a playoff spot that week. The 49ers failed to improve on their 6–10 record from last year. The 49ers also went 0–8 on the road for the first time since 1979.

The 49ers defense would also go on to set multiple NFL records for futility. During the entire 16 game schedule of the 2018 NFL season, the 49ers defense would accumulate just two interceptions, breaking the previous mark of three. Incredibly, that included strike shortened NFL seasons. Putting that into perspective, a total of 40 different players throughout the league would go on to have more interceptions than the entire 49ers team. The 49ers would also have just seven total takeaways on the season, smashing the previous record of 11.[1][2] The 49ers were also last in the league with a −25 turnover differential, the worst mark since 2008.

The 2018 49ers would go on to set one more notable "futility" mark after the team went 8–0 to start the following season, thus giving the 2018 49ers the worst record in NFL history of any team that went on to go undefeated that far into the following season.

Offseason

Roster changes

Free agency

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

Signings

Departures

Draft

Notes

Draft trades

Undrafted free agents

Staff

Final roster

Preseason

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1: at Minnesota Vikings

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

at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Three interceptions by Jimmy Garoppolo, who earned his first loss as an NFL starter, would hurt the 49ers in the end. The 49ers lost 24–16, with the difference being a Garoppolo pick-six as well several key drops by receivers. With the Loss, the 49ers started their season 0-1 for the second consecutive season.

Week 2: vs. Detroit Lions

Week Two: Detroit Lions at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

Despite the Lions' attempted comeback in the fourth quarter, the 49ers would hang on to win 30-27 as the team earns their first win of the season behind 2 TDs from Garoppolo and Matt Breida's 138 yards rushing. With the win, the 49ers evened their record to 1-1

Week 3: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week Three: San Francisco 49ers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: September 23
  • Game time: 12:00 pm. CDT/10:00 am. PDT
  • Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), clear and sunny
  • Game attendance: 76,023
  • Referee: Tony Corrente
  • TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Chris Spielman and Shannon Spake
  • Recap

Not only did the 49ers lose the game, Jimmy Garoppolo got carted off in the fourth quarter with a serious knee injury. The next day, an MRI further revealed that Garoppolo had torn his ACL, ruling him out for the rest of the season. The devastating loss dropped the 49ers to 1-2 on the season.

These two teams would meet again the following season in Super Bowl LIV, with the 49ers falling short 31–20.

Week 4: at Los Angeles Chargers

Week Four: San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Chargers – Game summary

at StubHub Center, Carson, California

The first post-Garoppolo game of the season was a surprisingly competitive game, mostly due to safety Antone Exum getting a pick-six in the first quarter, but the 49ers still lost 29–27 and dropped to 1–3 on the season and 0–1 after Garoppolo's injury.

Week 5: vs. Arizona Cardinals

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

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

Playing a winless Cardinals team desperately seeking a win, the 49ers held rookie QB Josh Rosen in check, but were hurt by five offensive turnovers, one of which resulted in a defensive touchdown for Arizona. The 49ers drop to 1–4 (0–2 since Garoppolo's injury) heading into a Monday Night road game against the Packers.

Week 6: at Green Bay Packers

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

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

The 49ers held a 30–23 lead in the final three minutes, but Aaron Rodgers threw a touchdown pass to Davante Adams to tie the game with less than 2 minutes left. On the 49ers' next drive, a critical C. J. Beathard interception plus an illegal contact penalty on Richard Sherman in the final minute led to a 27-yard game-winning field goal by Mason Crosby to send the 49ers to a 33–30 loss and a 1–5 record heading into next week's home game against the undefeated Rams.

Week 7: vs. Los Angeles Rams

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

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

The loss to their NFC West and interstate rivals had the 49ers fall to 1-6 and 0-3 since Jimmy G's injury

Week 8: at Arizona Cardinals

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

at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

  • Date: October 28
  • Game time: 1:25 p.m. MST & PDT
  • Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 61,923
  • Referee: Brad Allen
  • TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Mark Schlereth and Jennifer Hale
  • Recap

With the loss, the Niners dropped to 1–7 and last place in the NFC West. They were also swept by the Cardinals for the 4th consecutive year.

Week 9: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week Nine: Oakland Raiders at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

This was the first start for Nick Mullens at QB, who replaced C. J. Beathard. The game was incredibly one-sided, with the 49ers winning by over 30 points. The Win was the final Battle of the Bay tying up the overall series at 5 but the victory put the 49ers at 2-7 for the season.

Week 10: vs. New York Giants

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

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

With the loss, the 49ers fall to 2-8 this would secure their 5th consecutive season without a winning record.

Week 12: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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

at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

  • Date: November 25
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/10:00 am. PST
  • Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 50,436
  • Referee: John Parry
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Ronde Barber and Jennifer Hale
  • Recap

With the loss, the 49ers fall to 2-9, securing their 4th consecutive losing season.

Week 13: at Seattle Seahawks

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

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

With the loss, The 49ers fall to 2-10 and 0-4 in the NFC West Division

Week 14: vs. Denver Broncos

Week Fourteen: Denver Broncos at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

  • Date: December 9
  • Game time: 1:05 pm. PST
  • Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), overcast
  • Game attendance: 69,449
  • Referee: Shawn Smith
  • TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon and James Lofton
  • Recap

With the victory, the 49ers snapped a 3 game losing streak and go up to 3-10 on the season.

Week 15: vs. Seattle Seahawks

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

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

  • Date: December 16
  • Game time: 1:05 pm. PST
  • Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 68,836
  • Referee: Pete Morelli
  • TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Chris Spielman and Shannon Spake
  • Recap

This was the first time since 2013 that the 49ers beat the Seahawks, snapping a 10-game losing streak which dates back to the 2013-14 NFC Championship Game. This also prevented the Seahawks from clinching a Wild-Card Berth that week. The win would be the final win of the season putting the 49ers at 4-10.

Week 16: vs. Chicago Bears

Week Sixteen: Chicago Bears at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

  • Date: December 23
  • Game time: 1:05 pm. PST
  • Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C), partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 70,806
  • Referee: Alex Kemp
  • TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Chris Spielman, and Shannon Spake
  • Recap

The 49ers fall in the Levi's season finale, dropping them to 5-11 on the season

Week 17: at Los Angeles Rams

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

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

  • Date: December 30
  • Game time: 1:25 pm. PST
  • Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 72,161
  • Referee: Jerome Boger
  • TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Chris Spielman and Shannon Spake
  • Recap

With the loss, the 49ers finished 0–8 on the road for the first time since 1979. During the season finale against the Rams, Kittle broke Travis Kelce's single-season receiving yards record for a tight end, less than an hour after Kelce broke the record, on a 43-yard touchdown and finished the season with 1,377 yards. The 49ers would end their season at 4-12.

Standings

Division

Conference

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