NFC Team Analysis and Profile: San Francisco 49ers

The Santa Clara 49ers are a professional American gridiron football team from Santa Clara, California, and compete in the National Football League (NFL). The 49ers have been crowned champions of the Super Bowl and the National Football Conference (NFC) seven times. In 2011, the 49ers made the playoffs for the first time since 2002, thanks to first-year head coach Jim Harbaugh and a young team centered around a fierce defense. However, their season ended in the NFC championship game against the New York Giants. The following season, the 49ers won the NFC championship game against the Atlanta Falcons and advanced to the Super Bowl for the first time in 18 years.

Team Info-

• Head Coach: Kyle Shanahan

• Stadium: Levi’s® Stadium

• Owners: Jed York

• Established: 1946

The 49ers opened the 2017 season with nine consecutive losses after appointing John Lynch as general manager and Kyle Shanahan as head coach. The 49ers began the 2019 season with an undefeated 8–0. This was their first 8–0 season since 1990, when they began the season 10–0 before losing the NFC Championship Game. In addition to clinching the NFC West and the top seed for the first time since 1997, the 49ers won the regular-season finale against the Seahawks, 26–21, on December 29, 2019. Typically, the 49ers’ 6–10 record in 2020 was attributable to the team’s numerous injuries. They qualified for the playoffs in 2021 with a 10–7 record. They defeated the Dallas Cowboys by 23–17 on January 16, 2022. The following week, they defeated the Green Bay Packers 13–10 on the game’s final play, thanks to a field goal. The Rams overcome a ten-point deficit in the fourth quarter to win 20–17.

NFL Division Standings for 2022

NFC	W-L-T	PCT	PF	PA	HOME	AWAY	CONF	DIV	STARK
49ers	10-4-0	.714	338	210	6-1-0	4-3-0	8-2-0	5-0-0	W7

San Francisco 49ers Playoff History:

• Seasons: 77 (1946 to 2022)
• Record (W-L-T): 609-510-16
• Playoff Record: 35-23
• Super Bowls Won: 5 (7 Appearances)
• Championships Won*: 5
• All-time Passing Leader: Joe Montana 2,929/4,600, 35,124 yds, 244 TD
• All-time Rushing Leader: Frank Gore 2,442 att, 11,073 yds, 64 TD
• All-time Receiving Leader: Jerry Rice 1,281 rec, 19,247 yds, 176 TD
• All-time Scoring Leader: Jerry Rice 1,130 points
• All-time AV Leader: Jerry Rice 216 AV
• Winningest Coach: George Seifert 98-30-0

San Francisco 49ers History:

• In 1946, the San Francisco 49ers entered professional football as a founding member of the All-America Football Conference. When the AAFC united with the NFL in 1949, the San Francisco 49ers became the league’s 10th-oldest team.
• New team owner Edward J. DeBartolo Jr. hired Bill Walsh in 1979. The 49ers had only been in the NFL for three years when they won their first Super Bowl in 1982 with a 26-21 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals.
• The 49ers’ total number of Super Bowl victories increased from one to four thanks to Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana.
• The San Francisco 49ers returned to the postseason for the first time since 2013 in the 2019 season under head coach Kyle Shanahan. They went on to compete in the 2020 Super Bowl, where they were eliminated by the Kansas City Chiefs, led by quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

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