2023 San Francisco 49ers season

2023 San Francisco 49ers season
2023 San Francisco 49ers season
Owner	Jed York
General manager	John Lynch
Head coach	Kyle Shanahan
Offensive coordinator	Kyle Shanahan (de facto)
Defensive coordinator	Steve Wilks
Home stadium	Levi's Stadium
Results
Record	12–5
Division place	1st NFC West
Playoffs	Won Divisional Playoffs; (vs. Packers) 24–21; Won NFC Championship; (vs. Lions) 34–31; Lost Super Bowl LVIII; (vs. Chiefs) 22–25 (OT)
All-Pros	7 RB Christian McCaffrey (1st team); FB Kyle Juszczyk (1st team); TE George Kittle (1st team); LT Trent Williams (1st team); LB Fred Warner (1st team); WR Brandon Aiyuk (2nd team); CB Charvarius Ward (2nd team);
Pro Bowlers	9 Selected but did not play due to participation in Super Bowl LVIII:; QB Brock Purdy; RB Christian McCaffrey; TE George Kittle; FB Kyle Juszczyk; T Trent Williams; DE Nick Bosa; DT Javon Hargrave; ILB Fred Warner; CB Charvarius Ward;
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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.

OwnerJed York

General managerJohn Lynch

Head coachKyle Shanahan

Offensive coordinatorKyle Shanahan (de facto)

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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 the division rival 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 home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs 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, following their season finale loss to the Los Angeles Rams. 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 19th time overall, hosted their record 11th NFC Championship Game, 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 defeat again to the Chiefs in the rematch, as they lost 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]

Not only were eight of the 49ers' 12 victories against teams that finished with a winning record, they also defeated every team that made the playoffs in their conference, the first time this has happened since 1993 by the Chiefs.^[16] The 49ers defeated the Rams, Cowboys, Buccaneers, and Eagles in the regular season, while defeating the Packers and Lions in the playoffs.

The San Francisco 49ers drew an average home attendance of 71,655 in 8 home games in the 2023 NFL season.^[17]

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Position	Player	Free agency tag	Date Signed	2023 Team	Notes
FS	Jimmie Ward	UFA	March 18, 2023	Houston Texans	Signed two-year contract^[19]
QB	Jimmy Garoppolo	UFA	March 17, 2023	Las Vegas Raiders	Signed three-year contract^[20]
DE	Samson Ebukam	UFA	March 17, 2023	Indianapolis Colts	Signed three-year contract^[21]
CB	Emmanuel Moseley	UFA	March 16, 2023	Detroit Lions	Signed one-year contract^[22]
OT	Mike McGlinchey	UFA	March 15, 2023	Denver Broncos	Signed five-year contract^[23]
LB	Azeez Al-Shaair	UFA	March 20, 2023	Tennessee Titans	Signed one-year contract^[24]
K	Robbie Gould	UFA
OT	Daniel Brunskill	UFA	March 20, 2023	Tennessee Titans	Signed two-year contract^[25]
DT	Hassan Ridgeway	UFA	March 18, 2023	Houston Texans	Signed one-year contract^[19]
DE	Kerry Hyder	UFA	April 17, 2023	San Francisco 49ers	Signed one-year contract^[26]
TE	Tyler Kroft	UFA	May 9, 2023	Miami Dolphins	Signed one-year contract^[27]
DT	Maurice Hurst Jr.	UFA	March 18, 2023	Cleveland Browns	Signed one-year contract^[28]
FS	Tashaun Gipson	UFA	March 15, 2023	San Francisco 49ers	Signed one-year contract^[29]
QB	Josh Johnson	UFA	May 22, 2023	Baltimore Ravens	^[30]
DE	Jordan Willis	UFA	March 20, 2023	Las Vegas Raiders	Signed one-year contract^[31]
LS	Taybor Pepper	UFA	February 28, 2023	San Francisco 49ers	Signed three-year contract^[32]
TE	Ross Dwelley	UFA	March 20, 2023	San Francisco 49ers	Signed one-year contract^[33]
C	Jake Brendel	UFA	March 15, 2023	San Francisco 49ers	Signed four-year contract^[34]
CB	Jason Verrett	UFA
LB	Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles	RFA	March 16, 2023	San Francisco 49ers	Signed one-year contract^[35]
DT	Kevin Givens	RFA	March 13, 2023	San Francisco 49ers	Signed one-year contract^[36]
OT	Colton McKivitz	RFA	March 9, 2023	San Francisco 49ers	Signed two-year contract^[37]
SS	Tarvarius Moore	UFA	March 17, 2023	Green Bay Packers	Signed one-year contract^[38]
DE	Charles Omenihu	UFA	March 16, 2023	Kansas City Chiefs	Signed two-year contract^[39]
DT	T. Y. McGill	UFA	March 17, 2023	San Francisco 49ers	Signed one-year contract^[40]
WR	Willie Snead	UFA	May 1, 2023	San Francisco 49ers	Signed one-year contract^[41]
WR	Jauan Jennings	ERFA	April 17, 2023	San Francisco 49ers	Signed one-year tender^[26]
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.

Position	Player	2022 Team	Date signed	Notes
DT	Javon Hargrave	Philadelphia Eagles	March 16, 2023	Signed four-year contract^[42]
QB	Sam Darnold	Carolina Panthers		Signed one-year contract^[43]
DE	Clelin Ferrell	Las Vegas Raiders		Signed one-year contract^[44]
CB	Isaiah Oliver	Atlanta Falcons		Signed two-year contract^[45]
S	Myles Hartsfield	Carolina Panthers	March 20, 2023	Signed one-year contract^[33]
C	Jon Feliciano	New York Giants	March 21, 2023	Signed one-year contract^[46]
DE	Austin Bryant	Detroit Lions	March 23, 2023	Signed one-year contract^[47]
OT	Matt Pryor	Indianapolis Colts	March 27, 2023	Signed one-year contract^[48]
WR	Chris Conley	Tennessee Titans	April 17, 2023	Signed one-year contract^[26]
QB	Brandon Allen	Cincinnati Bengals	May 8, 2023	Signed one-year contract^[49]
DE	Marlon Davidson	Atlanta Falcons	May 8, 2023	Signed one-year contract^[49]
TE	Troy Fumagalli		May 8, 2023	Signed one-year contract^[49]
LB	Darryl Johnson	Seattle Seahawks	June 6, 2023	Signed one-year contract^[50]
CB	Terrance Mitchell	Tennessee Titans	July 25, 2023	Signed one-year contract^[51]
LB	Kyahva Tezino		July 27, 2023	Signed one-year contract^[52]
DE	Taco Charlton		August 1, 2023	Signed one-year contract^[53]
CB	Anthony Averett	Las Vegas Raiders	August 3, 2023	Signed one-year contract^[54]
LB	Daelin Hayes	Baltimore Ravens	August 4, 2023	Signed one-year contract^[55]
RB	Jeremy McNichols	Pittsburgh Steelers	August 8, 2023	Signed one-year contract^[56]
DE	Breeland Speaks		August 11, 2023	Signed one-year contract^[57]
CB	Nate Brooks		August 12, 2023	Signed one-year contract^[58]
LB	LaDarius Hamilton		August 19, 2023	Signed one-year contract^[59]
DT	Tomasi Laulile		August 19, 2023	Signed one-year contract^[59]
RB	Brian Hill		August 21, 2023	Signed one-year contract^[60]
WR	Anthony Miller		August 22, 2023	Signed one-year contract^[61]
DE	Austin Bryant		August 30, 2023	Signed one-year contract^[62]
DE	Kerry Hyder Jr.		August 30, 2023	Signed one-year contract^[62]
CB	Anthony Brown		September 19, 2023	Signed one-year contract^[63]
G	Ben Bartch		November 21, 2023	Signed one-year contract^[64]

Position	Player	Date	Notes
WR	Shae Wyatt	June 6, 2023	Waived^[50]
S	Avery Young	June 6, 2023	Waived^[53]
RB	Ronald Awatt	August 8, 2023	Waived^[56]
LB	Daelin Hayes	August 12, 2023	Waived^[58]
RB	Khalan Laborn	August 19, 2023	Waived^[59]
DT	Tomasi Laulile	August 21, 2023	Waived^[60]
WR	Dazz Newsome	August 22, 2023	Waived^[61]
QB	Trey Lance	August 26, 2023	Traded^[65]
CB	Nate Brooks	August 27, 2023	Waived^[66]
LB	LaDarius Hamilton
DE	Breeland Speaks
LB	Kyahva Tezino
DE	Spencer Waege
WR	Chris Conley	August 29, 2023	Released^[67]
TE	Troy Fumagalli
RB	Brian Hill
DE	Kerry Hyder Jr.
DT	T. Y. McGill
RB	Jeremy McNichols
WR	Anthony Miller
WR	Willie Snead IV
DE	Alex Barrett		Waived^[67]
FB	Jack Colletto
DE	Marlon Davidson
OT	Joey Fisher
OT	Alfredo Gutiérrez
S	Myles Hartsfield
C	Keith Ismael
CB	D'Shawn Jamison
S	Qwuantrezz Knight
OT	Corey Luciano
OT	Ilm Manning
WR	Tay Martin
LB	Marcelino McCrary-Ball
OG	Jason Poe
LB	Curtis Robinson
CB	Tre Swilling
OT	Leroy Watson
WR	Isaiah Winstead

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	August 13	at Las Vegas Raiders	L 7–34	0–1	Allegiant Stadium	Recap
2	August 19	Denver Broncos	W 21–20	1–1	Levi's Stadium	Recap
3	August 25	Los Angeles Chargers	L 12–23	1–2	Levi's Stadium	Recap

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 10	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 30–7	1–0	Acrisure Stadium	Recap
2	September 17	at Los Angeles Rams	W 30–23	2–0	SoFi Stadium	Recap
3	September 21	New York Giants	W 30–12	3–0	Levi's Stadium	Recap
4	October 1	Arizona Cardinals	W 35–16	4–0	Levi's Stadium	Recap
5	October 8	Dallas Cowboys	W 42–10	5–0	Levi's Stadium	Recap
6	October 15	at Cleveland Browns	L 17–19	5–1	Cleveland Browns Stadium	Recap
7	October 23	at Minnesota Vikings	L 17–22	5–2	U.S. Bank Stadium	Recap
8	October 29	Cincinnati Bengals	L 17–31	5–3	Levi's Stadium	Recap
9	Bye
10	November 12	at Jacksonville Jaguars	W 34–3	6–3	EverBank Stadium	Recap
11	November 19	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 27–14	7–3	Levi's Stadium	Recap
12	November 23	at Seattle Seahawks	W 31–13	8–3	Lumen Field	Recap
13	December 3	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 42–19	9–3	Lincoln Financial Field	Recap
14	December 10	Seattle Seahawks	W 28–16	10–3	Levi's Stadium	Recap
15	December 17	at Arizona Cardinals	W 45–29	11–3	State Farm Stadium	Recap
16	December 25	Baltimore Ravens	L 19–33	11–4	Levi's Stadium	Recap
17	December 31	at Washington Commanders	W 27–10	12–4	FedExField	Recap
18	January 7	Los Angeles Rams	L 20–21	12–5	Levi's Stadium	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

NFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽¹⁾ San Francisco 49ers	12	5	0	.706	5–1	10–2	491	298	L1
⁽⁶⁾ Los Angeles Rams	10	7	0	.588	5–1	8–4	404	377	W4
Seattle Seahawks	9	8	0	.529	2–4	7–5	364	402	W1
Arizona Cardinals	4	13	0	.235	0–6	3–9	330	455	L1

NFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1^[a]	San Francisco 49ers	West	12	5	0	.706	5–1	10–2	.509	.475	L1
2^[a]^[b]	Dallas Cowboys	East	12	5	0	.706	5–1	9–3	.446	.392	W2
3^[a]^[b]	Detroit Lions	North	12	5	0	.706	4–2	8–4	.481	.436	W1
4^[c]	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	South	9	8	0	.529	4–2	7–5	.481	.379	W1
Wild cards
5	Philadelphia Eagles	East	11	6	0	.647	4–2	7–5	.481	.476	L2
6	Los Angeles Rams	West	10	7	0	.588	5–1	8–4	.529	.453	W4
7^[d]^[e]	Green Bay Packers	North	9	8	0	.529	4–2	7–5	.474	.458	W3
Did not qualify for the postseason
8^[d]^[e]	Seattle Seahawks	West	9	8	0	.529	2–4	7–5	.512	.392	W1
9^[c]^[d]	New Orleans Saints	South	9	8	0	.529	4–2	6–6	.433	.340	W2
10^[f]^[g]	Minnesota Vikings	North	7	10	0	.412	2–4	6–6	.509	.454	L4
11^[g]^[h]	Chicago Bears	North	7	10	0	.412	2–4	6–6	.464	.370	L1
12^[f]^[h]	Atlanta Falcons	South	7	10	0	.412	3–3	4–8	.429	.462	L2
13	New York Giants	East	6	11	0	.353	3–3	5–7	.512	.353	W1
14^[i]	Washington Commanders	East	4	13	0	.235	0–6	2–10	.512	.338	L8
15^[i]	Arizona Cardinals	West	4	13	0	.235	0–6	3–9	.561	.588	L1
16	Carolina Panthers	South	2	15	0	.118	1–5	1–11	.522	.500	L3
Tiebreakers^[j]
[a] San Francisco finished ahead of Dallas and Detroit based on conference record, claiming the No. 1 seed. [b] Dallas claimed the No. 2 seed over Detroit based on head-to-head victory. [c] Tampa Bay finished ahead of New Orleans in the NFC South based on common record. (Tampa Bay is 8–4 against Minnesota, Chicago, Detroit, Green Bay, Atlanta, Carolina, Houston, Tennessee, Jacksonville, and Indianapolis, while New Orleans is 6–6 against the same teams.) [d] Green Bay and Seattle finished ahead of New Orleans based on conference record. [e] Green Bay finished ahead of Seattle based on strength of victory, claiming the 7th and final playoff spot. [f] Minnesota finished ahead of Atlanta based on head-to-head victory. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Chicago (see below). [g] Minnesota finished ahead of Chicago based on common record. (Minnesota is 5–7 against Tampa Bay, Los Angeles Chargers, Carolina, Kansas City, Green Bay, Atlanta, New Orleans, Denver, Las Vegas, and Detroit, while Chicago is 4–8 against the same teams.) [h] Chicago finished ahead of Atlanta based on head-to-head victory. [i] Washington finished ahead of Arizona based on head-to-head victory. [j] 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.

Round	Date	Opponent (seed)	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
Wild Card	First-round bye
Divisional	January 20	Green Bay Packers (7)	W 24–21	1–0	Levi's Stadium	Recap
NFC Championship	January 28	Detroit Lions (3)	W 34–31	2–0	Levi's Stadium	Recap
Super Bowl LVIII	February 11	vs. Kansas City Chiefs (A3)	L 22–25 (OT)	2–1	Allegiant Stadium	Recap

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	10	10	7	3	30
Steelers	0	7	0	0	7

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	7	10	3	10	30
Rams	3	14	0	6	23

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	3	3	6	0	12
49ers	3	14	3	10	30

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	10	6	0	16
49ers	7	14	0	14	35

Roster changes

Free agency

Signings

Departures

Staff / Coaches

Final roster

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 2: at Los Angeles Rams

Week 3: vs. New York Giants

Week 4: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Week 5: vs. Dallas Cowboys

Week 6: at Cleveland Browns

Week 7: at Minnesota Vikings

Week 8: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Week 10: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 11: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 12: at Seattle Seahawks

Week 13: at Philadelphia Eagles

Week 14: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week 15: at Arizona Cardinals

Week 16: vs. Baltimore Ravens

Week 17: at Washington Commanders

Week 18: vs. Los Angeles Rams

Standings

Division

Conference

Schedule

Game summaries

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

NFC Championship: vs. (3) Detroit Lions

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

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