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2021 San Francisco 49ers season
OwnerJed York
General managerJohn Lynch
Head coachKyle Shanahan
Home fieldLevi's Stadium
Results
Record6–6
Division place3rd NFC West
Uniform

The 2021 season is the San Francisco 49ers' 72nd season in the National Football League, their 76th overall and their fifth under the head coach/general manager tandem of Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch. They will attempt to improve from their 6–10 record from the previous year and return to the playoffs after missing them last season.

Offseason

Roster changes

Free agency

The 49ers entered free agency with the following:[1]

Position Player Free agency
tag 		Date Signed 2021 Team Notes
OT Trent Williams UFA March 23, 2021 San Francisco 49ers Signed six-year contract[2]
CB Richard Sherman UFA September 29, 2021 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Signed one-year contract[3]
DE Solomon Thomas UFA March 19, 2021 Las Vegas Raiders Signed one-year contract[4]
FS Jaquiski Tartt UFA March 22, 2021 San Francisco 49ers Signed one-year contract[5]
FB Kyle Juszczyk UFA March 15, 2021 San Francisco 49ers Signed five-year contract[6]
RB Tevin Coleman UFA March 25, 2021 New York Jets Signed one-year contract[7]
WR Kendrick Bourne UFA March 19, 2021 New England Patriots Signed three-year contract[8]
CB K'Waun Williams UFA March 26, 2021 San Francisco 49ers Signed one-year contract[9]
OT Tom Compton UFA April 28, 2021 San Francisco 49ers Signed one-year contract[10]
DE Ronald Blair UFA June 1, 2021 New York Jets Signed one-year contract[11]
C Ben Garland UFA
DE Kerry Hyder UFA March 25, 2021 Seattle Seahawks Signed three-year contract[12]
DE Ezekiel Ansah UFA
RB Jerick McKinnon UFA May 1, 2021 Kansas City Chiefs Signed one-year contract[13]
C Tony Bergstrom UFA
CB Jason Verrett UFA April 1, 2021 San Francisco 49ers Signed one-year contract[14]
CB Ahkello Witherspoon UFA March 19, 2021 Seattle Seahawks Signed one-year contract[15]
CB Dontae Johnson UFA March 19, 2021 San Francisco 49ers Signed one-year contract[16]
C Hroniss Grasu UFA
DE Dion Jordan UFA
CB Jamar Taylor UFA
DE Jordan Willis UFA March 23, 2021 San Francisco 49ers Signed one-year contract[17]
QB C. J. Beathard UFA March 24, 2021 Jacksonville Jaguars Signed two-year contract[18]
LB Joe Walker UFA May 19, 2021 Washington Football Team
QB Nick Mullens RFA June 14, 2021 Philadelphia Eagles Signed one-year contract[19]
TE Ross Dwelley RFA March 5, 2021 San Francisco 49ers Signed one-year contract[20]
LS Taybor Pepper RFA February 4, 2021 San Francisco 49ers Signed two-year contract[21]
RB Jeff Wilson RFA January 26, 2021 San Francisco 49ers Signed one-year contract[22]
QB Josh Rosen ERFA February 8, 2021 San Francisco 49ers Signed one-year contract[23]
CB Emmanuel Moseley ERFA March 15, 2021 San Francisco 49ers Signed two-year contract[24]
OT Daniel Brunskill ERFA April 13, 2021 San Francisco 49ers Signed one-year contract[25][26]
CB Ken Webster ERFA January 21, 2021 San Francisco 49ers Signed one-year contract[27]
WR River Cracraft ERFA February 22, 2021 San Francisco 49ers Signed one-year contract[28]
WR Trent Taylor UFA May 17, 2021 Cincinnati Bengals Signed one-year contract[29]
DT D. J. Jones UFA March 22, 2021 San Francisco 49ers Signed one-year contract[30]
S Marcell Harris RFA March 5, 2021 San Francisco 49ers Signed one-year contract[20]
RB Austin Walter ERFA February 8, 2021 San Francisco 49ers Signed one-year contract[23]
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.


Signings

Position Player 2020 Team Date signed Notes
CB Mark Fields October 13, 2020 Claimed off waivers[31]
CB Briean Boddy-Calhoun March 17, 2021 Signed one-year contract[32]
TE Daniel Helm
C Alex Mack Atlanta Falcons March 18, 2021 Signed three-year contract[33]
LB Samson Ebukam Los Angeles Rams March 18, 2021 Signed two-year contract[34]
WR Trent Sherfield Arizona Cardinals March 19, 2021 Signed one-year contract[35]
S Tavon Wilson Indianapolis Colts March 22, 2021 Signed one-year contract[36]
DT Zach Kerr Carolina Panthers March 23, 2021 Signed one-year contract[37]
LB Nathan Gerry Philadelphia Eagles March 29, 2021 Signed one-year contract[38]
WR Mohamed Sanu Detroit Lions March 30, 2021 Signed one-year contract[39]
QB Nate Sudfeld Philadelphia Eagles April 7, 2021 Signed one-year contract[40]
RB Wayne Gallman New York Giants April 21, 2021 Signed one-year contract[41]
DT Maurice Hurst Jr. Las Vegas Raiders April 23, 2021 Signed one-year contract[42]
DE Arden Key
WR Marqise Lee New England Patriots May 17, 2021 Signed one-year contract[43]
WR Bennie Fowler New Orleans Saints May 21, 2021 Signed one-year contract[44]
WR Andy Jones June 1, 2021 Signed one-year contract[45]
LB James Burgess Green Bay Packers June 2, 2021 Signed one-year contract[46]
TE MyCole Pruitt Tennessee Titans June 2, 2021 Signed one-year contract[47]
S Tony Jefferson June 7, 2021 Signed one-year contract[48]
OG Senio Kelemete Houston Texans June 11, 2021 Signed one-year contract[49]
WR Nsimba Webster Los Angeles Rams June 21, 2021 claimed off waivers[50]
DE Eddie Yarbrough Minnesota Vikings July 27, 2021 Signed one-year contract[51]
DE Anthony Zettel New Orleans Saints
TE Jordan Matthews July 31, 2021 Signed one-year contract[52]
TE Joshua Perkins August 4, 2021 Signed one-year contract[53]
CB B. W. Webb
LB Davin Bellamy August 6, 2021 Signed one-year contract[54]
LB Shilique Calhoun New England Patriots August 10, 2021 Signed one-year contract[55]
CB Alexander Myres Detroit Lions
LB Donald Payne August 11, 2021 Signed one-year contract[56]
S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix August 12, 2021 Signed one-year contract[57]
DT Eddie Vanderdoes Houston Texans
LB Mychal Kendricks August 16, 2021 Signed one-year contract[58]
CB Davontae Harris Baltimore Ravens August 17, 2021 Claimed off waivers[59]
OT Corbin Kaufusi August 27, 2021 Signed one-year contract[60]
WR River Cracraft August 28, 2021 Signed one-year contract[61]
CB Josh Norman Buffalo Bills September 6, 2021 Signed one-year contract[62]
CB Dre Kirkpatrick Arizona Cardinals September 14, 2021 Signed one-year contract[63]
RB Trenton Cannon September 15, 2021 Claimed off waivers[64]
Indicates that the player was a free agent at the end of his respective team's 2020 season.

Departures

Position Player Date Notes
DE Ronald Blair March 12, 2021 Released[25]
WR Marquise Goodwin March 17, 2021 Released
TE Chase Harrell April 13, 2021 Waived[26]
TE Jordan Reed April 20, 2021 Retired[65]
CB Adonis Alexander May 4, 2021 Waived[66]
WR Matt Cole
S Chris Edwards
RB Austin Walter May 13, 2021 Waived
WR Austin Proehl May 17, 2021 Waived[43]
WR Marqise Lee May 21, 2021 Waived[44]
TE Daniel Helm June 1, 2021 Waived[45]
QB Josh Johnson
C Weston Richburg June 2, 2021 Retired[67]
CB Briean Boddy-Calhoun June 7, 2021 Waived[48]
OG Justin Skule June 11, 2021 Waived[49]
LB Nathan Gerry July 6, 2021 Waived[68]
DE Daeshon Hall July 26, 2021 Released[69]
WR Andy Jones July 27, 2021 Waived[51]
WR Bennie Fowler July 31, 2021 Released[52]
CB Tim Harris August 4, 2021 Waived[53]
DE Anthony Zettel August 6, 2021 Retired[54]
CB Mark Fields August 10, 2021 Waived[55]
G Isaiah Williams
WR Kevin White August 11, 2021 Released[56]
LB Davin Bellamy August 12 2021 Waived[57]
LB James Burgess August 16, 2021 Waived[58]
LB Donald Payne
DT Eddie Vanderdoes
TE Joshua Perkins August 17, 2021 Released[70]
CB Ken Webster Waived[70]
QB Josh Rosen Waived[59]
LB Shilique Calhoun August 24, 2021 Released[71]
CB B. W. Webb
WR River Cracraft Waived[71]
OT Corbin Kaufusi
FS Kai Nacua August 27, 2021 Released[60]
WR River Cracraft August 28, 2021 Waived[61]
WR Travis Benjamin August 31, 2021 Released[72]
C Jake Brendel
S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix
RB Wayne Gallman
CB Dontae Johnson
OG Senio Kelemete
TE Jordan Matthews
TE MyCole Pruitt
QB Nate Sudfeld
DE Eddie Yarbrough
DE Alex Barrett Waived[72]
WR River Cracraft
DT Darrion Daniels
FB Josh Hokit
OT Corbin Kaufusi
S Jared Mayden
OT Colton McKivitz
CB Alexander Myres
OG Dakoda Shepley
WR Nsimba Webster
CB Dontae Johnson September 6, 2021 Released[62]

Draft

Main article: 2021 NFL Draft
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
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

Notes

  • San Francisco traded its first-round selection (12th overall), a 2022 first-round selection, a 2022 third-round selection and a 2023 first-round selection to Miami in exchange for a first-round selection (3rd overall).[73]
  • San Francisco traded its second-round (43rd overall) and seventh-round (230th overall) selections to Vegas in exchange for a second-round (48th overall) and fourth (121st overall) selections.[74]
  • San Francisco traded 2 fourth-round selections (117th and 121st overall) to Los Angeles in exchange for a third-round selection (88th overall).[75]
  • San Francisco traded Kwon Alexander to New Orleans in exchange for a fifth-round conditional pick and LB Kiko Alonso.[76]
  • San Francisco traded its third-round and 2020 fifth-round selections to Washington in exchange for offensive tackle Trent Williams.[77]
  • San Francisco received third-round selections in 2021, 2022, and 2023, as compensation when defensive coordinator Robert Saleh was hired by the New York Jets as head coach[78] and vice president of player personnel Martin Mayhew was hired by the Washington Football Team as general manager.[79][80]
  • San Francisco lost its 2021 seventh round selection, as Marquise Goodwin reverted from Philadelphia back to San Francisco.[81]
  • San Francisco acquired a seventh round selection (No. 230) and defensive end Jordan Willis from the New York Jets in exchange for a 2022 sixth round selection.[82]

Undrafted free agents

2021 San Francisco 49ers Undrafted Free Agents
Position Player College Notes
OL Alfredo Gutiérrez Tecnológico de Monterrey Waived on August 31[72]
LB Justin Hilliard Ohio State Waived on August 31[72]
TE Josh Pederson Louisiana-Monroe Waived on August 4[53]
LB Elijah Sullivan Kansas State Waived on August 31[72]
WR Austin Watkins Alabama at Birmingham Waived on August 17[70]

Staff

San Francisco 49ers staff
Front office
  • Co-chairmen – John and Denise DeBartolo York
  • Chief executive officer – Jed York
  • President – Al Guido
  • President of football operations/general manager – John Lynch
  • Executive vice president of football operations – Paraag Marathe
  • Vice president and senior advisor – Keena Turner
  • Director of player personnel – Tariq Ahmad and R. J. Gillen
  • Director, scouting and football operations – Joshua Williams
  • Director of college scouting – Dominic DeCiccio
  • Director of pro scouting – Fred Gammage III
  • Associate director of college scouting – Justin Chabot
  • Director, Football R&D – Matt Ploenzke, PhD
  • Senior personnel advisor – Frank Gore
  • Vice president of football administration – Brian Hampton


Head coaches
Offensive coaches
  • Offensive passing game specialist – Klay Kubiak
  • Quarterbacks – Brian Griese
  • Running backs – Bobby Turner
  • Wide receivers – Leonard Hankerson
  • Tight ends – Brian Fleury
  • Run game coordinator/offensive line – Chris Foerster
  • Assistant offensive line – Cameron Clemmons
  • Assistant offensive line – Joe Graves
  • Senior offensive assistant – Mick Lombardi
  • Offensive assistant – Miguel Reveles
  • Offensive quality control – Asauni Rufus
  • Offensive quality control – Deuce Schwartz
  
Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator – Nick Sorensen
  • Defensive line – Kris Kocurek
  • Linebackers – Johnny Holland
  • Passing game specialist/defensive backs – Daniel Bullocks
  • Assistant defensive backs – Andrew Hayes-Stoker
  • Defensive quality control – Cameron Brown
  • Defensive quality control – Jacob Webster
  • Defensive quality control – K. J. Wright
Special teams coaches
  • Special teams coordinator – Brian Schneider
  • Assistant special teams – Matthew Harper
  • Special teams quality control/game management specialist – August Mangin
Strength and conditioning
  • Head strength and conditioning – Dustin Perry
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Greg Segrove
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Jordan Nieuwsma

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Current roster

San Francisco 49ers roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad

Reserve


As of December 26, 2024. Rookies in italics.

53 active, 17 reserve, 14 practice squad (+2 exempt)

Preseason

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

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 14 Kansas City Chiefs L 16–19 0–1 Levi's Stadium Recap
2 August 22 at Los Angeles Chargers W 15–10 1–1 SoFi Stadium Recap
3 August 29 Las Vegas Raiders W 34–10 2–1 Levi's Stadium Recap

Regular season

Schedule

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

Week Date Time (PT) Opponent Result Record Venue TV Recap
1 September 12 10:00 a.m. at Detroit Lions W 41–33 1–0 Ford Field Fox Recap
2 September 19 10:00 a.m. at Philadelphia Eagles W 17–11 2–0 Lincoln Financial Field Fox Recap
3 September 26 5:20 p.m. Green Bay Packers L 28–30 2–1 Levi's Stadium NBC Recap
4 October 3 1:05 p.m. Seattle Seahawks L 21–28 2–2 Levi's Stadium Fox Recap
5 October 10 1:25 p.m. at Arizona Cardinals L 10–17 2–3 State Farm Stadium Fox Recap
6 Bye
7 October 24 5:20 p.m. Indianapolis Colts L 18–30 2–4 Levi's Stadium NBC Recap
8 October 31 10:00 a.m. at Chicago Bears W 33–22 3–4 Soldier Field Fox Recap
9 November 7 1:25 p.m. Arizona Cardinals L 17–31 3–5 Levi's Stadium Fox Recap
10 November 15 5:15 p.m. Los Angeles Rams W 31–10 4–5 Levi's Stadium ESPN Recap
11 November 21 10:00 a.m. at Jacksonville Jaguars W 30–10 5–5 TIAA Bank Field Fox Recap
12 November 28 1:25 p.m. Minnesota Vikings W 34–26 6–5 Levi's Stadium Fox Recap
13 December 5 1:25 p.m. at Seattle Seahawks L 23–30 6–6 Lumen Field CBS Recap
14 December 12 1:25 p.m. at Cincinnati Bengals Paul Brown Stadium CBS
15 December 19 1:05 p.m. Atlanta Falcons Levi's Stadium CBS
16 December 23 5:20 p.m. at Tennessee Titans Nissan Stadium NFLN
17 January 2 1:05 p.m. Houston Texans Levi's Stadium CBS
18 January 9 1:25 p.m. at Los Angeles Rams SoFi Stadium Fox

Notes:

  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
  • Networks and times in Weeks 17 and 18 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
  • Week 18 is subject to being flexed to Saturday, January 8.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Detroit Lions

Week One: San Francisco 49ers at Detroit Lions – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
49ers 7 24 7341
Lions 0 10 71633

at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan

Game information

Week 2: at Philadelphia Eagles

Week Two: San Francisco 49ers at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
49ers 0 7 01017
Eagles 3 0 0811

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Game information

Week 3: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week Three: Green Bay Packers at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Packers 10 7 01330
49ers 0 7 71428

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

Game information

Week 4: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 7 14728
49ers 7 0 6821

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

  • Date: October 3
  • Game time: 1:05 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Hazy skies, 88 °F (31 °C)
  • Game attendance: 68,912
  • Referee: Carl Cheffers
  • TV announcers (Fox): Adam Amin, Mark Schlereth and Shannon Spake
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 5: at Arizona Cardinals

Week Five: San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
49ers 0 0 7310
Cardinals 7 3 0717

at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

  • Date: October 10
  • Game time: 1:25 p.m. MST & PDT
  • Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 62,716
  • Referee: Clay Martin
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Kugler, Mark Sanchez and Laura Okmin
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 7: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week Seven: Indianapolis Colts at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Colts 7 6 71030
49ers 12 0 0618

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

  • Date: October 24
  • Game time: 5:20 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, rainy, 64 °F (18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 56,576
  • Referee: Craig Wrolstad
  • TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya and Terry McAulay
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 8: at Chicago Bears

Week Eight: San Francisco 49ers at Chicago Bears – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
49ers 3 6 61833
Bears 3 10 3622

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Game information

Week 9: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Week Nine: Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 14 3 14031
49ers 0 7 7317

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

  • Date: November 7
  • Game time: 1:25 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Scattered clouds, 62 °F (17 °C)
  • Game attendance: 59,012
  • Referee: Brad Allen
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Kugler, Mark Sanchez and Laura Okmin
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 10: vs. Los Angeles Rams

Week Ten: Los Angeles Rams at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Rams 0 7 0310
49ers 14 7 3731

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

Game information

Week 11: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week Eleven: San Francisco 49ers at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
49ers 3 17 7330
Jaguars 0 3 0710

at TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

Game information

Week 12: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week Twelve: Minnesota Vikings at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Vikings 7 7 12026
49ers 7 7 20034

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

Game information

Week 13: at Seattle Seahawks

Week Thirteen: San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
49ers 14 9 0023
Seahawks 7 14 9030

at Lumen Field, Seattle, Washington

Game information

Week 14: at Cincinnati Bengals

Week Fourteen: San Francisco 49ers at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
49ers 3 14 3020
Bengals 3 3 01420

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Game information
First quarter
  • SF – Robbie Gould 33-yard field goal, 6:39. 49ers 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 2:31.
  • CIN – Evan McPherson 37-yard field goal, 0:36. Tied 3–3. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 6:01.

Second quarter

  • SF – Deebo Samuel 27-yard run (Robbie Gould kick), 12:05. 49ers 10–3. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:26.
  • CIN – Evan McPherson 28-yard field goal, 1:46. 49ers 10–6. Drive: 12 plays, 53 yards, 6:02.
  • SF – George Kittle 14-yard pass from Jimmy Garoppolo (Robbie Gould kick), 0:18. 49ers 17–6. Drive: 4 plays, 31 yards, 0:39.

Third quarter

  • SF – Robbie Gould 24-yard field goal, 7:45. 49ers 20–6. Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, 5:15.

Fourth quarter

  • CIN – Ja'Marr Chase 17-yard pass from Joe Burrow (Evan McPherson kick), 9:20. 49ers 20–13. Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 2:32.
  • CIN – Ja'Marr Chase 32-yard pass from Joe Burrow (Evan McPherson kick), 1:19. Tied 20–20. Drive: 7 plays, 87 yards, 1:21.

Standings

Division

NFC West
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

NFC
# 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. ^ a b Green Bay finished ahead of Tampa Bay based on conference record (9–3 vs. 8–4).
  2. ^ a b Dallas finished ahead of LA Rams based on conference record (10–2 vs. 8–4).
  3. ^ a b Philadelphia finished ahead of New Orleans based on head-to-head victory.
  4. ^ a b c Washington finished ahead of Atlanta and Seattle based on head-to-head victories.
  5. ^ a b Seattle finished ahead of Atlanta based on win percentage in common games (4–2 vs. 3–3 against: San Francisco, New Orleans, Jacksonville, Washington, and Detroit).
  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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