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Pittsburgh Steelers at San Francisco 49ers

Final · Kickoff

2011 Regular season · Week 15 · Candlestick Park · Monday Night

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Historical final score from the WHYNFL results archive. WHYNFL preserves the team labels of the time and converts supplied Eastern kickoff times. Team links open today's franchise hubs. Historical box scores and play-by-play are not supplied.

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49ers beat Steelers 20–3 in 2011 Week 15

The San Francisco 49ers beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 20–3 at home at Candlestick Park in Week 15 of the 2011 regular season on December 19, 2011.

The 23 combined points were the fewest in any game of Week 15.

The result moved the 49ers to 11–3 and dropped the Steelers to 10–4. The Steelers finished 2011 at 12–4 and lost in the Wild Card round. The 49ers finished 2011 at 13–3 and lost in the NFC Championship Game. The Steelers’ 3 points were their fewest in any game of 2011.

In their previous meeting, the Pittsburgh Steelers won 37–16 on September 23, 2007. When they met again, the Pittsburgh Steelers won 43–18 on September 20, 2015.

Written by WHYNFL from the final scores in its results archive, which begins with the 1999 season. Records, streaks and season results count regular-season and playoff finals.

Series Series tied 2–2 after meeting No. 4 since 1999 Full series history

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