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Tampa Bay Buccaneers at San Francisco 49ers

Final · Kickoff

2011 Regular season · Week 5 · Candlestick Park

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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 Buccaneers 48–3 in 2011 Week 5

The San Francisco 49ers beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 48–3 at home at Candlestick Park in Week 5 of the 2011 regular season on October 9, 2011.

No other game of Week 5 was decided by as many points.

The result moved the 49ers to 4–1 and dropped the Buccaneers to 3–2. It was the 49ers’ third straight win. The Buccaneers finished 2011 at 4–12 and missed the playoffs. The 49ers finished 2011 at 13–3 and lost in the NFC Championship Game. The 49ers’ 48 points were their most in any game of 2011. The Buccaneers’ 3 points were their fewest in any game of 2011.

In their previous meeting, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers won 21–0 on November 21, 2010. When they met again, the San Francisco 49ers won 33–14 on December 15, 2013.

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 49ers lead the series 4–3 after meeting No. 7 since 2002 Full series history

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