2007 San Francisco 49ers
The 2007 San Francisco 49ers went 5–11, finishing 3rd in the NFC West, and missed the playoffs. They scored 219 points and allowed 364.
- Record
- 5–11
- Home
- 3–5
- Road & neutral
- 2–6
- Points
- 219–364
- NFC West
- Place 3 of 4
- Postseason
- Did not qualify
Where the season ranked
They scored 219 points, the fewest among the 32 teams, and allowed 364, the 13th-most. Their point differential was -145.
How the season unfolded
The 49ers started 2–2 and were 2–6 after eight games. They went 2–2 over the final four weeks to finish 5–11.
Their longest losing streak was eight games, from Week 3 to Week 11.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 20–13 over the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 15 (December 15, 2007).
Their heaviest loss was 24–0 to the Seattle Seahawks in Week 10 (November 12, 2007).
They scored a season-high 37 points against the Arizona Cardinals in Week 12 (November 25, 2007), winning 37–31.
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 5–3.
They played one overtime game and won it.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 3–3 against the NFC West, sweeping the Cardinals, splitting with the Rams, and getting swept by the Seahawks.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 1–4 in the regular season.
Postseason
They missed the playoffs. The lowest record among NFC playoff teams was 9–7, four games better than their record.
Before and after
That was two wins fewer than in 2006, when they went 7–9.
In 2008, they went 7–9.
2007 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 10, 2007 | vs Arizona Cardinals | W 20–17 |
| Week 2 | Sep 16, 2007 | at St. Louis Rams | W 17–16 |
| Week 3 | Sep 23, 2007 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 16–37 |
| Week 4 | Sep 30, 2007 | vs Seattle Seahawks | L 3–23 |
| Week 5 | Oct 7, 2007 | vs Baltimore Ravens | L 7–9 |
| Week 7 | Oct 21, 2007 | at New York Giants | L 15–33 |
| Week 8 | Oct 28, 2007 | vs New Orleans Saints | L 10–31 |
| Week 9 | Nov 4, 2007 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 16–20 |
| Week 10 | Nov 12, 2007 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 0–24 |
| Week 11 | Nov 18, 2007 | vs St. Louis Rams | L 9–13 |
| Week 12 | Nov 25, 2007 | at Arizona Cardinals | W 37–31 (OT) |
| Week 13 | Dec 2, 2007 | at Carolina Panthers | L 14–31 |
| Week 14 | Dec 9, 2007 | vs Minnesota Vikings | L 7–27 |
| Week 15 | Dec 15, 2007 | vs Cincinnati Bengals | W 20–13 |
| Week 16 | Dec 23, 2007 | vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 21–19 |
| Week 17 | Dec 30, 2007 | at Cleveland Browns | L 7–20 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2007 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.