2017 San Francisco 49ers
The 2017 San Francisco 49ers went 6–10, finishing 4th in the NFC West, and missed the playoffs. They scored 331 points and allowed 383.
- Record
- 6–10
- Home
- 3–5
- Road & neutral
- 3–5
- Points
- 331–383
- NFC West
- Place 4 of 4
- Postseason
- Did not qualify
Where the season ranked
They scored 331 points, the 13th-fewest among the 32 teams, and allowed 383, the eighth-most. Their point differential was -52.
How the season unfolded
The 49ers opened with four straight losses and were 0–8 after eight games. They won their last four games to finish 6–10.
Their longest winning streak was five games, from Week 13 to Week 17.
Their longest losing streak was nine games, from Week 1 to Week 9.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 34–13 over the Los Angeles Rams in Week 17 (December 31, 2017).
Their heaviest loss was 40–10 to the Dallas Cowboys in Week 7 (October 22, 2017).
They scored a season-high 44 points against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 16 (December 24, 2017), winning 44–33.
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 2–5.
They played two games that went to overtime and went 0–2 in them.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 1–5 against the NFC West, splitting with the Rams and getting swept by the Seahawks and the Cardinals.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 3–3 in the regular season.
Postseason
They missed the playoffs. The lowest record among NFC playoff teams was 10–6, four games better than their record.
Before and after
That was a four-win improvement on 2016, when they went 2–14.
In 2018, they went 4–12.
2017 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 10, 2017 | vs Carolina Panthers | L 3–23 |
| Week 2 | Sep 17, 2017 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 9–12 |
| Week 3 | Sep 21, 2017 | vs Los Angeles Rams | L 39–41 |
| Week 4 | Oct 1, 2017 | at Arizona Cardinals | L 15–18 (OT) |
| Week 5 | Oct 8, 2017 | at Indianapolis Colts | L 23–26 (OT) |
| Week 6 | Oct 15, 2017 | at Washington | L 24–26 |
| Week 7 | Oct 22, 2017 | vs Dallas Cowboys | L 10–40 |
| Week 8 | Oct 29, 2017 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 10–33 |
| Week 9 | Nov 5, 2017 | vs Arizona Cardinals | L 10–20 |
| Week 10 | Nov 12, 2017 | vs New York Giants | W 31–21 |
| Week 12 | Nov 26, 2017 | vs Seattle Seahawks | L 13–24 |
| Week 13 | Dec 3, 2017 | at Chicago Bears | W 15–14 |
| Week 14 | Dec 10, 2017 | at Houston Texans | W 26–16 |
| Week 15 | Dec 17, 2017 | vs Tennessee Titans | W 25–23 |
| Week 16 | Dec 24, 2017 | vs Jacksonville Jaguars | W 44–33 |
| Week 17 | Dec 31, 2017 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 34–13 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2017 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.