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2025 San Francisco 49ers

The 2025 San Francisco 49ers went 12–5, finishing 3rd in the NFC West, and lost in the Divisional round. They scored 437 points and allowed 371.

Record
12–5
Home
5–3
Road & neutral
7–2
Points
437–371
NFC West
Place 3 of 4
Postseason
Lost Divisional

Where the season ranked

They scored 437 points, the tenth-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 371, the 13th-fewest. Their point differential was +66.

How the season unfolded

The 49ers started 3–1 and were 5–3 after eight games. They went 3–1 over the final four weeks to finish 12–5.

Their longest winning streak was six games, from Week 11 to Week 17.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 48–27 over the Indianapolis Colts in Week 16 (December 22, 2025).

Their heaviest loss was 41–6 to the Seattle Seahawks in the Divisional round (January 17, 2026).

In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 5–1.

They played one overtime game and won it.

Division and playoff opponents

They went 4–2 against the NFC West, sweeping the Cardinals and splitting with the Seahawks and the Rams.

Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 4–4 in the regular season.

Postseason

In the Wild Card round, they beat the Philadelphia Eagles 23–19 on the road.

In the Divisional round, they lost to the Seattle Seahawks 41–6 on the road.

Before and after

That was a six-win improvement on 2024, when they went 6–11.

It was the franchise’s first playoff appearance since 2023.

2025 schedule and results

2025 San Francisco 49ers · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 7, 2025at Seattle SeahawksW 17–13
Week 2Sep 14, 2025at New Orleans SaintsW 26–21
Week 3Sep 21, 2025vs Arizona CardinalsW 16–15
Week 4Sep 28, 2025vs Jacksonville JaguarsL 21–26
Week 5Oct 2, 2025at Los Angeles RamsW 26–23 (OT)
Week 6Oct 12, 2025at Tampa Bay BuccaneersL 19–30
Week 7Oct 19, 2025vs Atlanta FalconsW 20–10
Week 8Oct 26, 2025at Houston TexansL 15–26
Week 9Nov 2, 2025at New York GiantsW 34–24
Week 10Nov 9, 2025vs Los Angeles RamsL 26–42
Week 11Nov 16, 2025at Arizona CardinalsW 41–22
Week 12Nov 24, 2025vs Carolina PanthersW 20–9
Week 13Nov 30, 2025at Cleveland BrownsW 26–8
Week 15Dec 14, 2025vs Tennessee TitansW 37–24
Week 16Dec 22, 2025at Indianapolis ColtsW 48–27
Week 17Dec 28, 2025vs Chicago BearsW 42–38
Week 18Jan 3, 2026vs Seattle SeahawksL 3–13
Wild CardJan 11, 2026at Philadelphia EaglesW 23–19
DivisionalJan 17, 2026at Seattle SeahawksL 6–41

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2025 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.