THE WHY BEHIND THE GAME
New England Patriots vs San Francisco 49ers.
Every meeting since 1999, regular season and playoffs.
The Patriots and 49ers have met 6 times since 2004. Oddly, the road team has won 4 of the 6 decided meetings. Rarely close: only 1 of the 6 games were decided by 8 points or fewer. The most recent meeting, in 2024, went to the 49ers, 30–13.
- Regular season
- NE 3 · SF 3
- Playoffs
- No meetings
- Home record
- NE 1–2 · SF 1–2
- Points per meeting
- NE 22.3 · SF 24.8
- Current streak
- SF won the last 2
- NE biggest win
- By 14 · SF 7, NE 21 (2004)
- SF biggest win
- By 27 · SF 33, NE 6 (2020)
Every meeting
| Season | Game | Score | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Week 4 | NE 13, SF 30 | SF |
| 2020 | Week 7 | SF 33, NE 6 | SF |
| 2016 | Week 11 | NE 30, SF 17 | NE |
| 2012 | Week 15 | SF 41, NE 34 | SF |
| 2008 | Week 5 | NE 30, SF 21 | NE |
| 2004 | Week 17 | SF 7, NE 21 | NE |
Results through (Eastern time).
From WHYNFL's results archive, which begins in 1999. Regular season and playoffs, counted by franchise: Raiders games include Oakland, Chargers games San Diego, Rams games St. Louis.