2018_San_Francisco_49ers_season

2018 San Francisco 49ers season
2018 San Francisco 49ers season
Owner	Jed York
General manager	John Lynch
Head coach	Kyle Shanahan
Home field	Levi's Stadium
Results
Record	4–12
Division place	3rd NFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	FB Kyle Juszczyk; TE George Kittle; DT DeForest Buckner
AP All-Pros	George Kittle (2nd team)
Uniform
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2018 San Francisco 49ers season

NFL team season

The 2018 season was the San Francisco 49ers' 69th in the National Football League (NFL), their 73rd overall, their fifth playing their home games at Levi's Stadium and their second under the head coach/general manager tandem of Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch.

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After finishing 6–10 from an 0–9 start the previous year, the 49ers were looking to improve from that record and make the playoffs for the first time since 2013. However, the 49ers' season ended with a record of 4–12 and were plagued by multiple season-ending injuries, including running back Jerick McKinnon tearing his ACL in training camp and quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo tearing his ACL in Week 3 against the Kansas City Chiefs. The 49ers were eliminated from playoff contention following a Week 13 loss to the Seattle Seahawks. In Week 15, however, the 49ers upset the Seahawks 26–23 in overtime at home, snapping the 49ers' 10–game losing streak to them that dated back to the 2013 NFC Championship Game. The win also stopped the Seahawks from clinching a playoff spot that week. The 49ers failed to improve on their 6–10 record from last year. The 49ers also went 0–8 on the road for the first time since 1979.

The 49ers defense would also go on to set multiple NFL records for futility. During the entire 16 game schedule of the 2018 NFL season, the 49ers defense would accumulate just two interceptions, breaking the previous mark of three. Incredibly, that included strike shortened NFL seasons. Putting that into perspective, a total of 40 different players throughout the league would go on to have more interceptions than the entire 49ers team. The 49ers would also have just seven total takeaways on the season, smashing the previous record of 11.^[1]^[2] The 49ers were also last in the league with a −25 turnover differential, the worst mark since 2008.

The 2018 49ers would go on to set one more notable "futility" mark after the team went 8–0 to start the following season, thus giving the 2018 49ers the worst record in NFL history of any team that went on to go undefeated that far into the following season.

Draft

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Notes

The 49ers finished with the same overall record and strength of schedule as the Oakland Raiders at the end of the 2017 season, and their selecting order was determined by way of a coin flip at the NFL Scouting Combine in early 2018. Both teams will then rotate with the Miami Dolphins, selecting 9th, 10th and 11th in each round. The 49ers won the coin toss.^[41]

Draft trades

The 49ers traded a second-round selection (43rd overall) to New England in exchange for quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo.
The 49ers traded their third-round selection in 2017 (67th overall) to New Orleans in exchange for New Orleans' second-round selection (59th overall) and their seventh-round selection in 2017 (229th overall).
The 49ers traded their first-round selection in 2017 (2nd overall) to Chicago in exchange for Chicago's third-round selection (70th overall), and their first-, third- and fourth-round selections in 2017 (3rd, 67th and 111th overall).
The 49ers traded their fourth-round selection (109th overall) to Denver in exchange for Denver's fifth-round selection in 2017 (177th overall) and running back Kapri Bibbs.
The 49ers traded their fifth-round selection (148th overall) and tight end Vance McDonald to Pittsburgh in exchange for Pittsburgh's fourth-round selection (128th overall).
The 49ers traded cornerback Rashard Robinson to the New York Jets in exchange for the Jets' fifth-round selection (143rd overall).
The 49ers traded their seventh-round selection (227th overall) and center Daniel Kilgore to Miami in exchange for the seventh-round selection Miami acquired from Tampa Bay (223rd overall).^[42]
The 49ers traded cornerback Kenneth Acker to Kansas City in exchange for Kansas City's seventh-round selection (240th overall).
The 49ers traded their fifth-round selection (143rd overall) and OT Trent Brown to New England in exchange for the third-round selection (95th overall).^[43]

Regular season

Game summaries

Standings

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[13–3-44] New Orleans finished ahead of LA Rams based on head-to-head victory.

[7–9-45] Atlanta finished ahead of Washington based on head-to-head victory. Atlanta finished ahead of Carolina based on head-to-head sweep. Washington finished ahead of Carolina based on head-to-head victory.

[5–11-46] NY Giants finished ahead of Tampa Bay based on head-to-head victory.

[47] When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest-ranked remaining team from each division.

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Position	Player	2017 Team	Date signed	Notes
CB	Richard Sherman	Seattle Seahawks	March 11, 2018	Signed 3-year contract^[24]^[25]
P	Jeff Locke		March 12, 2018	Signed 1-year contract^[23]
RB	Jerick McKinnon	Minnesota Vikings	March 14, 2018	Signed 4-year contract^[26]
C	Weston Richburg	New York Giants	March 14, 2018	Signed 5-year contract^[26]
DE	Jeremiah Attaochu	Los Angeles Chargers	March 15, 2018	Signed 1-year contract^[27]
G	Jonathan Cooper	Dallas Cowboys	March 20, 2018	Signed 1-year contract^[28]
LB	Korey Toomer	Los Angeles Chargers	April 4, 2018	Signed 1-year contract^[29]
G	Mike Person	Indianapolis Colts	May 9, 2018	Signed 1-year contract^[30]
CB	C. J. Goodwin	New York Giants	May 15, 2018	Claimed off waivers^[31]
G	John Flynn		July 25, 2018	Signed 2-year contract^[32]
DT	Will Sutton		July 25, 2018	Signed 1-year contract^[32]
DT	Cedric Thornton	Buffalo Bills	July 25, 2018	Signed 1-year contract^[32]
TE	Wes Saxton		July 31, 2018	Signed 1-year contract^[33]
G	Chris Gonzalez		August 5, 2018	Signed 1-year contract^[34]
RB	Alfred Morris	Dallas Cowboys	August 14, 2018	Signed 1-year contract^[35]

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	9	Mike McGlinchey	OT	Notre Dame
2	44	Dante Pettis	WR	Washington	from Washington
3	70	Fred Warner	LB	BYU	from Chicago
3	95	Tarvarius Moore	S	Southern Miss	from New England
4	128	Kentavius Street	DE	NC State	from Pittsburgh
5	142	D. J. Reed	CB	Kansas State	from Denver via Washington
6	184	Marcell Harris	S	Florida
7	233	Jullian Taylor	DT	Temple	from Tampa Bay via Miami
7	240	Richie James	WR	Middle Tennessee	from Kansas City

Position	Player	College	Notes
WR	Steven Dunbar	Houston
TE	Ross Dwelley	San Diego
QB	Jack Heneghan	Dartmouth
OL	Alan Knott	South Carolina	Waived August 14^[35]
OT	Jamar McGloster	Syracuse	Waived July 25^[32]
DL	Zach Franklin	Frostburg State
S	Terrell Williams	Houston
S	Corey Griffin	Georgia Tech	Waived August 5^[34]
CB	Tarvarus McFadden	Florida State
CB	Emmanuel Moseley	Tennessee
OL	Najee Toran	UCLA
OL	Coleman Shelton	Washington
RB	Jeff Wilson	North Texas
DL	Blaine Woodson	Delaware	Waived July 25^[32]


	Quarterbacks 3 C. J. Beathard 4 Nick Mullens Running backs 43 Matthew Dayes 44 Kyle Juszczyk FB 46 Alfred Morris 41 Jeff Wilson Wide receivers 84 Kendrick Bourne 19 Steven Dunbar 11 Marquise Goodwin 13 Richie James 14 Max McCaffrey 81 Trent Taylor Tight ends 88 Garrett Celek 82 Ross Dwelley 85 George Kittle		Offensive linemen 78 Shon Coleman T 65 Joshua Garnett G 76 Garry Gilliam T 62 Erik Magnuson C 69 Mike McGlinchey T 68 Mike Person G 58 Weston Richburg C 74 Joe Staley T 75 Laken Tomlinson G Defensive linemen 91 Arik Armstead DE 98 Ronald Blair DE 99 DeForest Buckner DT 96 Sheldon Day DT 92 Ryan Delaire DE 93 D. J. Jones DT 54 Cassius Marsh DE 90 Earl Mitchell DT 77 Jullian Taylor DT 94 Solomon Thomas DE		Linebackers 47 Elijah Lee OLB 53 Mark Nzeocha OLB 57 James Onwualu MLB 51 Malcolm Smith OLB 55 Pita Taumoepenu OLB 48 Fred Warner MLB Defensive backs 38 Antone Exum SS/FS 36 Marcell Harris SS 35 Godwin Igwebuike FS 26 Greg Mabin CB 33 Tarvarius Moore CB/FS 30 Tyvis Powell SS 32 D. J. Reed FS/CB 49 Tyree Robinson FS 25 Richard Sherman CB 24 K'Waun Williams CB Special teams 9 Robbie Gould K 40 Colin Holba LS 5 Bradley Pinion P		Reserve lists 27 Adrian Colbert FS (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 22 Matt Breida RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 50 Brock Coyle OLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 60 JP Flynn C/G (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 15 Pierre Garçon WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 10 Jimmy Garoppolo QB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 28 Jerick McKinnon RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 41 Emmanuel Moseley CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 31 Raheem Mostert RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 86 Kyle Nelson LS (Suspended) 18 Dante Pettis WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 95 Kentavius Street DE (NF-Inj.Tooltip Non-football injury and illness) 29 Jaquiski Tartt SS/FS (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 20 Jimmie Ward CB/FS (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 97 Dekoda Watson OLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 23 Ahkello Witherspoon CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad 64 Christian DiLauro OT 83 Marcus Lucas TE 45 Tarvarus McFadden CB 17 Jordan Smallwood WR 66 Najee Toran G 6 Terrell Williams Jr. FS Rookies in italics 53 active, 16 inactive, 6 practice squad

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	August 9	Dallas Cowboys	W 24–21	1–0	Levi's Stadium	Recap
2	August 18	at Houston Texans	L 13–16	1–1	NRG Stadium	Recap
3	August 25	at Indianapolis Colts	L 17–23	1–2	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
4	August 30	Los Angeles Chargers	L 21–23	1–3	Levi's Stadium	Recap

2018_San_Francisco_49ers_season

2018 San Francisco 49ers season

Offseason

Roster changes

Free agency

Signings

Departures

Draft

Undrafted free agents

Staff

Final roster

Preseason

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1: at Minnesota Vikings

Week 2: vs. Detroit Lions

Week 3: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week 4: at Los Angeles Chargers

Week 5: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Week 6: at Green Bay Packers

Week 7: vs. Los Angeles Rams

Week 8: at Arizona Cardinals

Week 9: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week 10: vs. New York Giants

Week 12: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 13: at Seattle Seahawks

Week 14: vs. Denver Broncos

Week 15: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week 16: vs. Chicago Bears

Week 17: at Los Angeles Rams

Standings

Division

Conference

References

External links

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Position	Player	Free agency tag	Date signed	2018 Team	Notes
DE	Cornellius Carradine	UFA	March 17, 2018	Oakland Raiders	^[4]
OT	Garry Gilliam	UFA	February 27, 2018	San Francisco 49ers	Signed 2-year contract^[5]^[6]
SS	Eric Reid	UFA	September 27, 2018	Carolina Panthers	Signed 1-year contract^[7]
C	Daniel Kilgore	UFA	February 14, 2018	San Francisco 49ers	Signed 3-year contract^[8]^[9]
ILB	Brock Coyle	UFA	March 14, 2018	San Francisco 49ers	Signed 3-year contract^[10]
G	Brandon Fusco	UFA	March 14, 2018	Atlanta Falcons	Signed 3-year contract^[11]
CB	Leon Hall	UFA	March 30, 2018	Oakland Raiders
RB	Carlos Hyde	UFA	March 15, 2018	Cleveland Browns	Signed 3-year contract^[12]
OLB	Mark Nzeocha	UFA	January 26, 2018	San Francisco 49ers	Signed 1-year contract^[13]
DT	Leger Douzable	UFA
WR	Louis Murphy	UFA
QB	Jimmy Garoppolo	UFA	February 8, 2018	San Francisco 49ers	Signed 5-year contract^[14]^[15]
CB	Asa Jackson	UFA
TE	Logan Paulsen	UFA	March 21, 2018	Atlanta Falcons	Signed 1-year contract^[16]
C	Tim Barnes	UFA
FS	Antone Exum	UFA	June 6, 2018	San Francisco 49ers	Signed 1-year contract^[17]
OLB	Cassius Marsh	UFA	February 7, 2018	San Francisco 49ers	Signed 2-year contract^[18]^[19]
CB	Dontae Johnson	UFA	April 11, 2018	Seattle Seahawks	^[20]
DE	Aaron Lynch	UFA	March 15, 2018	Chicago Bears	Signed 1-year contract^[21]^[22]
RB	Raheem Mostert	RFA	March 9, 2018	San Francisco 49ers	Signed 1-year contract^[23]
RFA: Restricted free agent, UFA: Unrestricted free agent, ERFA: Exclusive rights free agent LEGEND – Light green background indicates a player has been re-signed by the 49ers. – Light red background indicates a player has departed the 49ers.

Position	Player	Date	Notes
C	Daniel Kilgore	March 15, 2018	Traded^[36]
T	Trent Brown	April 27, 2018	Traded^[37]
G	Zane Beadles	May 7, 2018	Released^[38]
WR	DeAndre Carter	May 15, 2018	Waived^[31]
S	Don Jones	July 25, 2018	Waived^[32]
CB	C. J. Goodwin	July 31, 2018	Waived^[33]
LB	Eli Harold	August 23, 2018	Traded^[39]^[40]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 9	at Minnesota Vikings	L 16–24	0–1	U.S. Bank Stadium	Recap
2	September 16	Detroit Lions	W 30–27	1–1	Levi's Stadium	Recap
3	September 23	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 27–38	1–2	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
4	September 30	at Los Angeles Chargers	L 27–29	1–3	StubHub Center	Recap
5	October 7	Arizona Cardinals	L 18–28	1–4	Levi's Stadium	Recap
6	October 15	at Green Bay Packers	L 30–33	1–5	Lambeau Field	Recap
7	October 21	Los Angeles Rams	L 10–39	1–6	Levi's Stadium	Recap
8	October 28	at Arizona Cardinals	L 15–18	1–7	State Farm Stadium	Recap
9	November 1	Oakland Raiders	W 34–3	2–7	Levi's Stadium	Recap
10	November 12	New York Giants	L 23–27	2–8	Levi's Stadium	Recap
11	Bye
12	November 25	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 9–27	2–9	Raymond James Stadium	Recap
13	December 2	at Seattle Seahawks	L 16–43	2–10	CenturyLink Field	Recap
14	December 9	Denver Broncos	W 20–14	3–10	Levi's Stadium	Recap
15	December 16	Seattle Seahawks	W 26–23 (OT)	4–10	Levi's Stadium	Recap
16	December 23	Chicago Bears	L 9–14	4–11	Levi's Stadium	Recap
17	December 30	at Los Angeles Rams	L 32–48	4–12	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

NFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽²⁾ Los Angeles Rams	13	3	0	.813	6–0	9–3	527	384	W2
⁽⁵⁾ Seattle Seahawks	10	6	0	.625	3–3	8–4	428	347	W2
San Francisco 49ers	4	12	0	.250	1–5	2–10	342	435	L2
Arizona Cardinals	3	13	0	.188	2–4	3–9	225	425	L4

NFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1^{[lower-alpha 1]}	New Orleans Saints	South	13	3	0	.813	4–2	9–3	.482	.488	L1
2^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Los Angeles Rams	West	13	3	0	.813	6–0	9–3	.480	.428	W2
3	Chicago Bears	North	12	4	0	.750	5–1	10–2	.430	.419	W4
4	Dallas Cowboys	East	10	6	0	.625	5–1	9–3	.488	.444	W2
Wild Cards
5	Seattle Seahawks	West	10	6	0	.625	3–3	8–4	.484	.400	W2
6	Philadelphia Eagles	East	9	7	0	.563	4–2	6–6	.518	.486	W3
Did not qualify for the postseason
7	Minnesota Vikings	North	8	7	1	.531	3–2–1	6–5–1	.504	.355	L1
8^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Atlanta Falcons	South	7	9	0	.438	4–2	7–5	.482	.348	W3
9^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Washington Redskins	East	7	9	0	.438	2–4	6–6	.486	.371	L2
10^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Carolina Panthers	South	7	9	0	.438	2–4	5–7	.508	.518	W1
11	Green Bay Packers	North	6	9	1	.406	1–4–1	3–8–1	.488	.417	L1
12	Detroit Lions	North	6	10	0	.375	2–4	4–8	.504	.427	W1
13^{[lower-alpha 3]}	New York Giants	East	5	11	0	.313	1–5	4–8	.527	.487	L3
14^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	South	5	11	0	.313	2–4	4–8	.523	.506	L4
15	San Francisco 49ers	West	4	12	0	.250	1–5	2–10	.504	.406	L2
16	Arizona Cardinals	West	3	13	0	.188	2–4	3–9	.527	.302	L4
Tiebreakers^{[lower-alpha 4]}
New Orleans finished ahead of LA Rams based on head-to-head victory. Atlanta finished ahead of Washington based on head-to-head victory. Atlanta finished ahead of Carolina based on head-to-head sweep. Washington finished ahead of Carolina based on head-to-head victory. NY Giants finished ahead of Tampa Bay based on head-to-head victory. When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest-ranked remaining team from each division.

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	0	3	10	3	16
Vikings	3	7	14	0	24

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	7	3	3	14	27
49ers	3	10	14	3	30

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	0	10	14	3	27
Chiefs	14	21	0	3	38

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	14	3	7	3	27
Chargers	6	11	9	3	29