49ers reach new high under Kyle Shanahan by clinching playoff berth
The San Francisco 49ers are in. The Green Bay Packers' loss to the New York Giants confirmed the Niners' spot in the postseason for the fourth time in five seasons. San Francisco's place was virtually already guaranteed, but the 49ers (10-3) have now clinched with four games to spare after Tommy DeVito led a game-winning […]
The San Francisco 49ers are in. The Green Bay Packers' loss to the New York Giants confirmed the Niners' spot in the postseason for the fourth time in five seasons.
San Francisco's place was virtually already guaranteed, but the 49ers (10-3) have now clinched with four games to spare after Tommy DeVito led a game-winning drive for the Giants. The Niners are the first team in the NFL to secure postseason football this season.
While reaching the playoffs has become the norm for San Francisco, clinching in Week 14 represents a new high under head coach Kyle Shanahan.
Indeed, it is the earliest they have sealed their postseason berth since he took over as head coach in 2017.
After missing out in his first two seasons, the 49ers clinched in Week 15 under Shanahan in 2019 and went on to reach the Super Bowl.
A ludicrous level of injuries condemned them to a losing season in 2020 before the 49ers returned to the playoffs in the 2021 campaign, clinching in the final week of the regular season.
Last year, the 49ers clinched in Week 15 after Brock Purdy won his first road game as a starter to seal the NFC West title with victory over the Seattle Seahawks.
The 49ers are all but guaranteed to win the West for the second successive year. They will clinch the division with a win over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday or a Los Angeles Rams defeat to the Washington Commanders.
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