The San Francisco 49ers’ 2019 regular season has come to a close, exceeding all expectations. The team finished with a 13-3 record, won the NFC West and earned the NFC’s No. 1 seed in the playoffs. The 49ers are riding high after beating the Seahawks in Seattle on Sunday for the first time since 2011, a goal-line stand earning them the division crown. The team earned a desperately needed bye week, their first since Week 4 - over three months ago.
It’s a good time to take stock of the 49ers’ ups-and-downs throughout the season and the team’s outlook at they head into the playoffs:
Stock up: Franchise
Coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch inherited a downtrodden roster coming off a 2-14 season and four head coaches in four years.