Well, us San Francisco 49ers fans can finally start planning our Sundays (and some Mondays and Thursdays) this upcoming fall.
The 2018 NFL regular-season schedule was released Thursday, and the Niners are going to be no strangers to prime-time games this season.
Pretty cool for a team coming off a 6-10 record a year ago and 2-14 the year prior.
There are a couple reasons why San Francisco is such a hot commodity right now. Finishing a perfect 5-0 in 2017 didn’t hurt. And neither did landing quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, whose hype has driven up the attention on the franchise exponentially.