Who are the San Francisco 49ers’ 2021 NFL opponents while looking to recover from a poor performance in the 2020 season? Let’s see who the 49ers will play in 2021 and what that means in terms of ranking strength in the calendar compared to their rivals.
Who will the 49ers play with in 2021?
The list of 49ers with 2021 opponents will see them play the six regular games against NFC West: Arizona Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks. As usual, the 49ers will face each of these three teams at home and on the road during the 2021 season.
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In addition, the 2021 season will see NFC West compete against NFC North and AFC South for eight more games. Finally, in the two remaining games on the traditional 16-game schedule, the 49ers will face the two teams that finished last in the NFC East (Philadelphia Eagles) and NFC South (Atlanta Falcons).
What about the 17th 49ers game in 2021?
The 2021 season is expected to introduce a regular 17th season game for all NFL teams. Tom Pelissero and Ian Rapoport reported on NFL.com that there are plans to expand the regular season, although their report has not yet been officially confirmed by the NFL. So, who would be the opponent of the 17th 49ers game in the 2021 season?
The reports suggest that a decision was made about how the opponent of the 17th game will be decided. The confrontation will be an interconference confrontation based on classification on a rotating basis.
Albert Breer reports that the divisional alignments for the 2021 season have already been defined. According to Breer, NFC West will face AFC North for the 17th match. Therefore, the 49ers’ opponent for their 17th match in 2021 would be the Cincinnati Bengals.
The opponent of the San Francisco 49ers in 2021
Here are the teams the San Francisco 49ers will play against in the 2021 NFL season:
House: Arizona Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Atlanta Falcons
Road: Arizona Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Philadelphia Eagles
17th game (place to be defined): Cincinnati Bengals
Strength of the San Francisco 49ers agenda for 2021
When looking at the 2021 NFL season, how is the strength of the 49ers’ 2021 schedule defined? The strength of the schedule rankings is compiled from the 2020 records of 49ers opponents in 2021.
49ers have one of the easiest schedules of 2021
The strength of the 49ers’ 2021 schedule is the 21st most difficult in the league. They have the eighth easiest schedule on the NFC and the easiest schedule on the NFC West.
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In the six games against their own division, the 49ers face three teams that have won a total of 30 of their 48 games. The 49ers’ schedule predicts a total of eight games against teams that made it to the playoffs last season. Four of them will be within your division against the Seahawks and Rams. Meanwhile, the other four come against the Packers, Bears, Colts and Titans.
However, the remaining games feature a much easier group of opponents. The Cardinals are the only other team on the lineup that have won eight games. Therefore, the other seven games will be against teams that won an average of 4.1 games in 2020.
How does your programming at home compare to programming on the road?
When it comes to their 2021 opponents, the 49ers have a reasonably wide division between home and road. His schedule at home at Levi Stadium is the ninth hardest in the entire NFL. This is due to home matches with the Packers and Colts, as well as with their division opponents in the Seahawks, Rams and Cardinals.
However, its road schedule is the 11th easiest in the league. 49ers will travel to face a combination of Lions, Jaguars, Eagles and Bengals. These four teams won a total of 14 games out of a total of 64 in 2020.
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