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San Francisco 49ers

2026 Season · Through Week 2 · Updated Sep 18, 2026
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San Francisco 49ers

NFC West
San Francisco 49ers
1-0 · 1st NFC West
Off EPA 8th · Def EPA 4th · TO Diff +1
Schedule & Results1-0
W19/10
@LA
W27-7
W29/20
MIA
SUN4:25
W39/27
ARI
SUN4:05
W410/4
DEN
SUN4:25
W510/11
@SEA
SUN4:25
W610/19
WAS
MON8:15
W710/25
@ATL
SUN1:00
W8
BYE
W911/8
LV
SUN4:05
W1011/15
@DAL
SUN4:25
W1111/22
MIN
SUN8:20
W1211/29
SEA
SUN4:25
W1312/6
@NYG
SUN1:00
W1412/13
LA
SUN4:25
W1512/17
@LAC
THU8:15
W1612/27
@KC
SUN4:25
W171/3
PHI
SUN8:20
W181/10
@ARI
SUN1:00

Passing Attack

The passing offense ranks 12th in EPA/play (+0.142) through Week 2.

B.Purdy1 GP · 36 DB
EPA/DB
+0.21
CPOE
+0.77
Success%
58.3%
Passer Rtg
105.6
PosNameTgtRecYardsTDTgt ShareEPA/TgtYPRR
RBC.McCaffrey8520023.5%-0.61—
WRM.Evans7649120.6%+1.17—
WRD.Samuel7648120.6%+0.42—
TEG.Kittle5212014.7%-1.12—
WRD.Robinson325018.8%+0.98—
TEL.Farrell221905.9%+0.76—
RBK.Black11502.9%+0.18—
See full QB Rankings →

Ground Game

The rush offense ranks 3rd in EPA (+0.221) through Week 2.

EPA by Run Gap

NameCarriesYds/CarryEPA/CarrySuccess%
K.Black144.6+0.0242.9%
C.McCaffrey106.8+0.2760.0%
B.Purdy31.0+0.1966.7%
D.Samuel112.0+0.38100.0%
Full Run Gap Breakdown →

Rushing by Down & Distance

Down1-2 yds3-4 yds5-7 yds8-10 yds11+ yds
1st——
-0.38
1 car
0.17
19 car(NFL: -0.04)
—
2nd
0.08
1 car
-0.13
1 car
0.08
3 car
-0.19
1 car
—
3rd
0.56
2 car
————
4th—————
PoorBreak-even (0.00)EliteDashed = <5 carriesNFL avg rush EPA ~-0.06

Situational Efficiency

All Plays
Overall offensive efficiency
8th
64 plays
+0.18
EPA/Play
SR: 56%
Pass%: 53%
Run
+0.22
Pass
+0.14
Early Downs
1st & 2nd down
8th
52 plays
+0.19
EPA/Play
SR: 56%
Pass%: 46%
Run
+0.20
Pass
+0.19
Passing Downs
2nd & 7+ or 3rd & 5+
4th
12 plays
+0.70
EPA/Play
SR: 75%
Pass%: 83%
Run
+0.84
Pass
+0.67
Short Yardage
3rd/4th & 2 or less
16th
6 plays
+0.01
EPA/Play
SR: 67%
Pass%: 67%
Run
+0.56
Pass
-0.27
Red Zone
Inside the 20
15th
10 plays
+0.31
EPA/Play
SR: 50%
Pass%: 80%
Run
-0.39
Pass
+0.48
Goal Line
Inside the 5
19th
3 plays
-0.14
EPA/Play
SR: 33%
Pass%: 100%
Run
—
Pass
-0.14

Defense

Def EPA/Play
-0.260
4th
Def Pass EPA
-0.394
4th
Def Rush EPA
-0.131
6th
Def Success Rate
42.1%
15th

Run Defense by Gap

Opponents target the M gap most (11 carries). Best defended: RG (-0.989 EPA/carry).

LE
2 car-1.45
LT
3 car+0.20
LG
3 car+0.03
M
11 car+0.19
RG
6 car-0.99
RT
2 car+0.73

NFC West

Arizona Cardinals
Arizona Cardinals
1-0
Off:10thDef:5th
Seattle Seahawks
Seattle Seahawks
1-0
Off:16thDef:12th
Los Angeles Rams
Los Angeles Rams
0-1
Off:29thDef:25th