The NFL announced the complete 2021 schedule on Wednesday, May 12, and the San Francisco 49ers are officially set to kick off their 2021 season on the road against the Detroit Lions at 1 p.m. ET on FOX. Their first divisional game will be in Week 4 when they host the Seattle Seahawks at Levi’s Stadium.
A year after falling short in the Super Bowl, the 49ers finished 6-10 in the 2020 season. San Francisco had three quarterbacks start over the course of the season with Jimmy Garoppolo, Nick Mullens and C.J. Beathard. With the third overall pick in this year’s NFL Draft, the 49ers traded up and landed North Dakota State Bison quarterback Trey Lance. It remains to be seen how the position will play out as we get closer to the start of the season. If the franchise cannot find a trade partner, it’s possible Garoppolo starts in Week 1 as Lance gets acclimated to the NFL transitioning from the FCS level.
All times listed are Eastern.
Odds
Win total, over/under: O 10.5 (+110), U 10.5 (-134)
Division champs: +180
Prime time games
Week 3: SNF vs. Green Bay Packers
Week 7: SNF vs. Indianapolis Colts
Week 10: MNF vs. Los Angeles Rams
Week 13: SNF at Seattle Seahawks
Week 16: TNF at Tennessee Titans
Strength of schedule
Super Bowl odds: 3rd
2021 win totals: 1st
2020 records: 12th
2021 Schedule
Week 1: at Detroit Lions, 1:00 p.m., FOX, Sunday, September 12
Week 2: at Philadelphia Eagles, 1:00 p.m., FOX, Sunday, September 19
Week 3: vs. Green Bay Packers, 8:20 p.m., NBC, Sunday, September 26
Week 4: vs. Seattle Seahawks, 4:05 p.m., FOX, Sunday, October 3
Week 5: at Arizona Cardinals, 4:25 p.m., FOX, Sunday, October 10
Week 6: BYE
Week 7: vs. Indianapolis Colts, 8:20 p.m., NBC, Sunday, October 24
Week 8: at Chicago Bears, 1:00 p.m., FOX, Sunday, October 31
Week 9: vs. Arizona Cardinals, 4:25 p.m., FOX, Sunday, November 7
Week 10: vs. Los Angeles Rams, 8:15 p.m., ESPN, Monday, November 15
Week 11: at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1:00 p.m., FOX, Sunday, November 21
Week 12: vs. Minnesota Vikings, 4:25 p.m., FOX, Sunday, November 28
Week 13: at Seattle Seahawks, 8:20 p.m., NBC, Sunday, December 5
Week 14: at Cincinnati Bengals, 1:00 p.m., CBS, Sunday, December 12
Week 15: vs. Atlanta Falcons, 4:05 p.m., CBS, Sunday, December 19
Week 16: at Tennessee Titans, 8:20 p.m., NFLN, Thursday, December 23
Week 17: vs. Houston Texans, 4:05 p.m., CBS, Sunday, December 2
Week 18: at Los Angeles Rams, 4:25 p.m., FOX, Sunday, December 9