2008 San Francisco 49ers
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Record: 7-9-0, Finished 2nd in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 339 points (21.2/g), 22nd of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 381 points (23.8/g), 23rd.
Differential of -42 points (-2.6/g), 23rd.
Expected W-L: 6.9-9.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -17 (-1.1/g), 31st.
Simple Rating System: Total -5.3, Offense: -2.9, Defense: -2.4, SoS: -2.7, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Mike Nolan (2-5-0) and Mike Singletary (5-4-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Mike Martz
Defensive Coordinator: Greg Manusky
Other Notable Asst.: Jim Tomsula (Defensive Line)
Training Camp: 49ers Training Facility (Santa Clara, California)
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Team Games & Schedule
| Score | Offense | Defense | Expected Points | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Day | Date | OT | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | Offense | Defense | Sp. Tms | |||
| 1 | Sun | September 7 | boxscore | L | 0-1 | Arizona Cardinals | 13 | 23 | 13 | 291 | 183 | 108 | 5 | 18 | 285 | 176 | 109 | -8.61 | 2.16 | -1.37 | |||
| 2 | Sun | September 14 | boxscore | W | OT | 1-1 | @ | Seattle Seahawks | 33 | 30 | 20 | 365 | 272 | 93 | 1 | 22 | 351 | 182 | 169 | 3 | 4.17 | 9.70 | -11.81 |
| 3 | Sun | September 21 | boxscore | W | 2-1 | Detroit Lions | 31 | 13 | 25 | 370 | 188 | 182 | 14 | 240 | 124 | 116 | 2 | 16.16 | 5.96 | -7.56 | |||
| 4 | Sun | September 28 | boxscore | L | 2-2 | @ | New Orleans Saints | 17 | 31 | 20 | 312 | 221 | 91 | 3 | 24 | 467 | 363 | 104 | 2 | -1.88 | -17.63 | 7.95 | |
| 5 | Sun | October 5 | boxscore | L | 2-3 | New England Patriots | 21 | 30 | 12 | 199 | 122 | 77 | 3 | 25 | 377 | 233 | 144 | 2 | -6.65 | -6.43 | 3.18 | ||
| 6 | Sun | October 12 | boxscore | L | 2-4 | Philadelphia Eagles | 26 | 40 | 14 | 306 | 175 | 131 | 3 | 21 | 383 | 280 | 103 | 1 | -17.96 | -12.43 | 14.05 | ||
| 7 | Sun | October 19 | boxscore | L | 2-5 | @ | New York Giants | 17 | 29 | 13 | 253 | 218 | 35 | 3 | 17 | 273 | 161 | 112 | -17.53 | 0.63 | 3.87 | ||
| 8 | Sun | October 26 | boxscore | L | 2-6 | Seattle Seahawks | 13 | 34 | 21 | 388 | 264 | 124 | 2 | 14 | 261 | 222 | 39 | -12.85 | -5.45 | 1.15 | |||
| 9 | Bye Week | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Mon | November 10 | boxscore | L | 2-7 | @ | Arizona Cardinals | 24 | 29 | 19 | 336 | 217 | 119 | 3 | 21 | 374 | 328 | 46 | -3.94 | -9.38 | 12.28 | ||
| 11 | Sun | November 16 | boxscore | W | 3-7 | St. Louis Rams | 35 | 16 | 19 | 334 | 199 | 135 | 2 | 22 | 406 | 280 | 126 | 3 | 7.02 | 7.07 | 3.64 | ||
| 12 | Sun | November 23 | boxscore | L | 3-8 | @ | Dallas Cowboys | 22 | 35 | 16 | 304 | 278 | 26 | 2 | 16 | 408 | 334 | 74 | 1 | -2.85 | 0.26 | -7.55 | |
| 13 | Sun | November 30 | boxscore | W | 4-8 | @ | Buffalo Bills | 10 | 3 | 12 | 195 | 133 | 62 | 1 | 18 | 350 | 194 | 156 | 1 | -7.87 | 9.48 | 7.56 | |
| 14 | Sun | December 7 | boxscore | W | 5-8 | New York Jets | 24 | 14 | 25 | 375 | 275 | 100 | 2 | 10 | 182 | 123 | 59 | 1 | 7.57 | 4.86 | 0.67 | ||
| 15 | Sun | December 14 | boxscore | L | 5-9 | @ | Miami Dolphins | 9 | 14 | 24 | 318 | 206 | 112 | 11 | 248 | 150 | 98 | 0.75 | -2.46 | -2.03 | |||
| 16 | Sun | December 21 | boxscore | W | 6-9 | @ | St. Louis Rams | 17 | 16 | 15 | 273 | 190 | 83 | 4 | 21 | 343 | 214 | 129 | 1 | -7.26 | 5.17 | 6.14 | |
| 17 | Sun | December 28 | boxscore | W | 7-9 | Washington Redskins | 27 | 24 | 19 | 359 | 238 | 121 | 1 | 19 | 268 | 143 | 125 | 1 | 7.73 | -3.94 | -2.42 | ||