Team season

1981 San Francisco 49ers

NFC West · 19 indexed games · Super Bowl champion

13–3

Regular season

3–0

Playoffs

Conference rank

357–250

Points for–against

Conference rank is derived from indexed winning percentage, wins and point differential; it is not an official tiebreaker seed.

Postseason path

Playoff games

New York Giants vs San Francisco 49ers

Divisional Round · Jan 3, 1982

Conference Championship

Dallas Cowboys vs San Francisco 49ers

Conference Championship · Jan 10, 1982

Cincinnati Bengals vs San Francisco 49ers

Super Bowl XVI · Jan 24, 1982

Season highlights

Best games from 1981

Postseason stakes and close finishes bring the most consequential indexed games to the top.

Cincinnati Bengals vs San Francisco 49ers

Super Bowl XVI · Jan 24, 1982

Conference Championship

Dallas Cowboys vs San Francisco 49ers

Conference Championship · Jan 10, 1982

New York Giants vs San Francisco 49ers

Divisional Round · Jan 3, 1982

San Francisco 49ers vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Nov 22, 1981

Cleveland Browns vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Nov 15, 1981

Atlanta Falcons vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Nov 8, 1981

San Francisco 49ers vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Nov 1, 1981

Los Angeles Rams vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Oct 25, 1981

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