The San Francisco 49ers had their highest point differential in a playoff game on January 9, 1999, on January 20, 1991 and on December 23, 1972, with a -2-point differential.
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top 3 worst 49ers playoff losses in a game| TEAM | DIFF | DATE | ROUND | TM | OPP | RESULT | TD | 1DWN | OFF | OPP OFF | 3DWN% | 4DWN% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 49ers | -2 | 1/9/1999 | NFC Divisional | @ | L 18-20 | 2 | 15 | 343 | 289 | 53.3 | |||
| 2 | | 49ers | -2 | 1/20/1991 | NFC Championship | vs | L 13-15 | 1 | 13 | 240 | 311 | ||||
| 3 | | 49ers | -2 | 12/23/1972 | NFC Divisional | vs | L 28-30 | 4 | 13 | 255 | 402 | ||||
| 4 | | 49ers | -3 | 2/11/2024 | Super Bowl | @ | L 22-25 | 2 | 23 | 382 | 455 | 25.0 | 100.0 | ||
| 5 | | 49ers | -3 | 1/30/2022 | NFC Championship | @ | L 17-20 | 2 | 16 | 282 | 396 | 33.3 | |||
| 6 | | 49ers | -3 | 2/3/2013 | Super Bowl | vs | L 31-34 | 3 | 23 | 468 | 367 | 22.2 | 0.0 | ||
| 7 | | 49ers | -3 | 1/22/2012 | NFC Championship | vs | L 17-20 | 2 | 15 | 328 | 352 | 7.7 | |||
| 8 | | 49ers | -3 | 1/8/1984 | NFC Championship | @ | L 21-24 | 3 | 19 | 434 | 410 | ||||
| 9 | | 49ers | -4 | 12/22/1957 | NFL Divisional | vs | L 27-31 | 3 | 20 | 351 | 324 | ||||
| 10 | | 49ers | -6 | 1/19/2014 | NFC Championship | @ | L 17-23 | 2 | 16 | 308 | 308 | 27.3 | 100.0 | ||
| 11 | | 49ers | -7 | 1/3/1971 | NFC Championship | vs | L 10-17 | 1 | 15 | 307 | 319 | ||||
| 12 | | 49ers | -10 | 1/13/2002 | NFC Wild Card | @ | L 15-25 | 2 | 19 | 290 | 368 | 50.0 | |||
| 13 | | 49ers | -10 | 1/6/1996 | NFC Divisional | vs | L 17-27 | 2 | 25 | 395 | 368 | 40.0 | 83.3 | ||
| 14 | | 49ers | -10 | 1/17/1993 | NFC Championship | vs | L 20-30 | 2 | 24 | 415 | 416 | 50.0 | |||
| 15 | | 49ers | -11 | 2/2/2020 | Super Bowl | @ | L 20-31 | 2 | 21 | 351 | 397 | 37.5 | 0.0 | ||
| 16 | | 49ers | -11 | 1/2/1972 | NFC Championship | @ | L 3-14 | 0 | 9 | 239 | 244 | ||||
| 17 | | 49ers | -12 | 1/9/1988 | NFC Divisional | vs | L 24-36 | 3 | 17 | 358 | 397 | ||||
| 18 | | 49ers | -13 | 1/11/1998 | NFC Championship | vs | L 10-23 | 1 | 15 | 257 | 325 | 21.4 | 66.7 | ||
| 19 | | 49ers | -14 | 12/29/1985 | NFC Wild Card | @ | L 3-17 | 0 | 19 | 362 | 355 | ||||
| 20 | | 49ers | -17 | 1/23/1994 | NFC Championship | @ | L 21-38 | 3 | 24 | 359 | 377 | 33.3 | 50.0 | ||
| 21 | | 49ers | -21 | 1/4/1997 | NFC Divisional | @ | L 14-35 | 2 | 12 | 196 | 210 | 47.1 | 0.0 | ||
| 22 | | 49ers | -24 | 1/29/2023 | NFC Championship | @ | L 7-31 | 1 | 11 | 164 | 269 | 25.0 | 0.0 | ||
| 23 | | 49ers | -25 | 1/12/2003 | NFC Divisional | @ | L 6-31 | 0 | 14 | 228 | 329 | 25.0 | 33.3 | ||
| 24 | | 49ers | -35 | 1/17/2026 | NFC Divisional | @ | L 6-41 | 0 | 15 | 236 | 281 | 50.0 | 0.0 | ||
| 25 | | 49ers | -46 | 1/4/1987 | NFC Divisional | @ | L 3-49 | 0 | 9 | 184 | 366 |
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13th
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106.9
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |