Denver Broncos at San Francisco 49ers
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FINAL · SF 24–14·Sunday 2026-10-04·Levi's Stadium·closed SF -3 · O/U 48.5
Ball:
O: 3WR 1TE — published depth chart · snapshot 2026-10-12D: Base 4-3 D + nickel — published depth chart (lowest-snap LB sits)Ring = offense/defense snap % in last game played · stats thru Wk 5
✚ Nick Bosa (RDE) — Out✚ Dre Greenlaw (WLB) — Out✚ Marques Sigle (SS) — Out
Field
outdoors · grass
Weather
no forecast yet
Rest
DEN 7d · SF 7d
Referee
TBA — crews post late in the week
DEN form
3-2PF 97 · PA 111Home 2-0Away 1-2
QB Bo Nix 27–12 as starter · playoffs 1–1 · last 10: 7–3 · since 2024
SF form
5-0PF 154 · PA 93Home 3-0Away 2-0
QB Brock Purdy 35–15 as starter · playoffs 5–3 · last 10: 9–1 · since 2022
| DEN | Season efficiency | SF |
|---|---|---|
| -0.066 | Off EPA / play | 0.209 |
| 39.9 | Off success % | 52.7 |
| 6.6 | Off explosive % | 13.4 |
| 34.4 | 3rd-down conv % | 51.9 |
| -0.025 | Def EPA / play allowed | -0.067 |
| 40.6 | Def success % allowed | 42.6 |
QB record = games he actually started (1999–), regular season; playoffs broken out
Coaching Intel
DEN staff
HCSean Payton1–2 vs ShanahanOCDavis Webb0–1 vs MorrisDCVance Joseph0–1 vs Kubiak
4th-down go 15.8% · PROE +0.6 · no-huddle 12.7%
SF staff
HCKyle Shanahan2–1 vs PaytonOCKlay Kubiak1–0 vs JosephDCRaheem Morris1–0 vs Webb
4th-down go 18.3% · PROE -0.9 · no-huddle 3.2%
Head Coach vs Head Coach
Sean Payton1–2Kyle ShanahanShanahan leadsboth as head coaches, any team, 1999–
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Yards | Winning coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-04 | DEN @ SF | 14–24 | 298–360 | Kyle Shanahan |
| 2020-11-15 | SF @ NO | 13–27 | 281–243 | Sean Payton |
| 2019-12-08 | SF @ NO | 48–46 | 517–465 | Kyle Shanahan |
DEN offense vs SF defense
Davis Webb(OC)0–1Raheem Morris(DC)Morris leads1 true OC-vs-DC game — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-04 | DEN | SF | 14–24 | 298 | -10 | L |
SF offense vs DEN defense
Klay Kubiak(OC)1–0Vance Joseph(DC)Kubiak leads1 true OC-vs-DC game — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-04 | SF | DEN | 24–14 | 360 | +10 | W |
result and margin read from the offense's side
Franchise Meetings involving a current head coach
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Winner | Coaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-04 | DEN @ SF | 14–24 | SF | Sean Payton / Kyle Shanahan |
| 2022-09-25 | SF @ DEN | 10–11 | DEN | Kyle Shanahan / Nathaniel Hackett |
| 2018-12-09 | DEN @ SF | 14–20 | SF | Vance Joseph / Kyle Shanahan |
games under departed-on-both-sides staffs are excluded