33rd Team

It's time for the San Francisco 49ers to look ahead to this offseason. A blowout loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday Night Football signaled the end of San Francisco's playoff hopes. At 5-7, the 49ers have just a 10 percent chance at making the playoffs, according to The Athletic's playoff projection model. While there's a small chance the 49ers could turn things around, they'll be playing the rest of the season without Christian McCaffrey, who suffered a knee injury in Week 13. Meanwhile, Trent Williams and Nick Bosa have missed back-to-back games, and Brock Purdy is trying to play through a shoulder injury. The injuries have become too much to overcome for the 49ers, and if they want to compete for a Super Bowl again in 2025, they'll need to hit on some draft picks this offseason to give them some much-needed reinforcements on both sides of the ball/