Team Profile
San Francisco 49ers
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10.7% 9thOff DVOA
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33% 7thPassing DVOA
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-3.8% 13thRushing DVOA
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-1.6% 13thDef DVOA
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0.8% 10thDef Passing DVOA
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-4.4% 23rdDef Rushing DVOA
2024 Team Stats
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Points For22.9 15th
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Points Against25.6 25th
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Yards Per Game377.0 4th
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Yards Allowed Per Game318.0 8th
San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel (head) returned to Saturday's postseason game against the Packers. The wideout caught both targets for 24 yards before exiting for the blue medical tent for a concussion evaluation. However, he's good to go, which is good news for the Niners, a team that was held scoreless by the Packers defense in the first quarter.
San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel (head) is questionable to return to Saturday's postseason battle with the Packers. Many believed he suffered a foot injury. However, he lost a shoe, although he took a hard hit moments later and ended up in the blue medical tent. Samuel appeared to be getting hot before exiting, catching both targets for 24 yards. San Francisco hasn't had an easy time with the Packers thus far, so the team needs Samuel back on the field. But if he doesn't return, Brandon Aiyuk and George Kittle should see more attention from Brock Purdy.
San Francisco 49ers kicker Jake Moody will kick off San Francisco's postseason run on Saturday night versus the Green Bay Packers in the Divisional Round. Moody's rookie season has been a success, even while ranking in the bottom of the league in field goal attempts due to his historic extra-point prowess. In Week 18 versus the Rams, Moody ended a streak of 60 straight extra points converted, an NFL record since the extra-point attempt was moved back to the 15-yard line in 2015. Green Bay's defense has been unspectacular lately, allowing 32 points to Dallas last week, which should put Moody in a position to put points on the board consistent with his regular season performance. The weather is expected to be moderately rainy with wind gusts maxing out at 20 mph and shouldn't be a big issue. DFS players unwilling to spend the extra cash on Justin Tucker should consider Moody a high-floor option, leading the tier below.
San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel is primed for a big game in the team's Divisional Round home matchup against the Green Bay Packers. Over his last five full regular season games, the dual-threat player averaged 21.5 half-PPR points, which placed him third in the NFL among wide receivers in that time. Green Bay's pass defense has been leaky recently, allowing the seventh-most points to fantasy wide receivers over the last five weeks of the regular season. In the Wild Card Round last week, the Packers allowed CeeDee Lamb and Michael Gallup to combine for 213 yards receiving. The weather in Santa Clara during the game is expected to be moderately windy and rainy, but San Francisco should find a way to get Samuel heavily involved regardless. He'll be a top-2 option for fantasy players this week.
San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk will look to carry his 2023 fantasy breakout into the playoffs when he faces the Green Bay Packers at home in the Divisional Round. In his last five full games, Aiyuk has averaged 7.2 targets, 5.4 receptions, and 87.2 receiving yards per game. He had two touchdowns in that time frame. Over Green Bay's last five regular-season games, they allowed the seventh-most fantasy points to wide receivers. As of Week 17, Green Bay had run an even split of zone and man coverage, ranking 17th in each, which is relevant since Aiyuk tends to do better against man-heavy schemes. Aiyuk should be a good option in fantasy this week, and a worthy DFS play if moderately priced.