Will San Francisco 49ers make 2026 NFL playoffs? Expert record predictions

The NFL schedule is out. The San Francisco 49ers released their 2026 schedule that will see them travel 38,105 miles throughout the season beginning with their season-opener against the Los Angeles Rams in Melbourne, Australia on Sept. 10.

The Niners finished the 2025 season with a 12-5 record and ended their season with a NFC Divisional Round loss to the eventual-Super Bowl champions Seattle Seahawks . Many sports experts predict a lot of the same for San Francisco in 2026. As far as Super Bowl title odds, the 49ers were tied for 7th-best odds to win the championship at +1800.

This season should look different than the previous one, though. San Francisco added weapons, filling voids at various positions. They improved at wideout adding Mike Evans, Christian Kirk and drafting Mississippi receiver De'Zhaun Stribling.

The Niners brought back Dre Greenlaw, are expecting to get Nick Bosa and Fred Warner back from injury and added linebackers and defensive linemen through the draft in Romello Height and Jaden Dugger. With a new-look, upgraded 49ers squad, here are season predictions from sports experts detailing how the San Francisco 49ers will perform during the 2026 NFL season: San Francisco 49ers 2026 record prediction USA TODAY Sports: 12-5 Jacob Camenker wrote : "The 49ers seem poised to contend for the NFC West title again. Their path to winning this season will be much easier than the one the Seahawks and Rams face, as San Francisco has a lot of favorable matchups on its schedule.