In 2022, McCaffrey and the 49ers lost to the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship 31-7. In 2023, meanwhile, San Francisco suffered a heartbreaking overtime loss to Kansas City in Super Bowl LVIII. But if the 49ers avoid a possible Super Bowl hangover, they should be in play to win a championship, especially with McCaffrey leading the charge.
San Francisco will also have to come ready to play since it has one of the more difficult schedules in the NFL. The 18-game slate includes every team they faced in the playoff last year, a very good NFC North division and a very good AFC East, on top of the first-place teams from the AFC West, NFC South, and NFC East. The 49ers can get off to a good start, with the softer portion of their schedule coming toward the beginning of the season. However, after the first few weeks, it becomes a gauntlet on paper with little margin for error.
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