"If you watched the San Francisco 49ers this season, you likely spent a good portion of your Sundays squinting at the television, trying to reconcile the jersey numbers with the names on the back, and wondering how a team could look so disastrously different yet end up in the exact same place: the playoffs. The 2025 campaign wasn't just a down year or an injury bug season. It was a statistical anomalya glitch in the football matrix."
"The Bottom of the Barrel: The Niners finished last in the NFL in sacks with 20. That is tied for the lowest single-season total in the league in the last four seasons. Historical Context: While 20 sacks is abysmal, it isn't the lowest total for a playoff team this millennium. The Titans had 19 in 2020, while the 2014 Bengals and 2005 Colts also finished with 20."
"One Guy Beat You?: Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett finished with 23 sacks this season three more than the entire 49ers roster combined. Garrett's record overtook T.J. Watt's 22.5 from 2021. Fun fact: That year, Watt had 4.5 more sacks than the entire Atlanta Falcons roster. So, yes, it could be worse. The Bosa Factor: Nick Bosa had two sacks this season. That was the fourth-best mark on the team."
The San Francisco 49ers reached the playoffs despite finishing last in the NFL with just 20 sacks in 2025. That 20-sack total ties the lowest single-season figure in the league over the last four seasons and matches rare low totals by playoff teams this millennium, with the Titans registering 19 in 2020 and the 2014 Bengals and 2005 Colts each posting 20. Only two teams with the fewest sacks among playoff teams won the Super Bowl in that span: the 2018 Patriots and the 2006 Colts. Myles Garrett recorded 23 sacks, three more than the entire 49ers roster combined. Nick Bosa totaled two sacks and ranked fourth on the team while playing only 119 defensive snaps.
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