49ers road to Super Bowl 2020: Jimmy Garoppolo's quest for 'real' Super Bowl ring

San Francisco 49ers will face off against Kansas City Chiefs up next in Miami for Super Bowl 2020. After 17 weeks of action, 49ers finished with a 13-3 win-loss record, ultimately ending regular season tied for second-best record in National Football League (NFL). Regardless of outcome, trip to Hard Rock Stadium in Miami will be consequential for head coach Kyle Shanahan and 49ers. San Francisco 49ers are just third team in history of NFL to reach Super Bowl a year after winning four or fewer games in previous season. 49ers had a dismal season in 2018 as y finished third in NFC West with a 4-12 win-loss record.

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San Francisco 49ers: Road to Super Bowl LIV

Week 1 saw star quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo make his return for 49ers after a long off-season rehab. Garoppolo did t have an especially productive outing against Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 49ers’ defence grabbed headlines on day as 49ers registered a 31-17 win. A trip to Cincinnati was up next for 49ers. Bengals were unlikely to prove to be a stern challenge for 49ers with Garoppolo finding his feet early in season. 49ers quarterback racked up 296 yards and threw for three touchdowns as 49ers came out on top with scoreline reading 41-17.

Road to Super Bowl 2020, Week 3: Jimmy Garoppolo comes to fore as 49ers eke out narrow victory against Steelers

49ers had an eventful outing in ir first home game of season. Kyle Shanahan’s men had it easy in opening weeks, but Steelers proved to be formidable opponents on night. However, 49ers’ Nick Bosa and Dee Ford-led defence stood strong as Jimmy Garoppolo found Dante Pettis in dying minutes to secure a first home victory of season. foundations of defensive resilience were laid in that game. Cleveland Browns could have possibly seen Week 4 result coming as 49ers registered an emphatic 31-3 win on night.

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Road to Super Bowl 2020, Week 10: 49ers slip up

49ers’ dominance continued all way until Week 10 when y faced Seattle Seahawks. Russell Wilson was man who was credited with breaking 49ers’ dominance as Seahawks mustered a 27-24 win in overtime. That blip, however, lasted barely a week as 49ers got over ir demons to secure consecutive wins against Cardinals and Packers.

Road to Super Bowl LIV, Week 13: 49ers suffer ir second defeat of season

Up against arguably most impressive side in league, 49ers were marginal underdogs for visit to M&T Bank Stadium. Ravens, led by MVP frontrunner Lamar Jackson pushed 49ers all way till very end, with Jackson almost willing Ravens to victory late on. A visit to Mercedes-Benz Superdome n beckoned for 49ers. Saints’ offence had acquired an almost Ravens-like reputation into Week 14. However, Kyle Shanahan dug deep into his playbook, with Jimmy Garoppolo throwing four touchdowns to lead 49ers to a narrow 48-46 victory.

That resurgence against Saints seemingly took its toll on 49ers as y succumbed to ir final defeat of regular season against Atlanta Falcons. Wins against Rams and Seahawks n followed as 49ers made ir way to post-season. As a result of ir regular-season exploits, 49ers enjoyed a week off before ir post-season duties. y faced a Minnesota Vikings side fresh off effecting an upset against Drew Brees and Saints. While Vikings were high on confidence, 49ers were rejuvenated by ir short break as y registered a comfortable 27-10 victory in Divisional Round.

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Road to Super Bowl 2020, NFC Championship: 49ers bully Packers into submission as 49ers

Raheem Mostert was man of hour at Levi’s Stadium as Kyle Shanahan adopted an old-school approach against Packers. With Mostert running show, 49ers raced to a 27-0 lead by halftime. By halftime, Mostert had rushed for 160 yards and had three touchdowns as Packers looked set to suffer one of heaviest defeats in a Championship game. Overturning a 27-0 lead proved to be too big of an ask for Packers as 49ers kept m at bay to progress to Super Bowl 2020.

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