The 49ers (6-9) travel to FedExField for a 10:00 PT kickoff against the Washington Redskins (8-7) in the season finale.
Jason Campbell starts at quarterback for Washington. Clinton Portis runs the ball. Santana Moss the WR1. Shaun Hill starts for the 49ers; Frank Gore returns from injury for the finale; Isaac Bruce at receiver. Vernon Davis the tight end.
Mike Singletary's audition for the permanent job ends here.[1][2][3]
Mike Singletary's interim tenure ends Sunday morning at FedExField. The head-coach search, technically open, comes down to whether Singletary's identity produced a team the Yorks should commit to.
Shaun Hill stays the starter. Frank Gore returns from injury. Isaac Bruce the WR1. The Redskins come in 8-7 with Jason Campbell at quarterback and Clinton Portis as the lead back. 7-9 closes the year on the right note; a loss closes it 6-10.
Favored by Washington by 3. The Singletary case, with five-of-eight games as competitive finishes, gets one more piece of football.
Week 17 across the NFL sees the playoff field set. The Giants, Cardinals, Falcons, Vikings, Eagles, Cowboys, and Bears compete in the NFC. The Patriots, Dolphins, Titans, Steelers, Colts, Chargers, and Broncos compete in the AFC. The Redskins (8-7) are in the wild-card mix; a win plus help puts them in. The 49ers (6-9) are eliminated. The Sunday finale is the kind of week where the 49ers, in a road finale against a team with playoff stakes, get to write the year's last paragraph.
Through fifteen games the 49ers are 6-9 with a -45 point differential. Shaun Hill averages 6.5 yards per attempt with 11 TDs and seven INTs. Frank Gore returns from a knee injury. DeShaun Foster averaged 4.0 yards per carry filling in. Isaac Bruce averages 67 receiving yards a game. The defense allows 24.9 points a game. The Redskins are 8-7 with Jason Campbell averaging 220 passing yards a game and 13 TDs/6 INTs. Clinton Portis averages 90 rushing yards a game with eight TDs. Vegas opens the Redskins as 3-point home favorites; total 36.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | 10-5 | W4 |
| New England Patriots | 10-5 | W3 |
| New York Jets | 9-6 | L1 |
| Buffalo Bills | 7-8 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 11-4 | L1 |
| Baltimore Ravens | 10-5 | W1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 4-11 | L5 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 3-11-1 | W2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Titans | 13-2 | W1 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 11-4 | W8 |
| Houston Texans | 7-8 | L1 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 5-10 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | 8-7 | L2 |
| San Diego Chargers | 7-8 | W3 |
| Oakland Raiders | 4-11 | W1 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 2-13 | L3 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona Cardinals | 8-7 | -- |
| San Francisco 49ers | 6-9 | W1 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 4-11 | W2 |
| St. Louis Rams | 2-13 | L9 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 12-3 | W1 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 9-6 | L1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 8-6-1 | L1 |
| Washington Redskins | 8-7 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | 9-6 | W3 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 9-6 | L1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 5-10 | L5 |
| Detroit Lions | 0-15 | L15 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | 11-4 | L1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 10-5 | W2 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 9-6 | L3 |
| New Orleans Saints | 8-7 | W1 |
Reveal each quarter as you watch, the next quarter stays hidden until you tap it.
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Shaun Hill 2 yard rush ( Joe Nedney kick) | 0-7 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Redskins | Clinton Portis 4 yard rush ( Shaun Suisham kick) | 7-7 |
| Redskins | Shaun Suisham 41 yard field goal | 10-7 |
| Redskins | Antwaan Randle El 6 yard pass from Jason Campbell ( Shaun Suisham kick) | 17-7 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | DeShaun Foster 1 yard rush ( Joe Nedney kick) | 17-14 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Jason Hill 9 yard pass from Shaun Hill ( Joe Nedney kick) | 17-21 |
| 49ers | Joe Nedney 34 yard field goal | 17-24 |
| Redskins | Jason Campbell 2 yard rush ( Shaun Suisham kick) | 24-24 |
| 49ers | Joe Nedney 40 yard field goal | 24-27 |
Shaun Hill threw a touchdown pass and the 49ers beat the Washington Redskins 27-24 at FedExField. Hill finished 21-of-30 for 245 yards and added an interception. Frank Gore returned and ran for 58. Josh Morgan caught three for 50. The defense intercepted Jason Campbell once. Clinton Portis ran for 80 and a touchdown. The 49ers improved to 7-9 in Mike Singletary's last interim game. The kind of season-finale road win that closes the year on the right note.[1][2][3]
Mike Singletary's interim tenure ended 7-9 Sunday morning at FedExField with the kind of road finale that, after the 7-9 finish of 2007 with Mike Nolan, gave the 49ers the kind of head-coaching audition that the Jed York and Trent Baalke front office needed.
Shaun Hill threw for 245 yards and a touchdown. Frank Gore, back from his knee injury, ran for 58. Josh Morgan caught three for 50. Vernon Davis caught two for 23. The defense intercepted Jason Campbell once and held Clinton Portis to 80 rushing yards. The 49ers' offense produced 27 in a finale where the year's identity, against a Redskins team that needed the game for a wild-card spot, won the kind of road game the year had not produced before.
7-9. The kind of finale that, after the Singletary interim tenure ran 5-4 down the stretch, made his permanent appointment a formality. The kind of road win where the year's identity, against a playoff-hopeful opponent, was the kind of football the Jed York family was hiring permanently. The offseason begins. The kind of finale that has the 49ers' 2009 conversation pointed at a real direction.
49ers 27, Redskins 24. Margin: +3. Sixteen-game record: 7-9, -42 differential.
* Shaun Hill: 21-of-30 for 245, 1 TD, 1 INT.
* Frank Gore: 11 carries for 58 (return from knee).
* Josh Morgan: 3 catches for 50.
* Vernon Davis: 2 catches for 23.
* Jason Campbell: 18-of-30 for 156, 1 TD, 1 INT.
* Clinton Portis: 29 carries for 80, 1 TD.
* 49ers D: 1 INT of Campbell, multiple sacks.
* Singletary's interim record: 5-4 down the stretch; permanent hire forthcoming.
* 49ers 7-9 (Singletary 5th W); Redskins 8-8.
A 27-24 road finale win over the Washington Redskins at FedExField. Mike Singletary's interim tenure ends 5-4 down the stretch. The 49ers finish 7-9.
How it unfolded
The 49ers scored on their opening drive with a Shaun Hill touchdown to make it 7-0. The Redskins answered with a Clinton Portis touchdown drive to tie at 7-7. Washington added two more scoring drives in the second quarter to take a 21-7 halftime lead. The third quarter was a Shaun Hill touchdown drive to make it 21-14. The fourth quarter was a 49ers touchdown to tie at 21-21, then a Joe Nedney field goal to make it 24-21. Washington added a field goal to tie at 24-24. A final 49ers drive produced a Nedney walk-off field goal to win it 27-24.
The turning point
The 49ers' second-half comeback. Down 21-7 at halftime, the team's third-quarter touchdown drive started the comeback and the fourth-quarter overtime-style finish produced the kind of late-game discipline that the Mike Singletary interim era was supposed to develop. Joe Nedney's second walk-off field goal in two weeks.
By the numbers
Hill 245 passing on 30 attempts with a TD and an INT. Gore 58 rushing on 11 carries (return). Davis 23 receiving on 2 catches. Morgan 50 receiving on 3 catches. Campbell 156 on 30 attempts with a TD and an INT. Portis 80 rushing with a TD.
Personnel watch
Mike Singletary's last interim game, the kind of road finale that effectively closed his head-coaching audition. Frank Gore back from injury. Shaun Hill's clean game (one TD, one INT). Vernon Davis quietly productive. The defense generating multiple sacks and one interception. The kind of finale where everything the new staff has been building toward landed at once.
What it means
7-9 with the offseason beginning. Mike Singletary's 5-4 interim record makes his permanent hire a formality. The kind of finale that gives the Jed York and Trent Baalke front office the kind of head-coaching evaluation the search was meant to produce. Singletary will be the 49ers' head coach for the next two-and-a-half seasons. The kind of road finale where the year ended with two walk-off field goals in three weeks and a head-coaching candidate's audition was officially complete.
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | |||||
| Shaun Hill | 21/30 | 245 | 1 | 1 | |
| WAS | |||||
| Jason Campbell | 18/30 | 156 | 1 | 0 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Frank Gore | 11 | 58 | 0 | 11 |
| DeShaun Foster | 9 | 44 | 1 | 18 |
| Jason Hill | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Shaun Hill | 4 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| Michael Robinson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| WAS | ||||
| Clinton Portis | 29 | 80 | 1 | 7 |
| Jason Campbell | 4 | 39 | 1 | 23 |
| Ladell Betts | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Josh Morgan | 3 | 50 | 0 | 26 |
| Michael Robinson | 2 | 43 | 0 | 24 |
| Bryant Johnson | 2 | 43 | 0 | 24 |
| Billy Bajema | 1 | 29 | 0 | 29 |
| Jason Hill | 4 | 28 | 1 | 9 |
| DeShaun Foster | 3 | 20 | 0 | 12 |
| Vernon Davis | 3 | 18 | 0 | 9 |
| Isaac Bruce | 2 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
| Frank Gore | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| WAS | ||||
| Santana Moss | 6 | 68 | 0 | 17 |
| Chris Cooley | 6 | 57 | 0 | 14 |
| Antwaan Randle El | 3 | 16 | 1 | 6 |
| James Thrash | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Ladell Betts | 2 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
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