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49ers’ 2018 NFL regular-season schedule leaked before official release

By Chris Wilson

SANTA CLARA, CA - AUGUST 24: A general view of the inside of Levi's Stadium prior to an NFL football game between the San Diego Chargers and San Francisco 49ers on August 24, 2014 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
SANTA CLARA, CA - AUGUST 24: A general view of the inside of Levi's Stadium prior to an NFL football game between the San Diego Chargers and San Francisco 49ers on August 24, 2014 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) /
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The San Francisco 49ers’ 2018 schedule has been leaked! The NFL will release full regular-season schedules for each team later today, but we have an early look into the Niners’ schedule, and Niner Noise has your breakdown.

At 5 p.m. PT, the NFL will release full regular-season schedules for every team in the league, but the San Francisco 49ers‘ 2018 schedule has already been leaked.

While we’ve known who the 49ers’ 2018 opponents will be since late last year, we now know the exact road the Niners will need to take in order to return to the playoffs next season.

Cam Inman of the San Jose Mercury News was the first reporter to break the news, although Bay Area Sports Dude may have been the first to obtain the schedule.

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Here is the 49ers’ 2018 regular-season schedule:

  • Week 1 –  Sunday, September 9 @ Minnesota Vikings at 10:00 a.m.
  • Week 2 – Sunday, September 16 vs. Detroit Lions at 1:05 p.m.
  • Week 3 – Sunday, September 23 @ Kansas City Chiefs at 10:00 a.m.
  • Week 4 – Sunday, September 30 @ Los Angeles Chargers at 1:25 p.m.
  • Week 5 – Sunday, October 7 vs. Arizona Cardinals at 1:25 p.m.
  • Week 6 – Monday, October 15 @ Green Bay Packers at 5:15 p.m.*
  • Week 7 – Sunday, October 21 vs. Los Angeles Rams at 5:20 p.m.*
  • Week 8 – Sunday, October 28 @ Arizona Cardinals at 1:25 p.m.
  • Week 9 – Thursday, November 1 vs. Oakland Raiders at 5:20 p.m.*
  • Week 10 – Monday, November 12 vs. New York Giants at 5:15 p.m.*
  • Week 11 – BYE
  • Week 12 – Sunday, November 25 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers at 10:00 a.m.
  • Week 13 – Sunday, December 2 @ Seattle Seahawks at 5:20 p.m.*
  • Week 14 – Sunday, December 9 vs. Denver Broncos at 1:05 p.m.
  • Week 15 – Sunday, December 16 vs. Seattle Seahawks at 1:05 p.m.
  • Week 16 – Sunday, December 23 vs. Chicago Bears at 1:05 p.m.
  • Week 17 – Sunday, December 30 @ Los Angeles Rams at 1:25 p.m.

All times PT      * Denotes prime-time matchup.

There has been some debate as to the exact starting times of the Week 2, Week 14 and Week 15 games, but all sources have stated the games will begin at either 1:05 p.m. or 1:25 p.m.

As opposed to the single prime-time game the Niners played in 2017, the NFL gave San Francisco five prime-time slots in 2018, partially due to the high expectations for the team under their new franchise quarterback, Jimmy Garoppolo.

Fans of both teams will be looking forward to the two matchups between the 49ers and the Seattle Seahawks, thanks to cornerback Richard Sherman‘s signing with the rival 49ers after his ouster from Seattle. Mark Week 13 on your calendar, as Sherman plays his first game in Seattle in an opposing team’s colors — and under the bright lights of Sunday Night Football:

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