If there’s one never-ending truth about the NFL, it’s that the parity from year to year is real, and whatever a team or individual did last season never automatically carries over to the next.
So, for the 4-12 San Francisco 49ers of 2018, there’s always the chance next season winds up being one where games extend deep into January of 2020. That’s the hope, at least, as it would indicate the Niners made some serious leaps and bounds over the frustrating campaign that was this season.
We now know which opponents San Francisco will face in 2019.