Most teams in the NFL come into the season with at least a handful of their games viewed as “coin flips,” or ones that can go either way. The 49ers are favored to win every game but one in 2023.
The Cowboys and the Eagles are the top teams on the Niners schedule. Aside from those two, you could make arguments for the Jaguars, Bengals, and the Ravens pulling off potential “upsets.”
Of course, how we view a team in August can drastically change by December. By the second quarter of Week 1 last year, the 49ers backfield consisted of Trey Lance and Jeff Wilson Jr.