Sherman predicts 49ers will win 13 games and lose crucial NFC matchup originally appeared in NBC Sports Bay Area
It should come as no surprise that many experts are projecting the 49ers to be one of the best teams during the 2024 NFL season.
And that includes former San Francisco cornerback Richard Sherman.
In the last episode of “Richard Sherman Podcast“, the former defender analyzed game by game through 49ers regular season schedule and predicted that San Francisco will win 13 games next season.
“I got San Francisco with 13 wins,” Sherman told co-host Mitch Eisenstein. “The Kansas City game at San Francisco – how do you not have that in prime time? What are we really doing? This is a Super Bowl rematch and it’s at 1:25 p.m.” [p.m.], there’s no way. This is crazy. – But I think San Francisco finds a way to get this game. I think their homecoming against Seattle will be another tough game.
“In Green Bay, in Lambeau, it can get dicey. Brock [Purdy] I played at Iowa State and it got really cold outside, but Lambeau in November, December is… it can be tough for everyone. This could be a potential loss. I think they can go to Buffalo and get a win. I think they beat the Rams again. I think they beat Miami. I think they lose to [the] Detroit Lions Monday night at home. Detroit takes revenge. And I think they finish the season with a win in Arizona.”
Sherman believes Week 12 against the Green Bay Packers on the road and Week 17 against the Detroit Lions at home will be the 49ers’ only losses next season, both of which could have a huge impact on the NFC playoff picture.
Yes, 13 wins and only two defeats. That doesn’t add up to 17 games, right? That’s because Sherman, as a neutral party, jokingly predicted ties for the 49ers-Seahawks matchups in Week 6 and Week 11.
In the end, Sherman predicts a 13-2-2 record for San Francisco this upcoming season, which would certainly be a first.
