ESPN broke down its overhaul tiers entering the 2025 NFL offseason and the 49ers aren’t in the Super Bowl contenders category.

Super Bowl losers have historically had a tumultuous season after their loss. Since 1987, only the Bills (1991-1993) and NE (won in 2018) have made it back to the Super Bowl after losing the year prior. After losing Super Bowl LV to the Buccaneers, the Chiefs went on to lose at home in the AFC Championship game to the Cincinnati Bengals in 2021.

The largest blowout in big game history belongs to Super Bowl XXIV in 1990, when the San Francisco 49ers defeated the Denver Broncos 55-10. That’s a 45-point win for the 49ers, and the game also took place in the now-Caesars Superdome.