Head to head
Cleveland Browns v San Francisco 49ers — every meeting since 2003
Cleveland Browns and San Francisco 49ers have met 7 times since 2003. CLE lead the regular-season series 4-3. Against the closing spread CLE are 2-5. The highest-scoring meeting produced 36 points in 2023; the widest margin was 28.
CLE record
4-3
regular season, 2003–2025
CLE v the spread
2-5
covered–against
Highest scoring
36
combined, 2023
Widest margin
28
2019 season
Every meeting
7 games, 2003–2025| Game | Result | Total | Line | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 WK 13 | SF 26atCLE 8 | 35.5 | CLE -5.5 | SF by 18 |
| 2023 WK 6 | SF 17atCLE 19 | 36 | CLE -9.5 | CLE by 2 |
| 2019 WK 5 | CLE 3atSF 31 | 47.5 | SF +5 | SF by 28 |
| 2015 WK 14 | SF 10atCLE 24 | 43 | CLE +2.5 | CLE by 14 |
| 2011 WK 8 | CLE 10atSF 20 | 38.5 | SF +9 | SF by 10 |
| 2007 WK 17 | SF 7atCLE 20 | 41 | CLE +11.5 | CLE by 13 |
| 2003 WK 3 | CLE 13atSF 12 | 44.5 | SF +7 | CLE by 1 |
CLE in the last meetings
- Last 31-2
- Last 52-3
The extremes
- Highest scoring2023 week 6 · SF 17 at CLE 1936 points
- Lowest scoring2003 week 3 · CLE 13 at SF 1225 points
- Widest margin2019 week 5 · CLE 3 at SF 3128 points
By starting quarterback
regular season, 2003–2025No meeting on file names both starting quarterbacks.
7 further pairings met once each and are left out — a list where most rows read 1-0 describes single games rather than a matchup. Every one of them is in the table above.
By head coach
regular season, 2003–2025| CLE | SF | Met | CLE record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Stefanski | Kyle Shanahan | 2 | 1-1 |
5 further pairings met once each and are left out — a list where most rows read 1-0 describes single games rather than a matchup. Every one of them is in the table above.
Players, since 2021
a shorter window than aboveEverything above this line covers 2003 onwards, because that is how far the schedule and the closing lines go back. Per-player box scores start at 2021, so any figure naming a player covers the 5 seasons from 2021 and no more. The two windows are kept apart rather than blended, and neither is presented as the complete history: these clubs have played each other for far longer than this database reaches, and nothing on this page covers the seasons before 2003.
Most touchdowns
since 2021 · 2 meetings
- Brock Purdy QB · SF · 2g3 TD
- Christian McCaffrey RB · SF · 2g2 TD
- Kareem Hunt RB · CLE · 1g1 TD
- Jauan Jennings WR · SF · 1g1 TD
- Jordan Mason RB · SF · 1g1 TD
- Harold Fannin Jr. TE · CLE · 1g1 TD
Most passing yards
since 2021 · 2 meetings
- Brock Purdy QB · SF · 2g293 yds
- PJ Walker QB · CLE · 1g192 yds
- Shedeur Sanders QB · CLE · 1g149 yds
Most rushing yards
since 2021 · 2 meetings
- Christian McCaffrey RB · SF · 2g96 yds
- Quinshon Judkins RB · CLE · 1g91 yds
- Jerome Ford RB · CLE · 1g84 yds
- Kareem Hunt RB · CLE · 1g47 yds
- Jordan Mason RB · SF · 1g27 yds
- Brian Robinson RB · SF · 1g26 yds
Most receiving yards
since 2021 · 2 meetings
- Amari Cooper WR · CLE · 1g108 yds
- Brandon Aiyuk WR · SF · 1g76 yds
- George Kittle TE · SF · 2g68 yds
- Jauan Jennings WR · SF · 2g65 yds
- Harold Fannin Jr. TE · CLE · 1g43 yds
- Kyle Juszczyk FB · SF · 2g36 yds
