Cleveland Browns vs San Francisco 49ers
Series timeline
Counts every meeting across all leagues, not just the league this page opens on.
▲ Cleveland Browns ahead (peak +10)
▼ San Francisco 49ers ahead (peak +1)
Cleveland Browns San Francisco 49ers Tie Postseason One meeting per cell
Longest streaks: Cleveland Browns 5 (1946–1948), San Francisco 49ers 3 (1984–1990). Current: San Francisco 49ers 1.
These teams met in the AAFC (1946 to 1949) and the NFL (1950 to 2025).
The complete series lives on the main matchup page.
Splits
| Split | Cleveland Browns record |
|---|---|
| Regular season | 19-11 |
| Postseason | 1-0 |
| Hosted by Cleveland Browns | 12-4 |
| Hosted by San Francisco 49ers | 8-7 |
| Last 10 seasons (1987 to 2025) | 5-5 |
| Largest Cleveland Browns win | 38-3 (1955) |
| Largest San Francisco 49ers win | 41-7 (1984) |
Postseason meetings
| Season | Date | Winner | Score | Site | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Dec 11, 1949 | Cleveland Browns | 21-7 | at Cleveland Browns | Championship |
In the record book
- Longest winning streaks#11 in AAFC
- Most lopsided series#99 in NFL
- Most lead changes#2 in AAFC
- Biggest blowouts#26 in AAFC
Every meeting
2020s
2010s
2000s
1990s
1980s
1970s
1960s
1950s
| Season | Date | Winner | Score | Site | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Nov 29, 1959 | San Francisco 49ers | 21-20 | at Cleveland Browns | Week 10 |
| 1955 | Oct 2, 1955 | Cleveland Browns | 38-3 | at San Francisco 49ers | Week 2 |
| 1953 | Nov 15, 1953 | Cleveland Browns | 23-21 | at Cleveland Browns | Week 8 |
| 1951 | Sep 30, 1951 | San Francisco 49ers | 24-10 | at San Francisco 49ers | Week 1 |
| 1950 | Nov 12, 1950 | Cleveland Browns | 34-14 | at Cleveland Browns | Week 9 |
1940s
| Season | Date | Winner | Score | Site | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 (2-1) | Oct 9, 1949 | San Francisco 49ers | 56-28 | at San Francisco 49ers | Week 7 |
| Oct 30, 1949 | Cleveland Browns | 30-28 | at Cleveland Browns | Week 10 | |
| Dec 11, 1949 | Cleveland Browns | 21-7 | at Cleveland Browns | Championship Postseason | |
| 1948 (2-0) | Nov 14, 1948 | Cleveland Browns | 14-7 | at Cleveland Browns | Week 12 |
| Nov 28, 1948 | Cleveland Browns | 31-28 | at San Francisco 49ers | Week 14 | |
| 1947 (2-0) | Oct 26, 1947 | Cleveland Browns | 14-7 | at San Francisco 49ers | Week 9 |
| Nov 16, 1947 | Cleveland Browns | 37-14 | at Cleveland Browns | Week 12 | |
| 1946 (1-1) | Oct 27, 1946 | San Francisco 49ers | 34-20 | at Cleveland Browns | Week 8 |
| Nov 10, 1946 | Cleveland Browns | 14-7 | at San Francisco 49ers | Week 10 |