49ers get a game date and kickoff time, but still waiting for an opponent

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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy (13) leaves the field after leading a 41-23 victory over the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC wild-card playoff game, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023, at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

Because the Minnesota Vikings lost Sunday, the 49ers’ next playoff opponent will be determined Monday night.

The winner of the Dallas-Tampa Bay game will come to Levi’s Stadium next Sunday. Kickoff will be 3:30 p.m. (Pacific)

The 49ers did not play the Cowboys this season, but they met in the playoffs a year ago, with the 49ers winning 23-17 in Dallas.

Tampa Bay came to Levi’s Stadium on Dec. 11 and left with a 35-7 defeat. Tom Brady, in what then loomed as his last visit home as a player, had one of the worst games of his 22-year career. The numbers, bad as they were — – 34 of 55 for 253 yards, two interceptions — didn’t begin to tell the story.

The 49ers, with Brock Purdy making his first NFL start, rolled up 209 yards on the ground. Christian McCaffrey carried 14 times for 119 yards. Purdy was 16 of 21 for 185 and two touchdowns.

 

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