The 2025 NFL season has officially reached its home stretch. As we ready for this weekend, only five full weeks of regular-season action remain until the start of the playoffs. The postseason picture is far from finalized,

Christian McCaffrey has a chance for the record books and the 49ers have a shot, albeit a narrow one, of landing the top playoff seed.

The San Francisco 49ers are going to need an X-factor to step up and change the way the team is viewed if they want to make a run for the Super Bowl. ESPN recently named an X-factor for every team, but for the 49ers, there are three strong candidates.

The San Francisco 49ers aren't counting on having linebacker Fred Warner back for the postseason if the team makes a deep playoff run. Still, the All-Pro defender is attacking his rehab from the dislocated and fractured right ankle he suffered on October 12 with every intention of returning.

The San Francisco 49ers won't play in Week 14, but this is a great time to look back at their performance in their first 13 games of 2025.