Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports
49ers will open 2019 preseason against Cowboys; Exhibition schedule announced
Apr 9, 2019 at 11:01 AM
•
Videos are auto-populated by an affiliate. This site has no control over the videos that appear above.
You can start planning your August. The NFL announced its entire 2019 preseason schedule on Tuesday, including all four exhibition games for the San Francisco 49ers.
The NFL preseason will kick off on August 1 with a matchup between the Denver Broncos and the Atlanta Falcons in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game from Canton, Ohio. The rest of the league will begin its exhibition play after that as the league kicks off its 100th season.
Below are the 2019 preseason opponents for the 49ers. Complete dates and times will be announced once they are finalized.
| Week |
Dates |
Time (PT) |
Opponent |
TV |
| 1 |
Aug 8-12 |
TBD |
vs Cowboys |
KPIX 5 |
| 2 |
Mon, Aug 19 |
5:00 p.m. |
at Broncos |
ESPN |
| 3 |
Aug 22-26 |
TBD |
at Chiefs |
KPIX 5 |
| 4 |
Thur, Aug 29 |
TBD |
vs Chargers |
KPIX 5 |
The 49ers will kick off their exhibition schedule against the Dallas Cowboys and then play a primetime game against the Denver Broncos on August 19.
San Francisco's third exhibition game, typically used as the "dress rehearsal" for NFL teams, will involve a trip to Kansas City where quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo suffered his season-ending ACL injury last season. Head coach Kyle Shanahan recently said he believes playing in preseason will benefit his rehabbing quarterback and running back Jerick McKinnon, who weeks earlier suffered the same injury.
"If their bodies can, I think that's a good thing for them,"
Shanahan said. "They want to test it out. I feel like that's more of a mental thing. If your body can take it and the doctors say it, and they feel confident with it, I think it's good to go out in a real-game situation and get that confidence because we're not going to let someone tackle [Garoppolo] in practice.
"A lot of times, guys want to go out and get tackled just so they can get that mental breakthrough so when they go into Week 1, they're not thinking about it."
Below are some notes on each matchup, which were provided by the 49ers Communications staff.
Cowboys
- It marks the 17th preseason matchup overall between the two clubs, with the 49ers winning the most recent meeting, 24-21, at Levi's Stadium in 2018.
- The 49ers are hosting the Dallas Cowboys in the preseason for only the third time since 1987 and the second-consecutive season.
- Dallas owns the overall preseason series record, 9-7.
Broncos
- The 49ers face the Broncos in the preseason for the seventh time in the last eight preseasons and 40th meeting overall.
- The Broncos lead the preseason series, 22-17.
- The 49ers defeated the Broncos, 31-24, in the team's last preseason meeting in Denver in 2016.
Chiefs
- This marks the 10th preseason matchup between the 49ers and Chiefs.
- The 49ers lead the overall preseason series record, 7-2.
- San Francisco has won each of the last two preseason matchups between the two clubs, including a 27-17 victory at Kansas City in 2017.
Chargers
- It marks the 33rd consecutive year in which the two teams have met in the preseason.
- The two teams will close out the preseason against each other for the 17th time in the past 18 years.
- San Francisco leads the all-time preseason series, 26-21, and have won eight of the last nine matchups between the two teams.
Related News
Facebook Comments
More San Francisco 49ers News
49ers sign WR Trent Taylor, reuniting with former draft pick
The San Francisco 49ers announced the signing of wide receiver Trent Taylor to a one-year deal, reuniting with the team's former fifth-round draft pick out of Louisiana Tech.
Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area was the first to report that the 49ers were discussing a potential reunion with Taylor. The receiver was part of head coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch's first draft class in 2017 and spent his first four NFL seasons with the team.
The #49ers are talking with free-agent slot receiver/return man
Draft Watch: Western Kentucky WR Malachi Corley visiting 49ers on Wednesday
The San Francisco 49ers are hosting several draft prospects this week as the deadline for pre-draft visits draws near. According to Aaron Wilson of KPRC2, the team will host former Western Kentucky wide receiver Malachi Corley on Wednesday.
Corley is expected to be a Day 2 pick. San Francisco owns two selections on Day 2—the No. 63 overall pick in the second round and the No. 94 overall pick in the third round. Currently, the receiver is visiting with the Seattle Seahawks.
Western Kentucky @WKUFootball receiver Malachi Worley
Rapoport: 49ers send clear message to teams inquiring about Brandon Aiyuk
Ian Rapoport didn't offer much of an update on the ongoing contract negotiations between the San Francisco 49ers and their standout wide receiver, Brandon Aiyuk. However, the NFL insider emphasized one thing: The team is not entertaining trade discussions at this juncture.
Reacting to Aiyuk's decision to unfollow the 49ers on Instagram, Rapoport couldn't help but chuckle at the latest development. This practice has become commonplace among players who are unhappy with their contract situations. Wide receiver Deebo Samuel similarly took this action in 2022 before requesting to be traded just before the draft.
Things have yet to escalate that far with Aiyuk, but Rapoport sees his
7-round mock draft from The Athletic sees 49ers fortifying defense early
Analyst Dane Brugler recently revealed his seven-round mock draft for The Athletic, forecasting all 257 selections in the upcoming 2024 NFL Draft, set to kick off next week.
"Piecing together a mock like this is time consuming, but I enjoy the exercise, because it allows me to focus on each team's needs, organizational trends and prospect-team pairings that make sense based on '30' visits, league buzz and overall interest," Brugler wrote.
Most expect the 49ers to address the trenches early in the draft, and Brugler has the team doing that. It's just not on the offensive side of the football. In fact, Brugler doesn't have San Francisco
