San Francisco 49ers play-action rate, 2026
23.8%
15th of 32 in the NFL
- 22.7%
- On 122 dropbacks through Week 5
How often do the 49ers use play-action?
The 49ers have faked a handoff on 23.8% of their dropbacks through Week 5, 15th in the NFL.
Week by week
| Through | PA% | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | 22.2% | 15th |
| Week 2 | 34.4% | 3rd |
| Week 3 | 28.1% | 9th |
| Week 4 | 23.8% | 17th |
| Week 5 | 23.8% | 15th |
Last season
Up from 22.3% in 2025, which ranked 21st of 32.
From the 49ers weekly
Three to three at halftime. The 49ers had been stopped on fourth and one at the Denver thirty-four on the first snap of the second quarter, and Denver's Allen blocked a fifty-four-yard Pineiro field goal as the half ran out. Then, tied with nine fifty-two left in the third, a 49ers punt from their own eleven went sixty-one yards, Marvin Mims fielded it at the Denver twenty-eight, and San Francisco's Neal forced the fumble and recovered it himself. San Francisco scored nine snaps later, scored twice more in the fourth quarter, and beat the Broncos twenty-four to fourteen at home to go four and oh. Neither offense turned the ball over, and neither quarterback was sacked.
Read the Week 4 note →Which offenses use the most play-action in 2026?
Kansas City Chiefs (36.6%), Seattle Seahawks (34.6%), then Chicago Bears (32.7%) lead the league. All 32 teams on the Play-Action Rate board.
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