Schedule at a glance

SEPT. 9 at Minnesota Vikings (10 a.m., FOX)

Running back Jerick McKinnon returns to where he launched his NFL career the past four seasons. Oh, there’s also that Kirk Cousins/Jimmy Garoppolo/Kyle Shanahan love-triangle storyline.

SEPT. 16 vs. Detroit Lions (1:05 p.m., FOX)

This is the Lions’ first visit to Levi’s Stadium. They lost their final 12 trips to Candlestick Park, dating to 1977.

SEPT. 23 at Kansas City Chiefs (10 a.m., FOX) Patrick Mahomes, Alex Smith’s replacement, has the arm strength to test the 49ers’ secondary. SEPT. 30 at Los Angeles Chargers (1:25 p.m., CBS)

Time to visit the Chargers’ temporary home, the StubHub Center, and face Anthony Lynn, the first coach the 49ers interviewed last year before hiring Kyle Shanahan.

OCT. 7 vs. Arizona Cardinals (1:25 p.m., FOX)

The 49ers haven’t beaten the Cardinals since the 2014 season finale, and this meeting offers a quality shot at ending that six-game streak.

OCT. 15

at Green Bay Packers (5:15 p.m., ESPN)

Ah, “Monday Night Football” in the fall at Lambeau Field. Last time the 49ers were there, they won a January 2014, sub-zero playoff game with a former NFL quarterback named Colin Kaepernick.

OCT. 21 vs. Los Angeles Rams (5:20 p.m., NBC)

Holding serve at home is a vital step in the 49ers’ path to unseat the Rams atop the NFC West.

OCT. 28 at Arizona Cardinals (1:25 p.m., FOX)

New coach Steve Wilks and new quarterback Sam Bradford host the 49ers, who lost 18-15 in overtime last season at Arizona in Week 4.

NOV. 1 vs. Raiders (5:20 p.m., FOX, NFLN)

This will be Levi’s Stadium’s one and only “Battle of the Bay” before the Raiders flee for Las Vegas in 2020. After this, the 49ers break for their bye.

NOV. 12 vs. New York Giants (5:15 p.m., ESPN)

The 49ers snapped their 0-9 start. and beat the Giants 31-21 last Nov.

12 at Levi’s Stadium. What is this, an anniversary special? Can Eli Manning win this time with new coach Pat Shurmur?

BYE NOV. 25

at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (10 a.m., FOX)

Kyle Shanahan got his NFL coaching start in Tampa as Jon Gruden’s quality control coach in 2004-05, a tenure that proved instrumental in not only drawing up Gruden’s thick playbook but also in teaching him defensive nuances, too.

DEC. 2 at Seattle Seahawks (5:20 p.m., NBC)

Richard Sherman’s return will hog the spotlight as the 49ers seek their first win in Seattle since 2011. The Seahawks have won the past nine meetings.

DEC. 9 vs. Denver Broncos (1:05 p.m., CBS)

The Broncos have 10 of 22 starters left from when they won Super Bowl 50 at Levi’s Stadium in February 2016. (Memo to Jimmy Garoppolo: Von Miller is one of them.)

DEC. 16

vs. Seattle Seahawks (1:05 p.m., FOX) Russell Wilson is 4-0 at Levi’s Stadium. The 49ers’ all-time starters there: Colin Kaepernick 6-11, Blaine Gabbert 3-4, Brian Hoyer 0-2, C.J. Beathard 1-3 and Jimmy Garoppolo 2-0.

DEC. 23 vs. Chicago Bears (1:05 p.m., FOX)

Garoppolo won his 49ers starting debut 15-14 at Chicago on Dec. 3, and this encore effort will come at Levi’s Stadium.

DEC. 30 at Los Angeles Rams (1:25 p.m., FOX)

This is the second straight season these NFC West rivals close the regular season at the Coliseum, where the 49ers are 2-0 since the Rams returned to Los Angeles. In fact, the 49ers haven’t lost a Southern California visit to the Rams since 1986, winning their last eight meetings in Anaheim.