The 49ers’ 2019 schedule was officially released Wednesday evening. We’ve known the opponents since the end of last season, but now we can parse the entire schedule with a little more context.

We combed through all 17 weeks and found a few interesting quirks in San Francisco’s 2019 slate:

Early bye week

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The 49ers have a Week 4 bye in 2019 – their earliest bye week since 2002 when they also had Week 4 off. Their bye weeks from the last 10 years look like this:

2018: Week 11
2017: Week 11
2016: Week 8
2015: Week 10
2014: Week 8
2013: Week 9
2012: Week 9
2011: Week 7
2010: Week 9
2009: Week 6

A late-season bye is typically preferred because it’s a good time for beat up players to rest and get rejuvenated for a playoff run. For the 49ers it may benefit them to have an early bye with three key players, Jimmy Garoppolo, Kwon Alexander and Jerick McKinnon returning from torn ACLs. That extra week off early in the year might be a good opportunity for them to get fully healthy and back to 100 percent for the final 14 games.

The other positive note on the bye week is that it’s sandwiched between a pair of home games. Last year the 49ers had to trek to Tampa Bay after their bye week.