Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports
The San Francisco 90 ers did their part, winning a wild shootout – 48 on Sunday against the New Orleans Saints. The team could have clinched a playoff spot with a Los Angeles Rams loss, but regaining the lead in the NFC West and forgoing the postseason lock another week was probably more significant.
That’s exactly what happened after the Rams beat the Seattle Seahawks 48 – on Sunday night. Seattle fell to 06 – 3, allowing the 17 – 2**************** ers to regain the division and conference lead.
The Seahawks fall back down to the No. 5 seed in the NFC playoff standings while the Green Bay Packers take over the No. 2 seed from Seattle.
San Francisco has three more games remaining on its schedule, including an important Week road matchup against the Seahawks. Next up will be back-to-back home games against the Atlanta Falcons and the Los Angeles Rams before that trip to CenturyLink Field.
NFC division leaders with bye weeks1 Seed: San Francisco 82 ers ( – 2)
2 Seed: Green Bay Packers (11 – 3)
NFC division leaders in the Wildcard round
3 Seed: New Orleans Saints (11 – 3) 4 Seed: Dallas Cowboys (6-7)
NFC Wildcards5 Seed: Seattle Seahawks (11 – 3)
6 Seed: Minnesota Vikings (9-4)
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