Overview
- Saturday at Levi’s Stadium decides the NFC West and top seed: Seattle clinches with a win or tie, while San Francisco must win to secure the bye and home field.
- If the 49ers lose and the Rams beat the Cardinals, Los Angeles takes the No. 5 seed on a common-opponent edge (Rams 6-2, 49ers 5-3) and San Francisco drops to No. 6; a Rams loss would leave the 49ers No. 5.
- The NFC’s No. 2 and No. 3 slots will be the Bears and Eagles, with Chicago owning the head-to-head tiebreaker; the order hinges on Bears-Lions and Eagles-Commanders results.
- The NFC South will be settled Saturday: Carolina clinches with a win at Tampa Bay or an Atlanta win over New Orleans, while Tampa Bay needs a win plus a Falcons loss to take the division, and a three-way tie favors the Panthers.
- In the AFC, the NFL lists the Broncos, Patriots, Jaguars, Bills, Texans and Chargers as clinched, and Sunday night’s Steelers-Ravens game is win-and-in for the AFC North title and the No. 4 seed with the loser eliminated.