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NFC No. 1 Will Be Decided by 49ers–Seahawks as Rams Are Locked Into No. 5 or No. 6

Final placement turns on Week 18 results, with tiebreakers giving Los Angeles the edge over San Francisco in a 12–5 tie.

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Overview

  • Back-to-back losses to Seattle and Atlanta dropped the Rams to No. 6 and confined their postseason slot to either the fifth or sixth seed.
  • The 49ers host the Seahawks with the winner clinching the conference’s top seed and first-round bye.
  • Los Angeles secures the No. 5 seed only with a win over Arizona combined with a 49ers loss; any other outcome leaves the Rams at No. 6.
  • If the Rams and 49ers both finish 12–5, a head-to-head split and equal division records send the tiebreaker to common opponents, which favors the Rams.
  • Six NFC berths are set with Green Bay fixed at No. 7 and the NFC South deciding the No. 4 seed, leaving the Rams’ possible wild-card opponents as the Panthers, Buccaneers, Eagles or Bears.