Overview
- San Francisco enters the weekend 9-4 and will move up to at least the No. 6 seed regardless of the Bears–Packers result, with a path as high as No. 2 if the Falcons upset the Seahawks and the Cardinals beat the Rams.
- The 49ers’ preferred outcomes include Falcons over Seahawks and Cardinals over Rams, with ancillary boosts from Packers over Bears, Saints over Buccaneers, Commanders over Vikings, and Chargers over Eagles.
- The Eagles sit 8-4 with a magic number of three to win the NFC East, cannot reach the No. 1 seed this week, and could finish the week No. 2 with a Monday win at the Chargers paired with a Cardinals upset of the Rams.
- No NFC team can clinch in Week 14, but Washington will be eliminated with a loss to Minnesota or an Eagles win Monday, while Minnesota will be eliminated with a loss to Washington.
- Elsewhere, Seattle’s rooting guide favors Packers over Bears, Cardinals over Rams, and Chargers over Eagles to improve its path to a top-two seed, underscoring how crowded the conference remains.