Overview
- Seattle secured the NFC West and a first‑round bye as its defense held San Francisco to 173 yards, with Zach Charbonnet scoring the lone touchdown and Jason Myers adding two field goals.
- The 49ers drop to a wild‑card spot and will be the No. 5 seed if the Cardinals beat the Rams, otherwise No. 6 with a Rams win, setting up road trips that could range from the NFC South winner to Chicago or Philadelphia.
- Tampa Bay edged Carolina 16–14 to stay in the NFC South race and needs a Saints win over the Falcons to claim the division, while an Atlanta win would create a three‑way tie that awards the title to the Panthers on head‑to‑head tiebreakers.
- Denver enters Sunday needing a win to lock up the AFC's No. 1 seed, with New England and Jacksonville results shaping the rest of the conference's top three.
- Pittsburgh hosts Baltimore in a win‑and‑in matchup for the AFC North title and the No. 4 seed, with the loser missing that berth.