Seahawks Take NFC West Lead After 49ers’ Week 8 Loss

Overview

• San Francisco lost 26-15 to Houston, dropping to 5-3 after entering Week 8 atop the division on a 3-0 NFC West record.
• Seattle moved into first place without playing, holding the edge via its Week 4 win over the Cardinals in the divisional tiebreaker.
• The Rams stayed 5-2 during their bye, but a winless NFC record and a division loss left them behind in the tie calculus.
• With the Rams and Cardinals also idle, Seattle was guaranteed to finish Week 8 at the top of the NFC West.
• Niners Nation’s playoff snapshot placed the Eagles and Buccaneers second and third, the Lions fifth, the Rams sixth and the 49ers seventh, with Week 9 games against the Saints and Commanders likely to shuffle positions again.