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San Francisco 49ers playoff chances

The San Francisco 49ers are 7-1 through Week 9 and hold the NFC's #1 seed. Clinch gives them a 95% chance to make the playoffs, 82% to win the NFC West and 42% to earn the #1 seed, from 10,000 simulations of the rest of the season.

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SF
49ers
7-1 · #1 seed · 9 games left · remaining SOS .478
Make playoffs
95%
Win division
82%
#1 seed
42%
Avg draft pick
27.7
proj. 12.5 wins

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Rooting guide

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Week 10 · Sun, Nov 15 4:25 PM ET
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Week 11 · Sun, Nov 22 8:20 PM ET
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Week 12 · Sun, Nov 29 4:25 PM ET
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Week 13 · Sun, Dec 6 1:00 PM ET
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Week 14 · Sun, Dec 13 4:25 PM ET
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Week 15 · Thu, Dec 17 8:15 PM ET
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Week 16 · Sun, Dec 27 4:25 PM ET
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Week 17 · Sun, Jan 3 8:20 PM ET
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Week 18 · Sun, Jan 10 1:00 PM ET
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Played games

Tap the team that lost for a do-over.
Week 9 · Sun, Nov 8Final
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Week 7 · Sun, Oct 25Final
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Week 6 · Mon, Oct 19Final
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Week 5 · Sun, Oct 11Final
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Week 1 · Thu, Sep 10Final
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NFC

1SF49ers div7-195%
2CHIBears div7-285%
3NYGGiants div5-2-167%
4CARPanthers div 3-530%
5DETLions 6-282%
6MINVikings 6-277%
7GBPackers 6-359%
in the hunt
SEASeahawks 5-447%
LARams 5-445%
DALCowboys 4-530%
NOSaints 3-523%
TBBuccaneers 3-631%
ATLFalcons 3-619%
ARICardinals 3-61%
WASCommanders 2-5-18%
PHIEagles 2-71%

Tiebreakers

Every tie, broken step by step with the NFL's official rules
NFC 5 tiebreakers
NFC North 2nd placeLions and Vikings both 6-2DET ✓
  1. Head-to-headDET 1-0MIN 0-1Lions win it
Lions finish 2nd in the NFC North.
NFC South titlePanthers and Saints both 3-5CAR ✓
  1. Head-to-head doesn't apply: does not apply.
  2. Division recordCAR 1-1NO 0-1Panthers win it
Panthers win the NFC South.
NFC West 2nd placeRams and Seahawks both 5-4SEA ✓
  1. Head-to-head doesn't apply: does not apply.
  2. Division recordLA 0-2SEA 2-1Seahawks win it
Seahawks finish 2nd in the NFC West.
#5 seedLions and Vikings both 6-2DET ✓
  1. Vikings rank behind the Lions in the NFC North, so only the Lions stay in this tiebreak.
Lions get the #5 seed.
First team outRams and Seahawks both 5-4SEA ✓
  1. Rams rank behind the Seahawks in the NFC West, so only the Seahawks stay in this tiebreak.
Seahawks are first in line.