Technically, the 49ers are in last place in the NFC West. And yet, they have the same record as the Seahawks and Rams -- they're all 5-5. And the division-leading Cardinals are 6-4.
And yet, they have the same record as the Seahawks and Rams -- they're all 5-5. And the division-leading Cardinals are 6-4. Which means that the 49ers are just a game out of first-place, right?The 49ers already have lost to each team in the NFC West once. Best-case scenario, the 49ers will beat the Rams and Cardinals, split with all three NFC West teams and finish 3-3 in the division.
If the 49ers split with all three teams and finished tied for first place in the division, the second tiebreaker is record within the division. And again, best-case scenario the 49ers finish 3-3 in the NFC West. So it's unlikely they'd win that tiebreaker, either. To truly win the NFC West, the 49ers probably would have to have the best record in the division, which means they'd have to make up two games on the Cardinals who have a relatively easy schedule the rest of the way.
The 49ers' most realistic path to the playoffs is through the wild card if they beat the Packers this Sunday.Grant Cohn has covered the San Francisco 49ers daily since 2011. He spent the first nine years of his career with the Santa Rosa Press Democrat where he wrote the Inside the 49ers blog and covered famous coaches and athletes such as Jim Harbaugh, Colin Kaepernick and Patrick Willis. In 2012, Inside the 49ers won Sports Blog of the Year from the Peninsula Press Club.
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