The NFC West had a slight shakeup yesterday with divisional video games for all 4 groups. The 49ers have reclaimed the primary place spot due to their wild end in opposition to the Los Angeles Rams. The win provides the 49ers some wiggle room this week once they tackle the Seahawks. Past them having the primary seed this week, the primary place standing means nothing till Sunday.
The 49ers can lock issues up with a win in Seattle OR a tie. If the 49ers tie, they’ll nonetheless miss out on the primary seed relying on how the remainder of the convention works out, however a tie is certainly in play now. Let’s take a look at it.
Arizona Cardinals (5-9-1)/Seattle Seahawks (11-3)
The Cardinals confirmed as much as play in opposition to the Seattle Seahawks. Then Kenyan Drake went out however returned. Then Kyler Murray didn’t come again. Then the Seahawks did their common momentum shift by way of blocking a subject objective.
With Brett Hundley at quarterback, all of us knew how this is able to finish, proper? Mistaken.
The Cardinals managed to beat the Seahawks in Seattle, 27-13. The loss doesn’t do a lot however put a shiny SF emblem in all playoff situations, but it surely does supply some wiggle room. The 49ers can get a tie and win the division.
The Cardinals don’t have Murray for now, in order that will likely be one thing to observe for.
In the meantime, the Seattle Seahawks have successfully misplaced their working recreation. No, that’s not an overstatement, their total working recreation is now going to be out for Week 17. Operating backs, C.J. Prosise and Chris Carson are out with a damaged arm and hip accidents, respectively. In addition they misplaced offensive sort out Duane Brown. Brown’s harm is a query mark, but it surely’s assumed he’s gone from Week 17.
Now the Seahawks know what it’s like when the 49ers misplaced George Kittle.
Los Angeles Rams (8-7)
The Rams actually gave the 49ers their finest shot. Sadly, the 49ers have one James Richard Garoppolo on the roster, and the Rams have one Taylor Rapp on theirs. In the event you converse to Jalen Ramsey, you understand Rapp precipitated this loss on Sunday.
The loss to the 49ers places the Cardinals on an opportunity for 9-7 and lacking the playoffs with a profitable season. It was fairly the turnaround, however the Rams have some robust choices. The very first thing will likely be paying Ramsey since they gave up two first-rounders to get him and don’t have any extension plan in place.
There’s additionally the query of Jared Goff and Todd Gurley. Are they value that cash to maintain? Particularly when Gurley wasn’t used half the time. There’s some hypothesis they had been holding Gurley contemporary for the playoffs, however it’s nonetheless unusual he will get the cash he does after which has to relinquish carries at oddball moments.
Into Week 17
This all may have been locked up had the 49ers beat the Falcons final week. If the 49ers simply stored Julio out of the endzone, they’d have the West received and will relaxation their starters. As a substitute, they must go to Seattle to get the monkey off their backs. The 49ers haven’t received in Seattle since Jim Harbaugh’s first season in 2011.
The sport has been flexed into Sunday Evening soccer because of the stakes. The primary seed, the NFC West, and fairly presumably the Tremendous Bowl are on the road this week.
In the meantime, the Cardinals face the Rams. One workforce will get to screw the opposite out of a draft choose. That’s actually all that recreation is.
1st: San Francisco 49ers; Subsequent: at Seattle Seahawks
2nd: Seattle Seahawks; Subsequent: vs. San Francisco 49ers
third [Eliminated]: Los Angeles Rams; Subsequent: at Arizona Cardinals
4th [Eliminated]: Arizona Cardinals; Subsequent: vs. Los Angeles Rams
