If the San Francisco 49ers beat the Indianapolis Colts on Monday, the Los Angeles Rams will slip from the 5 seed to the 6 seed in the NFC playoff picture. It’s a remarkable turnaround from where these teams were at going into their Week 5 matchup — an overtime win by the 49ers — and L.A.‘s revenge win in Week 10.
Going into Week 5, the Rams were 3-1 and 9-point favorites over a 49ers team that suffered injuries all over the roster, including to quarterback Brock Purdy.
But the 49ers lost three of their next five, including that 42-26 loss to L.A., and most were writing them off at 6-4 and losing ground on a playoff spot. Now the 49ers could go from out of the playoffs to holding the number one seed.
Unbelievable.
The 49ers have won four straight and the Rams have lost two of their last three. With a better divisional and conference record, the 49ers hold the head-to-head tiebreaker over L.A. and would improve to the 5-seed if they beat the Colts on Monday night.
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