The San Francisco 49ers entered Week 8 as the top team in the NFC West, but their loss to the Houston Texans dropped them into wild card position and barely hanging on to that. It wasn’t that long ago that San Franciso was the top team in the NFC.
The Seattle Seahawks and Los Angeles Rams were on a bye this week and stayed at 5-2, so the 5-3 49ers losing moved them to the back of the line.
The Philadelphia Eagles and Tampa Bay Buccaneers won to move into second and third in the NFC, respectively.
The bye-week Detroit Lions moved up to fifth, the Rams snuck into sixth, and the 49ers are seventh.
NFC Playoff Picture during Week 8
The Green Bay packers still need to play on Sunday night and the Washington Commanders play Monday night.
In addition to the Lions, Rams, and Seahawks, the Arizona Cardinals were on a bye in Week 8.
1. Green Bay Packers (4-1-1)
2. Philadelphia Eagles (6-2win over TB)
3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-2, loss to PHI)
4. Seattle Seahawks (5-2, 1-1 NFCW)
5. Detroit Lions (5-2, 2-1 NFC)
6. Los Angeles Rams (5-2, 0-1 NFCW, 0-2 NFC)
7. San Francisco 49ers (5-3)
8. Chicago Bears (4-3)
9. Carolina Panthers (4-4)
10. Dallas Cowboys (3-4-1)
11. Atlanta Falcons (3-4, win over WAS & MIN)
12. Minnesota Vikings (3-4, 1-2 NFC)
13. Washington Commanders (3-4, 1-4 NFC)
14. Arizona Cardinals (2-5)
15. New York Giants (2-6)
16. New Orleans Saints (1-7)
NFC West standings during Week 8
With the rest of the NFC West on the bye, a win from the 49ers would have gone a long way. Instead, a loss really hurt them.
1. Seattle Seahawks (5-2, 1-1 NFCW)
2. Los Angeles Rams (5-2, 0-1 NFCW)
3. San Francisco 49ers (5-3)
4. Arizona Cardinals (2-5)
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