How Week 14 games impact San Francisco's NFC seeding, postseason path, and key rooting interests in a tight playoff race.

The San Francisco 49ers kicking woes aren't over just yet.

Green Bay’s loss was huge for the 49ers’ path to the No. 1 seed. Now, the Niners need the Rams to lose Thursday to Seattle and win out. Likely? Not really. The 49ers currently have a 17 percent chance to win the division, per ESPN’s FPI.

Christian McCaffrey has a chance for the record books and the 49ers have a shot, albeit a narrow one, of landing the top playoff seed.

San Francisco gets to No. 6 no matter how this game finishes. The 49ers would move ahead of the 8-4-1 Packers if Chicago wins. They'd jump over the No. 7 seed 9-4 Bears to No. 6 if Green Bay wins. A loss from one of the Seahawks or Rams would push the 49ers up to No. 5, ahead of the NFC West team that lost and ahead of the loser of Packers-Bears.

The 49ers are fighting for their spot in the NFC playoffs this season. Here's where they stand heading into Week 14 of the 2025 season.

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