49ers get their ass beat like a drum

[94Smith]

I didn't feel or think this way at all. I preferred that the Rams beat the 9ers this weekend. I thought that worked in our favor, in spite of what other people were saying, or the prevailing narrative. I thought it worked in our favor by putting some distance between us and the 9ers if it should boil down to a wild card proposition for us.

And as far as making us tied with the Rams if they won, well...guess what? If it's about winning the division, then we have to beat the Rams to do it. We can't be scared about such a thing. You've got to earn it. And we've got our chance to in going head-to-head with them.

If you split with them and it comes down to a tie breaker the first tie breaker is W-L within division. That will probably be a tie now as well as the Seahawks are likely to blast the niners at the end of the year

 

[NoGain]

If you split with them and it comes down to a tie breaker the first tie breaker is W-L within division. That will probably be a tie now as well as the Seahawks are likely to blast the niners at the end of the year

There are only 7 playoff spots. That means the 4 division winners (Eagles, Bucs, Packers/Lions, Rams/Hawks) and three wild card teams (amongst these at the moment: 2nd place NFC Central, 2nd place NFC West, Bears/49ers/Vikings/Panthers). For me, the Rams beating the 9ers puts us in a better/more favorable position for a wild card spot.

As far as the division goes, just beat the Rams. If we split with them, from this vantage point a lot can happen with 8 games left in the season. Hell, Stafford could go down to injury, upsets, any number of things. Too early for such divisional tie-breaking scenarios for me.