If Kyle Shanahan has to pick through the dregs of the NFC to find a beatable opponent, then he has bigger problems.
The Eagles and 49ers play at the same time Sunday, so the picture for the No. 1 seed will not be clear at kickoff, but it could be clarified relatively quickly. For the more likely question — two or three — the Niners control their own destiny. Beat the Cardinals, and they'll be the second seed, hosting a first-round game against whoever clinches the NFC's final playoff spot Sunday. That could be the Seahawks, Packers or Lions.
that has an incentive to lose — they'll be the NFC's third seed and host the Giants, who are locked into the No. 6 seed no matter what happens this weekend.the most conventional wisdom has ever been, is that you don't want to play a hot Packers team with Aaron Rodgers coming into town. Bay Area News Group columnist Dieter Kurtenbach took it a step further, outright saying that the Niners should tank Sunday's matchup to steer clear of Green Bay.
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