"Currently the NFC's seventh and final seed, the 49ers (9-4) can sit back and rehab on their bye while climbing to at least the No. 6 spot and potentially No. 2. They'll leapfrog the loser of Sunday's game between the Chicago Bears (9-3) and the host Green Bay Packers (8-3-1) for the No. 6 spot, yet still be in wild-card territory."
""If people had said you would be 9-4 going into the bye, and you're not going to have Fred Warner and Nick Bosa and Kittle is going to miss the first five weeks, and Brock is going to miss (eight) games, a lot of people would have laughed at everybody," tight end George Kittle said after Sunday's 26-8 win in Cleveland."
The San Francisco 49ers enter their bye at 9-4 holding the NFC's seventh seed with an opportunity to improve without playing. The team can move to the No. 6 seed by leapfrogging the loser of Bears-Packers and could reach No. 2 if both the Rams and Seahawks lose on the road. Four games remain on the schedule, including matchups with the Tennessee Titans and the Indianapolis Colts. Key contributors missed time this season: Fred Warner and Nick Bosa were out, George Kittle missed the first five weeks, and Brock Purdy missed eight games, with depth additions filling roles.
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