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1 week agoFalcons - 49ers Week 7 open thread
Atlanta Falcons travel to Santa Clara to face the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday Night Football amid injuries, aiming to extend their NFC surge.
By virtue of a 4-1 overall record and 4-0 mark against NFC teams, the 49ers sit atop the conference for the first time since the 2023 season. That conference mark is a key tiebreaker come January's playoff seeding, after sizing up head-to-head battles, divisional games, and common opponents. Other 4-1 NFC teams are the 49ers' hosts this Sunday, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-1 NFC), as well as the Philadelphia Eagles (3-0) and the Detroit Lions (2-1).