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

The 49ers enter the bye at 9-4, a great mark, especially considering a lot of the season was played without starting QB Brock Purdy. Purdy is back, and the 49ers will get to set up for a strong stretch run. There's still plenty to keep an eye on during Sunday's action.

The talk all off-season was that the 49ers play the worst division in football, but the NFC and the AFC South are ahead of the AFC North and NFC East in the standings. Before the year, you would have thought that the Ravens and Bengals would be much tougher than the Jaguars and Colts, but the records say differently.

Following the Bears' loss to the Packers and Rams' win over the Cardinals, Chicago is now the No. 7 seed, Philadelphia is at No. 3, and LA is at No. 1