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Standings, playoff path, and contracts side by side

Standings

  1. 1SF49ersDiv 3-0 · PF 235 · PA 156 · W17-1Leader1
  2. 2SEASeahawksDiv 2-1 · PF 202 · PA 162 · W15-42.5 GB–
  3. 3LARRamsDiv 0-2 · PF 214 · PA 181 · W35-42.5 GB–
  4. 4ARICardinalsDiv 1-3 · PF 178 · PA 255 · L13-64.5 GB–
What does "games behind" mean?

How many wins one team needs to make up on another, counting each win by the trailing team or loss by the leading team as half a game. It ignores tiebreakers.

Playoff path

49ers 7-1

>99% playoff chances

No. 1 seed, leading the division.

9 games left, 3 against the division. Next: at Cowboys, Sun, Nov 15.

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Seahawks 5-4

40% playoff chances

Outside the top 7, 2.5 games behind the 49ers.

8 games left, 3 against the division. Next: at Raiders, Sun, Nov 15.

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Rams 5-4

35% playoff chances

Outside the top 7, 2.5 games behind the 49ers.

8 games left, 4 against the division. Next: at Cardinals, Sun, Nov 15.

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Cardinals 3-6

<1% playoff chances

Outside the top 7, 4.5 games behind the 49ers.

8 games left, 2 against the division. Next: vs. Rams, Sun, Nov 15.

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NFC West contracts side by side

Each team's flagship deal and its backload score (peak remaining cap hit ÷ 2026 cap hit), from cited reporting.

49ers

3.0x

Brock Purdy: Cheap for two years, then the QB bill arrives

9 deals tracked · top score 3.0x

Seahawks

4.9x

Jaxon Smith-Njigba: Record WR deal, and the hit nearly quintuples by 2031

10 deals tracked · top score 4.9x

Rams

5.7x

Myles Garrett: Eight void years, and a $48M hit in 2030

9 deals tracked · top score 5.7x

Cardinals

1.1x

Budda Baker: Top cap hit, and the deadline came and went

9 deals tracked · top score 1.9x

Next games

Week 10

SEASeahawks5-4
at
LVRaiders4-5

Sun, Nov 15 · 3:05 p.m. CT · CBS · Allegiant Stadium

Line SEA -6.5, total 40.5

ESPN win chance · SEA left, LV right

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Week 10 · Division game

LARRams5-4
at
ARICardinals3-6

Sun, Nov 15 · 3:05 p.m. CT · CBS · State Farm Stadium

Line LAR -9.5, total 39.5

ESPN win chance · LAR left, ARI right

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Week 10

SF49ers7-1
at
DALCowboys4-5

Sun, Nov 15 · 3:25 p.m. CT · Fox · AT&T Stadium

Line SF -3.5, total 55.5

ESPN win chance · SF left, DAL right

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NFC West rivalry tracker

49ers vs. Seahawks

49ers lead the series 1-0.

  • Week 5: 49ers won 32-29.
  • Week 12: Sun, Nov 29.

49ers vs. Rams

49ers lead the series 1-0.

  • Week 1: 49ers won 27-7.
  • Week 14: Sun, Dec 13.

49ers vs. Cardinals

49ers lead the series 1-0.

  • Week 3: 49ers won 36-30.
  • Week 18: date TBD.

Seahawks vs. Rams

Both meetings still ahead.

  • Week 16: Fri, Dec 25.
  • Week 18: date TBD.

Seahawks vs. Cardinals

Seahawks lead the series 2-0.

  • Week 2: Seahawks won 31-7.
  • Week 9: Seahawks won 17-3.

Rams vs. Cardinals

Cardinals lead the series 1-0.

  • Week 6: Cardinals won 18-16.
  • Week 10: Sun, Nov 15.

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Data note: scores, schedules, standings, injuries, lines, and ESPN's predictor come from ESPN's public APIs, as of Nov 13, 2026, 10:25 a.m. CT. Written text is generated from that data and adds no numbers of its own.