of san francisco 49ers travel to face green bay packers Week 12 at Lambeau Field, kickoff time is 4:25pm ET. The matchup between the longtime rivals will be the Game of the Week on FOX and will be broadcast nationwide except for the Seattle and Arizona markets.
Packers are 5.5 point favorites FanDuel Sportsbooka significant injury to the Niners caused the line to move. Green Bay was a 2.5-point favorite at the start of the week, but the line moved three points after coach Kyle Shanahan confirmed the 49ers would be without quarterback Brock Purdy and defensive end Nick Bosa. The 49ers will have Brandon Allen starting at quarterback for this game.
San Francisco is tied with three other teams in the NFC West with 1 win and 5 losses against Arizona. Green Bay is 7-3 and sits in third place in the competitive NFC North, two games behind Detroit. Below are the key playoff implications for these two teams.
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The NFC West is packed from top to bottom. The Cardinals are 6-4, while the Rams, Seahawks and 49ers are all 5-5. Arizona has won against San Francisco and at home against Los Angeles, and is 2-0 in district play. The 49ers are 1-3 with a win over the Seahawks and losses to the Seahawks, Cardinals, and Rams.
The 49ers currently sit in 10th place in the overall NFC standings. They are tied for the final wild card spot, a game and a half behind the Rams, Seahawks and Commanders.
What a 49ers win means for their playoff prospects
Due to the tiebreaker, the 49ers need help to move ahead of the Rams or Seahawks in the standings. However, if the 49ers win, they will be within a game of the Packers in the wild-card race in a direct tiebreaker.
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The NFC North has been the best division in the NFL this season. The Lions lead the league with 9 wins and 1 loss, followed by the Vikings with 8 wins and 2 losses, the Packers with 7 wins and 3 losses, and the Bears with 4 wins and 6 losses. The Packers are 1-2 in district play with a win over the Bears and losses to the Lions and Vikings.
The Packers sit in 6th place in the NFC overall standings. They are half a game behind the seventh-place Commanders and one game behind the fifth-place Vikings.
What a Packers win means for their playoff prospects
This would at least keep them in line with the Vikings and Lions in the NFC North and wild-card race. They will enter Week 13 in no worse shape than their current 6th place.
Impact on tiebreaker
The 2024 schedule has all four teams in the NFC North playing all four teams in the NFC West. The Packers have wins over the Cardinals and Rams, and have this game and a game against the Seahawks remaining. If the tiebreaker for either division ends up with a common opponent, that will affect the outcome. Additionally, the Packers will likely be competing with the 49ers (and the rest of the NFC West) for a wild-card spot, so a head-to-head tiebreaker will be key.
