Green Bay’s loss was huge for the 49ers’ path to the No. 1 seed. Now, the Niners need the Rams to lose Thursday to Seattle and win out. Likely? Not really. The 49ers currently have a 17 percent chance to win the division, per ESPN’s FPI.

The Rams face the Seahawks on Thursday in Seattle and the winner of that game will be in the driver's seat for the top seed in the NFC. The Rams may have beaten the Seahawks earlier this season, but Adams scored a touchdown in that game and they only won by two despite Sam Darnold 's horrific four-interception performance.

Despite the missed opportunity to gain ground, the 49ers improved to 10-4 and remain firmly in the playoff hunt with three games left on the schedule. San Francisco will travel to face the Indianapolis Colts in Week 16 before closing the regular season with home games against the Chicago Bears and the Seahawks.

Here’s a look at the NFC playoff race, including the chase for the NFC North championship, along with strength of schedules and the latest playoff probabilities.

In the long and storied history of the NFL playoffs, many rivalries have been born and grown through sheer repetitiveness. There's no better example than the San Francisco 49ers and the Green Bay Packers. It's a postseason rivalry that will be renewed ...

The 49ers sit 10-4 as NFC playoff battles heat up. Injuries and tough matchups for rivals set the stage for a dramatic finish to the season.

The San Francisco 49ers are playing the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, but they could benefit from some other games going certain ways.

There aren't many national analysts who are expecting Monday night's game between the Green Bay Packers (2-2-1) and San Francisco 49ers (1-4) at Lambeau Field to be much of a contest, considering the injury-riddled 49ers are coming off an ugly loss to the ...

The San Francisco 49ers sit at 9-4 and the No. 6 seed in the NFC after their long-awaited bye week. With the 2-11 Tennessee Titans coming into San Francisco on Sunday, it is safe to say the 49ers have a very realistic chance to reach 10-4 by the end of the week — a remarkable outcome considering the injuries that have plagued this team.

Kyle Shanahan addressed the report that 49ers' defensive coordinator Robert Saleh turned down an eye-opening offer from the Raiders.