How the 49ers can Clinch the No. 1 NFC Playoff Seed in Week 17
The 49ers weren't allowed the opportunity to clinch the NFC's No. 1 playoff seed this past week, but they get another chance at it in Week 17.
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00:00 Tell me what this loss means for the playoffs
00:02 You know, we've touched on a little bit I would say it means nothing but it also
00:09 Like like I said like it if they won this game
00:14 My feelings would be niners are winning the Lombardi trophy. They beat the Ravens best team in the NFL besides 49ers
00:20 They beat all these NFC teams
00:23 Because they lost now I question that now
00:27 Ultimately, it doesn't mean anything for the 49ers because they're gonna go out there and play the way they're gonna play regardless
00:31 So it doesn't matter my confidence
00:33 What my confidence levels like it matters how the Niners perform and execute on game day
00:38 So they can go out and go on this another run and win five games in a row and win the Super Bowl
00:43 But what it does for me is it makes me question like I thought this team was the unquestioned best team in the NFL coming
00:49 Into this game now, I feel like that's not the case. It makes me question. Can they beat the Rams in the playoffs?
00:55 Can they beat the Lions in the playoffs?
00:56 Can they repeat connect Cowboys or the Eagles have a good game against them in the playoffs and in they if they get to that?
01:02 Super Bowl are they gonna win this time because the last two they've lost to FC opponents and this year they struggled against FC
01:09 Opponents, they're two and three and if it's the Ravens, I don't know
01:13 Maybe playing them once is a good thing so they'll be better prepared the next time and they can beat the Ravens
01:18 I believe but it doesn't give you a little bit of doubt
01:21 Yeah, I mean
01:24 Every time they face a great quarterback their defense looks pretty inept. You know, they they beat
01:28 Dak Jalen Hurts Trevor Lawrence
01:32 Baker Mayfield some decent quarterbacks, but they got smoked by Lamar. They got smoked by Joe burrow
01:40 They got smoked by Kirk cousins and
01:44 If they go in the playoffs and have to face Matthew Stafford
01:49 That'll be interesting because they face Matthew Stafford earlier in the year when he didn't have Cooper Cup now he does
01:54 that'll be interesting and then
01:57 geez
01:59 Would they get smoked by Jared Goff? Probably not but what about they get to the Super Bowl they have to face
02:05 Josh Allen or Patrick Mahomes
02:08 Or Lamar. I mean, I think they could handle to it frankly, you know, they could handle to it, but
02:15 Josh Allen I
02:18 Don't know about that. I
02:20 Don't know how good this defense really is and here's what else this loss means for the playoffs
02:25 It means they have to win the next two games to get the number one seed
02:28 It means they have to be the commanders which they should on a short week flying out
02:32 It's is they should be able to beat this guy, right?
02:35 The quarterback over there. I was free how he leaves the NFL and interceptions and sacks
02:40 It's gonna be a long day for him. I fully expect him to beat Washington, but that means week 18. That's a must-win game
02:45 nobody's resting you got to go out and beat Matt Stafford if you want to get the one seed and
02:50 The last time you played the Rams you only won by what seven eight
02:54 Seven and then the team that just smacked you the Ravens
02:59 Went to overtime with these Rams and the Rams only lost by like six or seven or something like that
03:04 Yeah, so the Rams did better against the Ravens than we did. They've won five out of the last six games
03:10 So this week 18 game is a playoff game
03:13 Essentially, they have to win it to get the one seed
03:15 It's gonna be a huge game and because they lost this game. It means a lot more had they won this game
03:21 They could have took week 18 off rest of guys if they wanted to had essentially two bye weeks
03:26 I still had the one seat. So it's a big deal in that regard
03:28 *Outro Music*