So, the San Francisco 49ers had a bye. Regardless of what happened, their playoff positioning would improve. How better? Well, just one spot thanks to the Chicago Bears/Green Bay Packers game. Beyond that, nothing much. And since the Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks both won, and looked good doing it.

The 49ers will return from the bye down a game in the standings and facing what should be a simple opponent. Meanwhile, the Rams and Seahawks will both have games that could result in losses. At least, I would say that if the Colts’ starting quarterback wasn’t knocked out for the season. We’ll get to that.

Los Angeles Rams (10-3)/Arizona Cardinals (3-10)

The Cardinals forgot they were the Cardinals for most of the first quarter, getting a 7-0 lead quickly. After that, they remembered

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