How the 49ers’ Week 12 loss to the Packers affects the NFC playoff picture

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How the 49ers’ Week 12 loss to the Packers affects the NFC playoff picture originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

The nightmare 49ers season continues.

San Francisco was once again outclassed by an NFC foe, lost 38-10 to the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field, falling to 5-6.

The 49ers are now 3-5 in the NFC during the 2024 NFL season and sit on the outside of the playoff picture with a difficult road to a postseason berth ahead.

With the loss, San Francisco’s playoff probability dropped to 17 percent. The 49ers currently sit in the NFC’s no. 10 seed, and is one game behind the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC West, though San Francisco’s 1-3 record in divisional games creates an even bigger gap when tiebreakers are factored in.

The only NFC teams yet to play in Week 12 are the Los Angeles Rams and Philadelphia Eagles, who will play on NBC’s “Sunday Night Football.”

Here’s where NFC playoff picture stands after Week 12’s afternoon game.

NFC playoff standings

1. Detroit Lions (10-1)

2. Philadelphia Eagles (8-2)

3. Seattle Seahawks (6-5)

4. Atlanta Falcons (6-5)

5. Minnesota Vikings (9-2)

6. Green Bay Packers (8-3)

7. Washington Commanders (7-5)

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8. Arizona Cardinals (6-5)

9. Los Angeles Rams (5-5)

10. San Francisco 49ers (5-6)

11. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-6)

12. New Orleans Saints (4-7)

13. Chicago Bears (4-7)

14. Dallas Cowboys (4-7)

15. Carolina Panthers (3-8)

16. New York Giants (2-9)