The Old NFC West

>>They will be fired up and know this is do or die, possible playoffs with a win, with a loss see you next year.

We shall see. The only time I predicted a Saints win this year, we lost. So I'm not about to get cocky. But it's pretty much "die". You guys still have a shot at the Division with the previous win over injured Seattle and the split with the Rams, but you've really got to cheer for the Packers tonight to keep pace at -1 with Seattle w/ 5 more to go. Beating Seattle in that upcoming Thursday Night Game (Week #15) will be huge. With a win over Arizona the following week, the 49ers (by virtue of sweeping Seattle and beating Arizona) would ensure that you have at least a tie for the best division record (4-2) in the West and the head-to-head trump over Seattle (2-0) and Rams (whose best possible division record is only 3-3). You clinch the tiebreaker with Seattle by way of head-to-head (2-0). Otherwise, you still have to hope for them to stumble to someone besides the 49ers along the way so you can make up that extra game.

I don't think the 49ers can hang with us. If we strike quickly, it's curtains in the first half. If we don't, you're going to get some yardage on us and points. We're probably going to force your offense to beat us with Smith and assume Gore will make his fair share of plays. JMO

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