Since we don't have the advantage of consulting a working crystal ball, we have to go with two important aspects to the formula for this game. One is that the 49ers are already a game ahead of the Saints and will obviously have the upper hand over us if they win out. The second is that we can control the advantage that Atlanta currently has over us by beating them in Week 18. Let's face it, if we don't handle that side of the deal, we aren't going to get into the playoffs anyway.