49ers extend lead in NFC West over Seahawks

The 49ers now have a two-game lead in the NFC West entering Week 13.

The NFC West race did not get closer in Week 12. There were two divisional games and the top of the division got better and the bottom got worse.

The San Francisco 49ers now have a two-game lead in the division and ensured they will not lose either a head-to-dead or division record tiebreaker to the Seattle Seahawks.

Here are the NFC West standings entering Week 13:

  1. San Francisco 49ers, 8-3 (3-0 division)
  2. Seattle Seahawks, 6-5 (1-3 division)
  3. Los Angeles Rams, 5-6 (4-1 division)
  4. Arizona Cardinals, 2-10 (0-4 division)

Here is what happened last week and what is coming up in Week 13.

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