Big win for home field

If the 49ers and Saints face each other again, it’ll be in the NFL playoffs. San Francicso took a big step toward making sure that game is at Levi’s Stadium. A victory over New Orleans not only put the 49ers at least briefly into first place in the NFC, but it gave them the head-to-head tiebreaker and improved their strength of victory – another tiebreaker that may come into play in the NFC West. No matter which way it gets sliced, this was a massive win for San Francisco in its quest for a first-round bye and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.