The 49ers snapped their seven-game losing skid Sunday night in Seattle with a 26-21 victory that came with no shortage of drama. While getting the Seattle monkey off the organization’s back was enormous, we saw the 49ers come up with a huge performance in prime time with an NFC West title and the No. 1 seed in the NFC on the line. Late December is a good time for teams to start playing their best football.

Here are our five big takeaways from Sunday night at CenturyLink Field.

NFC West champions, No. 1 seed

The 49ers for the first time since 2012 took home the NFC West crown. They rode their defense most of the season, and got one last huge regular season stop from that unit. Seattle had eight cracks at the end zone from inside the red zone and came up mere inches short when 49ers rookie LB Dre Greenlaw leveled Seahawks tight end Jacob Hollister shy of the goal line. The stop ended Seattle’s drive, and put the NFC West crown back in San Francisco.

The 49ers also secured the No. 1 seed in the NFC with their victory Sunday night. They’ll have home-field advantage throughout the playoffs, and they’ll get a first-round bye.

Winning the division and getting a first-round bye is imperative in boosting a team’s Super Bowl chances. San Francisco already proved they can play with any team, now their path to Super Bowl LIV is set in their favor.