The 49ers will have Sunday off as they prepare for a Monday night bout with the Vikings in Minnesota. That means a Sunday full of football where San Francisco’s place in the standings could be helped (or hurt) while they’re not playing.
With the race for the No. 1 seed in the NFC, and the race for the NFC West division crown in mind, let’s look at a handful of games that have an effect on the 49ers, and which teams the 49ers should be rooting for in those games: