Seahawks overtake 49ers to take lead in NFC West

We take a look at what happened in the NFC West in Week 8 and look ahead to Week 9.

We have a change in the top of the NFC West. After the San Francisco 49ers led the division for the first seven weeks, they have fallen to second place.

The Seattle Seahawks, the only team in the division to win a game in Week 8, now has a half-game lead.

Here is what the NFC West standings look like entering Week 9:

  1. Seattle Seahawks, 5-2 (1-1 division)
  2. San Francisco 49ers, 5-3 (2-0 division)
  3. Los Angeles Rams, 3-5 (2-1 division)
  4. Arizona Cardinals, 1-7 (0-3 division)

What happened in Week 8 and what’s coming up in Week 9? We go over that below.

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