The 49ers won with ease, 31-13, against the Atlanta Falcons last weekend to strengthen their hold on the NFC's 6th seed, and it will stay that way after the Los Angeles Rams defeated the Seattle Seahawks Tuesday to improve to 10-4 as the 5th seed.
It was an all-around performance by a team missing two key players in RB Elijah Mitchell and LB Azeez Al-Shaair. The offense established an efficient passing game to complement their strong rushing attack, while the defense continuously got to Matt Ryan, accumulating 23 pressures for the game.
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