Niners Nation
The 49ers playoff hopes took a hit on Sunday with a tough loss to a divisional opponent.
The San Francisco 49ers suffered a disappointing 20-17 loss to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, unraveling near the end of the game to drop to 5-5 on the year and 1-3 in divisional play.
It was another ugly loss for the 49ers, who never seemed to be able to close out the game and ultimately got beaten by an 11-play, 80-yard touchdown drive, with quarterback Geno Smith scrambling for the go-ahead score with 12 seconds left in the game.
Coming into Sunday, it was an important game for San Francisco, as they were looking to go on a three-game winning streak and get a meaningful victory in the division to boost their look in the standings.
Instead, they did exactly the opposite and now stand fourth in the NFC West with a 5-5 record, thanks to their poor divisional play to start the 2024 season.
Overall, where do the 49ers playoff odds stand after Sunday’s loss to the Seahawks?
While San Francisco stands at only 5-5 and at 10th place in the NFC, FanDuel Sportsbook still is fairly bullish on their postseason odds, marking them with the third-highest odds of any NFC team to reach the Super Bowl at +1100.
The only teams above them currently are the Detroit Lions, who are the favorites to win the Super Bowl at +440 odds, and the Philadelphia Eagles, who are slightly ahead of the 49ers with +950 odds.
On the AFC, the Kansas City Chiefs, Baltimore Ravens, and Buffalo Bills all have higher odds than the 49ers, but that’s it.
Teams such as the Green Bay Packers (7-3), Minnesota Vikings (8-2), Washington Commanders (7-4), and Atlanta Falcons (6-4) all have better records than San Francisco, but considerably lower odds to outright win the Super Bowl, which is pretty telling of where the 49ers still stand from a public perspective.
Now, with a 5-5 record, the 49ers have a crucial two-game stretch ahead of them with the Green Bay Packers and Buffalo Bills ahead of them in Weeks 12 and 13, as both games are on the road.
Currently, the 49ers are 1.5-point underdogs ahead of their Week 12 matchup with the Packers, with the over/under sitting at 47.5 points.
San Francisco will also need to likely win both of their remaining divisional games, as the path to a wildcard spot is considerably more difficult than a divisional berth, with the 49ers 1.5 games back of the No. 7 seed currently.
Overall, it is seeming like more of an uphill climb for San Francisco, which makes every loss sting even more, especially considering how Sunday’s game played out from start to finish.
Over their final seven games, the 49ers will play five teams with a record of .500 or better, so we’ll see how much their odds fluctuate every week, depending on the results of those games.
