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Despite the missed opportunity to gain ground, the 49ers improved to 10-4 and remain firmly in the playoff hunt with three games left on the schedule. San Francisco will travel to face the Indianapolis Colts in Week 16 before closing the regular season with home games against the Chicago Bears and the Seahawks.
The Rams face the Seahawks on Thursday in Seattle and the winner of that game will be in the driver's seat for the top seed in the NFC. The Rams may have beaten the Seahawks earlier this season, but Adams scored a touchdown in that game and they only won by two despite Sam Darnold's horrific four-interception performance.
The 49ers square off against the Colts and their newly un-retired quarterback on Monday Night Football in Week 16.
NFL announces the Seahawks get a full “mini-bye” following their Thursday, Dec. 18 home game against the Rams, before playing in Charlotte.
Their confidence is only increasing, and a potential path to the NFC’s No. 1 seed is in sight, results permitting. The true test looms with three potential playoff-locked teams on the horizon: the Indianapolis Colts, the Chicago Bears, and the Seattle Seahawks.