Winning The Division

Published on 21 June 2022 at 11:28

Winning The Division

The addition of an extra game to the regular season has added an extra dimension to the seedlings, home field advantage and the importance move than ever to win your division.

The 49ers last season after an indifferent start, had their backs against the wall getting into the playoffs. This resulted in the amount of away games they ended up playing and sure was a factor late in the NFC Championship game.

The team was scheduled to travel more than any other team in the League in 2021. This season, they are expected to travel approximately 20,000 miles and 22 time zones, eight most in the league. 

Looking at the fixtures, they play the Rams early in the season, in week 4 and 8 respectively. In my opinion, the 49ers must split this series with the Rams and go at least 1-1. The Rams due to their popularity, have the tougher scheduled and are the vogue team now, so every Network wants to have them on their prime time slot.

The Seahawks, are set to travel the most this season, with a game scheduled in Germany. The 49ers will play the Seahawks in week 2 and week 15. They have to win both games against the Seahawks to stand chance of winning the division.

The Cardinals are an interesting team, later in the off season I will be doing a deep dive on the NFC West (once the 53 man rosters are confirmed).

The Cardinals seem to be at crossroads, a QB who seems unsettled and a head coach that seems to be under pressure. If they can avoid injuries, they will be wanting to contend this year.

The game in Mexico City in week 11, should feel like a home game for the 49ers and they need to win this game. The game on the final week of the season, will be very important, I feel this game will determine which teams from the NFC West enter the playoffs.

I think the 49ers have to clean sweep both the Seahawks and Cardinals to have any chance of reaching the playoffs and winning their division.

They need to avoid the volume of travel in the post season and try to get a week off between the regular season and the playoffs. In a nutshell they have win the division.


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