The 49ers’ regular-season finale against the Arizona Cardinals has been set for Sunday at 1:25 p.m., the same time the NFC-leading Philadelphia Eagles host the New York Giants.
LAS VEGAS — The 49ers’ regular-season finale against the Arizona Cardinals will kick off at 1:25 p.m. Sunday, and the NFC’s No. 1 playoff seed will still be hanging in the balance.
If the 49ers win a 10th straight game and the Eagles lose a third straight, the 49ers would complete an improbable path to the NFC playoffs’ No. 1 seed, home-field advantage and a bye for the wild-card round. When coach Kyle Shanahan relayed word inside the 49ers locker room that they’d moved up from the Nos. 3 to 2 seed Sunday, it “fires the guys up” knowing they moved into the No. 2 seed Sunday and can secure at least that “if we can take care of business,” Shanahan said after the game.
Three years ago, the 49ers secured the No. 1 seed by winning their regular-season finale at Seattle, paving their path to the Super Bowl with wins over the Minnesota Vikings and the Green Bay Packers after a wild-card bye. Last season, the 49ers secured the NFC’s No. 6 seed by winning an overtime, regular-season finale at the Los Angeles Rams, then the 49ers won at Dallas and Green Bay before falling in the NFC Championship Game to the Rams.
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