The 49ers clinched the NFC West with three games to go, so how do they know approach their playoff path?
SANTA CLARA – The 49ers got their proverbial hands on a playoff berth Thursday night, though most everyone’s hand had a cell phone in it as they recorded their celebration after clinching the NFC West andLinebacker Fred Warner must have been bluffing at the postgame media podium when he said: “What happens in the locker room, stays in the locker room.”
The 49ers’ hype is real, in so many ways. Their NFL-best seven-game win streak followed a 3-4 start, and Thursday’s win wrapped up the division with three games to go. SANTA CLARA, CA – JULY 27: San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan, left, and general manager John Lynch, right, watch a practice session on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, in Santa Clara, Calif. Aric Crabb/Bay Area News GroupHow does Shanahan, in his sixth season as coach, approach these remaining three games? The 49ers are currently slotted as the No. 3 seed, and they would have climbed to No.
“It’s very important to get home games, so, we’ll do everything we can to do that, but by no means at the expense of risking someone that we shouldn’t be playing,” Shanahan added. Below them, will be the NFC South champion, from a sloppy field featuring the Tampa Bay Bucs , the Carolina Panthers , the Atlanta Falcons , and, the New Orleans Saints .
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