Football Outsiders gives the 49ers a 46.6 percent chance to make the playoffs

The 49ers have two pivotal games on their schedule before they can reset and rest during their bye week. Now is around the time when we can start to look ahead at playoff projections.

in Week 7 sliced the Niners' chances of making the playoffs by 20.9 percent. Heading into Week 8, here’s a playoff projection of the NFC West that includes the percentages the 49ers have of winning the division, wildcard, and each seed:

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As you can see, San Francisco has a 28.