On Thursday night, the San Francisco 49ers have an opportunity to take over first place in the NFC West with a win over the Seattle Seahawks. A win would put the Niners back to .500, with two games remaining before the bye week, giving them an opportunity to go 5-3.
As it stands, San Francisco’s point differential is +20. The Seahawks sit at +8, and the other two teams in the NFC West have a negative point differential. In the big picture, the 49ers, despite being 0-2 in the division, aren’t sitting as poorly as it might seem.