There was a lot on the line for the San Francisco 49ers heading into their Week 12 Sunday Night Football matchup against the visiting Green Bay Packers.
If the Niners lost this prime-time bout, paired with both the New Orleans Saints and Seattle Seahawks both winning their matchups over the weekend, head coach Kyle Shanahan’s squad would have fallen from the No. 1 overall seed in the NFL playoffs picture within the NFC to No. 5. Green Bay would have assumed the top spot, while the 49ers would have surrendered their hold on the NFC West to the now-9-2 Seahawks.