The 49ers are entrenched in the No. 3 seed in the NFC playoff picture, but they moved a game closer to the No. 2 seed Sunday.
The Brock Purdy-led 49ers crushed Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Levi's Stadium to improve to 9-4 this season. San Francisco now has won six straight games.
In Detroit, the Minnesota Vikings fell to 10-3 after they were stunned by the Lions.
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If the 49ers and Vikings finish with the same record at the end of the season, the tiebreaker for two division winners would be conference record. Through Week 14, San Francisco is 7-2 against the NFC while Minnesota is 6-3. Both teams have three conference games remaining this season.
With the Seattle Seahawks losing to the Carolina Panthers on Sunday, the Washington Commanders slide up into the No. 6 seed in the NFC. If the playoffs started next weekend, the 49ers would host Washington in the NFC wild-card round.
The 49ers can clinch the NFC West title with a win of the Seahawks on Thursday night at Lumen Field.
Here's how the NFC playoff picture looks after Sunday's action:
NFC standings
San Francisco 49ers
1. Philadelphia Eagles -- 12-1
2. Minnesota Vikings -- 10-3
3. San Francisco 49ers -- 9-4
4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers -- 6-7
5. Dallas Cowboys -- 10-3
6. Washington Commanders -- 7-5-1
7. New York Giants -- 7-5-1
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8. Seattle Seahawks -- 7-6
9. Detroit Lions -- 6-7
10. Green Bay Packers -- 5-8
11. Carolina Panthers -- 5-8
12. Atlanta Falcons -- 5-8
13. Arizona Cardinals -- 4-8 (Plays Monday night)
14. New Orleans Saints -- 4-9
15. Los Angeles Rams -- 4-9
16. Chicago Bears -- 3-10 (Eliminate)