{"id":588325,"date":"2025-12-10T01:00:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T01:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/588325\/"},"modified":"2025-12-10T01:00:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T01:00:13","slug":"49ers-fall-behind-in-bye-week-rams-maintain-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/588325\/","title":{"rendered":"49ers fall behind in bye week; Rams maintain lead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Rams and Seahawks keep winning, as both are 10-3 this season.<\/p>\n<p>The NFC West has three teams with at least nine wins. In Week 14, though, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/san-francisco-49ers\/359\" data-autotag=\"3d4aeb7f-6493-4c2a-8803-2439e4b64ee4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">San Francisco 49ers<\/a>, idle on their bye week, lost ground. The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/los-angeles-rams\/343\" data-autotag=\"f489e821-d3f9-4cff-bec5-7eaa0f4b51cb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Los Angeles Rams<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/seattle-seahawks\/361\" data-autotag=\"91fb7995-f6cd-4aa3-adbc-98eb39d76a79\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Seattle Seahawks<\/a> each won their 10th game of the season. Meanwhile, the Arizona lost for the 10th time this season, further separting themselves from the rest of the division.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s have a look at the current standings, what happened last weekend and what is coming up in Week 15.<\/p>\n<p>NFC West standings in Week 15Los Angeles Rams, 10-3 (3-1 division, 5-3 conference)Seattle Seahawks, 10-3 (2-2 division, 6-3 conference)San Francisco 49ers, 9-4 (4-1 division, 8-2 conference)<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/arizona-cardinals\/355\" data-autotag=\"c6331531-478d-4c7a-b93a-28f5b26af3f9\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Arizona Cardinals<\/a>, 3-10 (0-5 division, 3-7 conference)<\/p>\n<p>The Rams actually also hold a head-to-head tiebreaker over the Seahawks. That is why they remain in first place.<\/p>\n<p>What happened in the NFC West in Week 14<\/p>\n<p>The 49ers were idle, as they had the latest bye a team can have.<\/p>\n<p>The Seahawks, after they shut out the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/minnesota-vikings\/347\" data-autotag=\"839728ed-97f0-4c7c-9ea6-299b7540514e\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Minnesota Vikings<\/a> 26-0 in Week 13, followed that with a 37-9 beatdown on the road over the Atlanta Falcons. Sam Darnold threw three touchdown passes and the defense picked off Kick Cousins twice.<\/p>\n<p>The Rams demolished the Cardinals in Glendale, Arizona 45-17. Matthew Stafford threw three touchdown passes. Blake Corum rushed for a career-high 128 yards, and the Rams rushed for 249 yards as a team. They scored 35 unanswered points after it was 10-10.<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s coming up in Week 15?<\/p>\n<p>The Cardinals hit the road to face the red-hot <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/houston-texans\/325\" data-autotag=\"4fdb1a06-1d90-42ff-b7f7-5268ecaf7955\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Houston Texans<\/a>, who have won five games in a row and have the league&#8217;s No. 1 defense.<\/p>\n<p>The Rams host the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/detroit-lions\/334\" data-autotag=\"a9d615a6-a025-4346-9c29-28956ed45852\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Detroit Lions<\/a> in a huge game for both teams.<\/p>\n<p>The Seahawks host the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/indianapolis-colts\/338\" data-autotag=\"d3fda36a-3eb5-4700-8763-caba831c06ae\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Indianapolis Colts<\/a>, now without Daniel Jones.<\/p>\n<p>The 49ers, fresh off the bye, host the two-win <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/tennessee-titans\/336\" data-autotag=\"f9731e2d-52ac-46db-9b52-ab518dbe13b4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tennessee Titans<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Get more <a data-autotag=\"c6331531-478d-4c7a-b93a-28f5b26af3f9\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/arizona-cardinals\/355\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Cardinals<\/a> and NFL coverage from <a data-autotag=\"c6331531-478d-4c7a-b93a-28f5b26af3f9\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/arizona-cardinals\/355\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Cards<\/a> Wire&#8217;s Jess Root and others by listening to the latest on the Rise Up, See Red podcast. Subscribe on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/27gxR7Oml5yVPywhOG8KHR?si=cGJ0FN6aRBquiLus5nj7rw&amp;nd=1&amp;dlsi=05e790ef05a641b8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/music.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL9sICHPD_aT9zxnG7dJj6izJWgMhLMh_U&amp;si=rpNldnLNN-_DdW8R\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-rise-up-see-red-podcast\/id670822447?mt=2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple podcasts<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Rams and Seahawks keep winning, as both are 10-3 this season. 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