The San Francisco 49ers will get a week off for their Bye in Week 9, but that doesn’t mean the NFL slate of games won’t have an impact on them.
There’s not much separation to gain or lose given where the 49ers sit in the standings. They’re at 4-4 through eight games and in a logjam for the NFC West lead or a wild card spot. No matter how things get sliced, San Francisco will control its own destiny when it returns to face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 10.
On the other hand, every game is going to matter down the stretch and one win or loss may determine whether the 49ers land in the postseason. With that in mind, we ran through the Week 9 NFL schedule and found the games that matter to the 49ers, and which teams the 49ers should want to see win: