49ers lead NFC at 7-1 as Eagles slump to 2-7
The gist
The San Francisco 49ers top the NFC standings at 7-1 after the Week 9 early slate.
Four NFC North teams hold playoff spots, while Philadelphia's 2-7 start reshapes the race.
How it unfolded
- Nov 1, 2026The Eagles led 10-0 in the first quarter but lost 27-10 to the Commanders, falling to 2-6; Washington moved to 2-4-1 after 27 unanswered points.
- Nov 1, 2026Dallas lost 33-30 in overtime to Arizona.
- Nov 2, 2026The Bears beat the Seahawks on Monday night; Seattle dropped to 4-4, two games plus a tiebreaker behind Chicago.
Key terms
- NFC
- One of the two conferences of the National Football League, with 16 teams split into four divisions.
- wild cards
- An invitation to a tournament given to a player who did not qualify through normal ranking or entry.
- tiebreaker
- Any method used to decide a winner or rank participants when two or more have the same score.
Source: Wikipedia