The 49'ers remaining schedule is at Browns, Titans, at Colts, Bears, Seahawks with a bye in week 14. They are currently 8-4 and we are currently 7-4. I think they could realistically go 3-2 down the stretch with wins over the Browns, Titans, and Bears. Putting them at 11-6.
The Seahawks remaining schedule is Vikings, at Falcons, Colts, Rams, at Panthers, at 49'ers. They are currently 8-3 and I think they could realistically go 5-1 down the stretch with wins over the Vikings, Falcons, Rams, 49'ers, and Panthers. Putting them at 13-4.
The Rams remaining schedule is at Panthers, at Cardinals, Lions, at Seahawks, at Falcons, Cardinals. They are currently 9-2. I think they could realistically go 5-1 down the stretch and finish 14-3 overall as they look dominate right now.
The Bears remaining schedule is at Eagles, at Packers, Browns, Packers, at 49'ers, Lions. They are currently 8-3 and I do think they are the most prone to falter as many of their wins this season have come against bad teams. I think they could realistically go 3-3 down the stretch with wins over the Browns, Packers at home, and Lions at home and losses to the Eagles, Packers on the road, and 49'ers. I could also see them going 2-4 dropping both games to The Packers or dropping the game to us at home.
The Packers remaining schedule is at Lions, Bears, at Broncos, at Bears, Ravens, at Vikings. They are currently 7-3-1. I think with a win on Thursday they could realistically go 4-2 down the stretch with wins over the Lions, Bears at home, Ravens at home, and Vikings on the road.
I think if we lose on Thursday we end up going 3-3 down the stretch with wins over the Cowboys, Steelers, and Vikings all at home. Then losses to the Rams and Bears on the road, in addition to the Packers at home. That puts us at 10-7 overall, tied with the Bears. We could also also win the Bears game on the road and make it into the playoffs at years end over them.
I think the Lions, Bears, and 49'ers are all on the same plane, playing at a similar level. I really feel like The Packers are on our level too, it's just that they beat us already to start the season and we looked awful when we played them. Their offense has been sputtering as of late, which could be an advantage for us on Thursday.
I do sort of feel like 3 teams might make it out of the NFC West as of right now. I am by no means convicted in that stance as The 49'ers look lackluster on offense right now, just as The Packers do.