How Week 14 games impact San Francisco's NFC seeding, postseason path, and key rooting interests in a tight playoff race.

To recap, here is how the Chargers can punch their ticket to the playoffs. Scenario No. 1: The Chargers beat the Cowboys and the Texans lose or tie against the Raiders. Scenario No. 2: The Chargers beat or tie the Cowboys and the Colts lose to the 49ers. Scenario No. 3: The Chargers beat the Cowboys and the Colts tie with the 49ers.

If the playoff picture ends how it currently looks, then the Chargers would travel to either Pittsburgh or Baltimore for the Wild Card round.

Veteran QB Philip Rivers returns to the NFL, setting up a potential Week 16 matchup with the 49ers as San Francisco prepares for a key late-season test.

If the 49ers shut down Ward, it may not be the most impressive feat of the season, but it should be a good nod for the defense. They followed suit with the rest of the good defenses and were not the easy unit or the soft spot on the Titans' schedule.

Now the 49ers are on the upswing and the Eagles look as if they’re lost again. They lead the NFC East, but have gone from 8-2 to 8-5, giving up 575 yards in the three losses. Hurts is spewing turnovers, and had two on one play (an interception and a lost fumble) on the same play in a 22-19 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Chargers.

The Jacksonville Jaguars will enter a hostile environment against the Broncos. They thrive off of adversity, though and have learned plenty this year.

As usual, multiple players on the San Francisco 49ers are either out or limited in their first practice. This is their standard for the season, and nothing less