49ers in Five: Playoff paths for 49ers become clear

The Gold Standard: San Francisco 49ers Podcast Network

Rob Guerrera

Sports, Football

4.5 • 674 Ratings

🗓️ 30 December 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Playoff paths for 49ers become clear The San Francisco 49ers have two very different playoff paths ahead of them. We lay out the scenarios after Week 17 ended last night. Plus, Kendrick Bourne on why this year's 49ers team is different than 2019's Super Bowl team. One Thing to Read: 49ers defenders freelance? CHECK OUT UNDERDOG FANTASY: Download the app today and sign up with promo code GOLDSTANDARD to score FIFTY DOLLARS in Bonus Funds when you play your first FIVE dollars - that’s promo code GOLDSTANDARD. Must be 18+ (19+ in Alabama & Nebraska; 19+ in Colorado for some games; 21+ in Arizona, Massachusetts & Virginia) and present in a state where Underdog Fantasy operates. Terms apply. See assets.underdogfantasy.com/web/PlayandGetTerms_DFS_.html for details. Offer not valid in Maryland, Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. Concerned with your play? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit www.ncpgambling.org. In New York, call the 24/7 HOPEline at 1-877-8-HOPENY or Text HOPENY (467369). SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE PAGE: https://www.youtube.com/@goldstandardnetwork BECOME A CHANNEL MEMBER TO GET ACCESS TO PERKS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdn6zbhFQ7_vMLYfjSiLSYA/join GET SOME SWEET HOMAGE 49ERS GEAR HERE: https://homage.sjv.io/GoldStandard FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gsn49ers/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091816680160 Twitter: https://twitter.com/GSN49ers SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-gold-standard-san-francisco-49ers-podcast-network/id1524313515 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3mWHKNWMdC6Pojka3tyBio?si=ed9ef03ba95140e4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Good morning and welcome to 49ers in 5, your daily update on everything happening with the team that you need to know.
0:14.3	I'm Rob Stats Guerrera. Today is Tuesday, December 30th, 2025. Here's what's happening with your San Francisco 49ers. Things in the NFC
0:23.0	playoff picture just became a little bit clearer after Monday night football, thanks to the
0:27.6	Falcons upsetting the Rams. We already knew that the winner of Niners Seahawks on Saturday
0:32.7	wins the NFC West and will be the number one seed in the playoffs. But if the Niners lose that game, they could still grab the five seed in the NFC West and will be the number one seed in the playoffs. But if the Niners lose that game,
0:39.3	they could still grab the five seed in the NFC if the Rams also lose to the Cardinals.
0:45.4	If the Niners lose to Seattle and the Rams beat the Cardinals, LA would finish as the five
0:50.4	seed in the NFC and the Niners would be six thanks to the third tiebreaker in the
0:55.8	division, which is record versus common opponents.
0:59.3	It's crazy that it's come down to that, but that's where we are.
1:03.2	Kendrick Bourne was a guest on the Speak Easy show, and he was asked the difference between
1:07.8	the 2019 Niners team he went to the Super Bowl with and this year's team. His answer was not surprising. Quarterback play is lit. I was with Jimmy Gropolo played great. We just didn't finish it out. But Brock is a different monster, man. Like, I've never experienced a quarterback like this to scrambling. I'm learning how to play with him still. You know, it's been a couple weeks I've been with him.
1:28.2	But the scramble drill is just elite.
1:30.1	You know, that's the new wave of the quarterback.
1:32.3	Scambling, making plays, two rushing touchdowns, throwing for some.
1:36.2	So I think he's the power, but I think it's also the energy.
1:39.9	It's how we connect.
1:41.1	You know what I'm saying?
1:41.7	People understanding that there's opportunity out here to make your name.
1:45.5	Big players going down. This is where other players be created. So are you ready for the moment? Are you not? And I think a lot of us are understanding and in our mind, hey, this is my moment. If I can seize this moment, then it's going to be good for my career, my life. And then that breeds winning. And so I think that's what's been powerful.
2:01.3	If you haven't seen that by now, I don't know what to tell you.
2:03.9	And just as a
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