The Los Angeles Rams are set to face the San Francisco 49ers this Sunday. Both teams have strong records, with the Rams at 6-2 and the 49ers at 6-3.

The Seattle Seahawks are fresh off a dominant victory over the Washington Commanders on Sunday Night Football. One night later, the Arizona Cardinals throttled

The Denver Broncos temporarily moved to the top of the AFC standings with their Thursday night win over the Las Vegas Raiders.

The computer clearly loves the NFC West with three teams projected to make the playoffs. Despite injuries, the 49ers (6-3) are expected to do just enough to earn the final wild-card spot, with a 76.1% chance to make the playoffs -- well ahead of the Bears (41.5%), who are projected as the first team out.

Rams vs 49ers Best bet: Puka Nacua Over 91.5 receiving yards (-114) Even with the Los Angeles Rams steamrolling the New Orleans Saints in Week 9, and go-to receiver Puka Nacua receiving his final target with 6:25 remaining in the second quarter, he still put up 95 receiving yards while catching seven of eight looks.

Each week, we’re going to try and be better. To some degree, we had success with our NFC West Bold Predictions in Week 8. Of course, though, we want to be better this week. With that in mind, here are two bold predictions for each NFC West team as we head into Week 9.

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