49ers can lock up No. 2 playoff seed with win over Rams
Sunday, January 1, 2012
ST. LOUIS -- The San Francisco 49ers became the first team to clinch its division by shutting out the St. Louis Rams to win the NFC West a month ago. There's a nice bonus for the Niners if they can beat the Rams in the regular-season finale: the No. 2 seed in the NFC and a first-round bye.
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