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In what is likely to be an intense affair, San Francisco will go on the road to face a Los Angeles team in a game where there is a lot on the line.

Can the 49ers halt the Rams' title charge?

It's the kind of game that gets fans excited and sports writers searching for anecdotes and stats. On the final weekend of the NFL regular season, we have a pair of West Coast rivals meeting with a huge amount of playoff implications. The Rams who sit on a record of 12-4 are playing for the division title and the chance to play at home in the playoffs, while the 49ers with a 9-7 record are playing for their postseason lives. If you're not sure as to exactly how things look for either team, then let us help you. The Rams will can take the NFC West division title with a win or tie vs. San Francisco or if Arizona loses or ties against Seattle. The 49ers on the other hand, can clinch their postseason spot with a win or a tie vs. the Rams or with a New Orleans loss or tie at Atlanta.

There’s a “strong lean” that 49ers’ QB Jimmy Garoppolo, who is listed as questionable for Sunday due to a torn ligament in his right thumb, will start vs the Rams, per source.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 9, 2022

There are of course other important pieces to the puzzle such as who will the 49ers start at quarterback? will it be Trey Lance over normal starter Jimmy Garoppolo? Then there is the small issue of whether or not Cooper Kupp will make NFL history by taking the triple crown of receiving - he currently leads the league in receptions, yardage and touchdowns. All in all it should be an intense affair. The Rams come into this game riding a five-game winning streak, including last week's 20-19 come-from-behind victory at Baltimore. The Niners on the other hand have won three of their last four and are 6-2 since their 3-5 start to the season. What does that mean? Both teams are on the rise as they prepare to face each other. Expect fireworks. Kickoff is set for 4:25 p.m. ET or 10:25 p.m. CET and the game comes to you from SoFi Stadium in Hollywoodland. For a full listing of all the other games, see below:

Sunday Games

Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions, 11:00 a.m. ET or 7:00 p.m. CET, Fox
Washington Football Team at New York Giants, 11:00 a.m. ET or 7:00 p.m. CET , Fox
Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars, 11:00 a.m. ET or 7:00 p.m. CET, CBS
Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings, 11:00 a.m. ET or 7:00 p.m. CET, Fox
Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans, 11:00 a.m. ET or 7:00 p.m. CET, CBS
Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens, 11 a.m. ET or 7:00 p.m. CET, CBS
Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns, 11 a.m. ET or 7:00 p.m. CET, Fox

For more from the NFL

Sunday evening games

Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 4:25 p.m. ET or 10:25 p.m. CET, CBS
Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals, 4:25 p.m. ET or 10:25 p.m. CET, Fox
New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins, 4:25 p.m. ET or 10:25 p.m. CET, CBS
New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons, 4:25 p.m. ET or 10:25 p.m. CET, Fox
New York Jets at Buffalo Bills, 4:25 p.m. ET or 10:25 p.m. CET, CBS

Sunday Night Football

Los Angeles Chargers at Las Vegas Raiders, 8:20 p.m. ET or 02:20 a.m. CET, NBC

As seen above TV channels have been listed - in bold - alongside each game, but just in case you missed that, you can find the games on ESPN, CBS, NBC and Fox if you're interested in watching on TV. If you'd like to stream the games be sure to check listings on FuboTV and Peacock. As always be sure to check in with us here on AS USA as we will be bringing you live text coverage of the featured game between the 49ers and Rams!

NBC Sunday Night Football, America’s No. 1 primetime television show for an unprecedented 10 consecutive years, will bookend the NFL’s “Biggest Season Ever” from NFL Kickoff 2021 in Tampa to the final whistle of its biggest game – Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles – on Feb. 13, 2022.

The 2021 Sunday Night Football schedule on NBC and Peacock will feature 20 NFL games during the 2021 regular season, as well as four postseason games and one preseason contest. It’s the most NFL games for NBCUniversal in one season since NBC began broadcasting Sunday Night Football in 2006.

In its first season with rights to stream the NFL, Peacock will stream all NBC Sunday Night Football games, including the playoffs and Super Bowl LVI, and the Football Night in America studio show. Peacock will also produce a new exclusive, expanded postgame show following SNF each week.

On this season’s SNF schedule are many of the league’s most eagerly anticipated matchups, with nine games featuring two 2020 playoff teams, including the AFC Championship rematch between Buffalo and Kansas City on Oct. 10. 

All 2020 NFL playoff teams are on the NBC SNF schedule, including three games each for the Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers, AFC Champion Kansas City Chiefs, and NFC North champion Green Bay Packers.

Highlights of the 2021 NBC Sunday Night Football schedule:

• In what will be one of the most anticipated regular-season games in recent NFL history, Tom Brady returns to Foxboro, where he won six Super Bowls with New England and became the winningest quarterback in NFL history, as the Bucs visit the Patriots on Oct. 3.

• One week later, on Oct. 10, it’s an AFC Championship Game rematch on SNF as Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills visit Mahomes and the Chiefs. 

• Super Bowl champion quarterbacks meet on Oct. 17 as Russell Wilson and the Seattle Seahawks visit Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh Steelers. The SNF October slate concludes with a Halloween night matchup between the Dallas Cowboys and Minnesota Vikings.

• November is headlined by a Chiefs at Las Vegas Raiders matchup on Nov. 14, one year after last season’s SNF thriller between these teams featured four fourth-quarter lead changes, and a Mahomes game-winning TD pass with 28 seconds remaining. This will be the first SNF game with fans at the Raiders’ new Allegiant Stadium.

• The special Thanksgiving night matchup features the AFC East champion Buffalo Bills visiting the NFC South champion New Orleans Saints, who will play in their third Thanksgiving primetime game in four years. The holiday weekend concludes with a clash of AFC North playoff teams as Baker Mayfield and the Cleveland Browns visit Lamar Jackson and the Ravens on Sunday, Nov. 28.

• “Divisional Rivalry December” on Sunday Night Football features many of the sport’s top rivalries: San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks (combined to win 8 of last 11 NFC West titles) on Dec. 5; Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers on Dec. 12 in the most-played matchup in NFL history; New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Dec. 19; and a classic Washington-Dallas NFC East battle on Dec. 26.

• January features another great rivalry as the Green Bay Packers host the Minnesota Vikings on January 2, followed by #Game272 in Week 18 – the NFL’s final regular-season game, which will have an impact on the playoffs.

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