One can find reasons to be pessimistic about the Broncos, including their negative turnover differential (-1), their 20th-ranked offense and their lackluster 9-point showing against the Chiefs on Sunday night. Getting Deebo Samuel back sooner rather than later would certainly help, but I remain bullish on the Niners. Yes, Garoppolo and the offense faltered late against Seattle, but the quarterback's overall stat line in San Francisco's last four games is encouraging: 70 percent completion rate, 887 passing yards, 7:3 TD-to-INT ratio, 9.14 yards per attempt. Things might not break their way, but they should be meaningfully competitive at worst in every remaining contest, and I like their chances to hang on to a wild-card spot. Setting aside their fourth one-possession loss of the season, this team is still good enough to win out or, as I wrote last week, at least forge a path to a double-digit victory total, thanks to their balance on offense and defense. Then again, if Carlos Dunlap hadn't gotten a hand on Jimmy Garoppolo's final pass, the Niners might be sitting at 7-5 (and, by extension, be off this list). The loss to the Seahawks on Sunday hurt - the second half especially, which included a dispiriting safety and four failed chances to tie from inside the Seattle 10-yard line in the final minute, will leave a bad taste in your mouth.

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