If the 49ers beat the Eagles in this year’s Wild Card game, they are expected to travel to Seattle to face the No. 1 seed Seahawks in the NFC Divisional Round, assuming current seeding and tiebreaker scenarios hold.

Core playoff scenario

  • The 49ers are a lower seed coming out of the Wild Card round, so if they win, they stay on the road against the highest-remaining seed, which is Seattle in the current NFC picture.
  • Coverage from multiple NFL-focused outlets has specifically noted that a San Francisco win over Philadelphia sets up a 49ers-at-Seahawks rematch in the divisional round.

Why it’s the Seahawks

  • In the NFC bracket, the No. 1 seed (here, the Seahawks) always hosts the lowest-remaining seed after the Wild Card games, and the 49ers fit that role if they upset the Eagles.
  • Articles breaking down the “if the 49ers win who will they play” question for fans consistently describe 49ers-at-Seahawks as the divisional matchup that follows a San Francisco victory.

Small wrinkle: other results

  • Some analyses point out that exact pairings can shift slightly based on results of the other NFC Wild Card game(s), but in the main outlined scenarios, a 49ers win sends them to Seattle.
  • The alternative paths (like the 49ers potentially facing a different NFC opponent) only emerge in more unusual upset combinations, which current bracket explainers present as secondary possibilities rather than the primary expectation.

TL;DR: In the current playoff setup, if the 49ers win, they almost certainly play the Seahawks next in Seattle.

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