With a win tonight, the 49ers’ odds of making the playoffs move from 83 percent from 89 percent in The Athletic’s NFL Playoff Simulator. With the Rams firmly atop the NFC West (and, now, the entire NFC), San Francisco is overwhelmingly likely to make the playoffs as a wild-card team.

Ji’Ayir Brown helped the San Francisco 49ers secure a key NFC win with a his first two interceptions of the season in a 20-9 victory over the Carolina Panthers on Monday Night Football.