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The 49ers dealt with the blessing and the curse of clinching the NFC's No. 1 playoff seed.
After securing a first-round bye and home-field advantage throughout the postseason, San Francisco had to weigh rest versus rust from their Jan. 7 Week 18 regular-season finale against the Los Angeles Rams to their Jan.