Typically under Kyle Shanahan the 49ers have played their best football in November, December and January. They’re one of five NFC teams with two wins, and a win over the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday night would put them atop the NFC West and into the No. 4 seed in the standings. That fact is why there’s no reason to hit the panic button just yet.

Sure, most of the 16 teams in the NFC are still very much alive, but some teams are starting to stick out as legitimate threats, notably in the NFC North . The Chicago Bears continued to look legit with a dominant 35-16 win in London against the Jacksonville Jaguars.