The Falcons won as all of the teams in front of them in the NFL draft order lost over the weekend, except the Giants (2-10), who play the Eagles tonight.
The Bengals (1-12), Redskins (3-10), Lions (3-10), Dolphins (3-10) and Cardinals (3-9-1) all lost and have a worse record than the Falcons (4-9), who beat the Panthers 40-20 and dropped to eighth from fifth place in the draft order.
The Falcons are tied with the Jaguars at 4-9, but the Falcons would draft eighth based on the strength of schedule tiebreaker, according to Tankathon.
The Falcons should be favored to go 2-1 down the stretch, which would give them a 6-10 mark and likely drop them out of the top 10.
The Falcons will be heavy underdogs to the 49ers while being favored over the Jaguars and Buccaneers.
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