As the 49ers filed into their locker room following Sunday's win over the Commanders, they were greeted by team CEO Jed York with a handshake and a score update.

The Cardinals had just taken the lead against the Eagles with 32 seconds remaining, leaving the Niners a few plays away from wrapping up the NFC's No. 1 seed, along with the first-round bye and home-field advantage.

Niners players and coaches rushed to a tiny corner and huddled around a small television showing the final seconds. When Jalen Hurts' last-gasp throw was intercepted, the room burst into loud cheers and a wild celebration.

With the Niners' 27-10 win, the Cardinals' victory against Philadelphia and the Dallas Cowboys' controversial win against the Detroit Lions on Saturday night, the NFC's road to the Super Bowl runs through Levi's Stadium.

The Arizona Cardinals have waived tight end Zach Ertz.

Ertz requested his release, according to former teammate J.J. Watt, now retired.

Sources have confirmed that the two sides mutually agreed to part ways to give him a chance to finish the season elsewhere.

Ertz, 33, will have to pass through waivers before becoming an unrestricted free agent.