The San Francisco 49ers can, despite all of the injuries they've dealt with this season, win the NFC West and secure a first-round bye with a win in Week 18 over the Seattle Seahawks.
It's a huge matchup to close out the year, and there's a lot at stake for the 49ers and Seahawks in this matchup. But, there's more at stake than just the division. There are incentives at play this week.
Spotrac.com has every known incentive that could be earned this season, and the 49ers have plenty of players who could land some extra cash in Week 18. While some are more likely than others, there are millions of dollars up for grabs in Week 18 for the 49ers.
49ers incentives for Week 18 vs. Seahawks
Jauan Jennings is the most prominent incentive at stake this week. With 35 snaps in Week 18, he will officially secure $2.4 million. He's also nine catches away from a $666,000 payday, according to Underdog NFL.
Kendrick Bourne is also closing in on a pair of receiving incentives. He needs eight catches and 49 receiving yards to reach 45 catches and 600 yards, which would give him a $500,000 and a $750,000 bonus. He's already secured $1 million in incentives thanks to playing time and reaching 500 yards this season.
Bryce Huff can earn $500,000 for reaching 12 sacks this season, along with a total of $2 million for 18 sacks, but at four sacks through 17 weeks, he's not going to hit those marks. He also has incentives tied to Pro Bowl and All-Pro nods, but neither is likely to hit.
Jake Brendel has incentives tied to playing time and a Pro Bowl nod, and while he's not likely to get the $500,000 for the Pro Bowl, he's already earned $200,000 for playing time, though he's going to fall short of an extra $300,000 for reaching 90% of snaps played.
Tight end Luke Farrell isn't likely to hit his playing time incentives worth $750,000, or his reception incentives worht $750,000 total.
On the other hand, Mac Jones has already secured $500,000 for playing 50% of the snaps this season, and another $100,000 for winning four games this season for San Francisco. Kyle Juszczyk also hit his Pro Bowl incentive worth $250,000 this season.
Demarcus Robinson very likely will miss out on his 55-reception, 8-receiving TD incentive worth $1.5 million. Jordan Elliot is in a similar boat, as his playing time and sack incentives (worth $1 million and $500,000, respectively) aren't likely to hit.
Spencer Burford has made $500,000 of his $800,000 playing time incentive this season, as he's played 61.2% of the snaps entering Week 18. As long as he stays above 60%, he'll secure $500,000.
Lastly, Siran Neal and Kevin Givens both are going to miss their incentives worth $250,000 (Pro Bowl) and $50,000 (playing time) this season.
Overall, the 49ers' top players to watch in Week 18 are Bourne and Jennings, as big days for both could land them major paydays by reaching these incentive benchmarks.
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