It's a win, even against the lowly Niners, so the Hawks get back to .500 and will see if they can finally get over the hump against the Steelers at home.
Then it's @Minnesota (which will be tough), @Baltimore (who is falling apart), home against Cleveland and St. Louis (both winnable) and finish @Arizona (hopefully with the division still on the line, which could have had a better chance except fuck you Cincinnati).
Either way, the playoffs are still in play. It's a matter of going 6-0 or 5-1 down the stretch to pretty much guarantee a spot. 4-2 and things get dicey, so they need to win this week and beat one of MN or AZ on the road. Of course, the way they've played this year, nothing is guaranteed.
The Minnesota game could be really be a playoff game for a wild card spot. Unless Atlanta continues its swan song.