![]() Smith hasn't fared well, like most QBs, when facing consistent pressure from a four-man rush." That includes power running with Christian McCaffrey with others and working the middle of field in the passing game with George Kittle, Deebo Samuel and others. Vinnie Iyer writes: "The 49ers also have a big-time rookie in QB Brock Purdy and their offensive strengths can exploit the Seahawks' key weaknesses in the middle of their defense. Even against a double-digit line." Sporting News: 49ers 31, Seahawks 14 The 49ers are favorites to win the NFC at +160. Seahawksīill Speros writes: "The Seahawks needed some help to reach the postseason in Week 18 and did not clinch their spot until the Lions toppled the Packers. The 49ers are a 9.5-point favorite in the game. The Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers play on Saturday in a game on the NFL playoffs Super Wild Card Weekend schedule.Ĭheck out these NFL playoffs picks and predictions for the game, which can be seen at 2:30 p.m. The 49ers have allowed 17 points or fewer in every game of their win streak.Watch Video: NFL Week 18 overreactions: 14-team playoff field is set with endless possibilities The fumble was returned 35 yards by Charvarius Ward, and two plays later, McCaffrey scored to give the 49ers a 14-3 lead. And Travis Homer fumbled on a big hit by Dre Greenlaw at the Seattle 41 with 1:08 left in the second quarter. Quandre Diggs dropped a potential interception that would have given Seattle the ball on San Francisco’s side of the field. Seattle’s only points in the first matchup in week two came on a blocked field goal returned for a touchdown.īut the Seahawks followed with a pair of critical mistakes. Seattle scored its first offensive points in two games against the 49ers midway through the second quarter on Jason Myers’s 38-yard field goal. Seattle had one play longer than 20 yards.Īnd Seattle missed taking advantage of a 49ers mistake late in the first half. When he did have time to throw, open windows for his pass catchers were small. Smith was sacked three times and hit nine times. But Purdy converted a third-and-1 with a scramble before the two-minute warning, and Jordan Mason sealed the victory with a 55-yard rush with 1:02 remaining. ![]() Smith hit Noah Fant on a 10-yard TD with 3:35 remaining. Seattle pulled within one score late in the fourth quarter after Robbie Gould missed a 43-yard field goal and the Seahawks went 67 yards in 1:25. Geno Smith threw for 238 yards and Seattle’s first offensive TD this season against the 49ers, but was under constant pressure. Seattle (7-7) lost for the fourth time in five games and their playoff hopes took another hit. Kittle had four catches for 93 yards and Christian McCaffrey rushed for 108 yards, including a one-yard TD run in the final minute of the first half following a Seattle turnover. Purdy finished 17 of 26 for 217 yards, joining Aaron Rodgers as the only QBs since at least 1950 to have a passer rating of at least 115 in each of their first two starts. Purdy and Kittle connected again early in the second half as Seattle’s defense blew a coverage and left Kittle open for a 54-yard TD and a 21-3 San Francisco lead. Playing on the road for the first time in his career, Purdy connected on his first 11 pass attempts, including a 28-yard TD to Kittle in the first quarter when Purdy executed two fakes before hitting his tight end wide open. The Niners got a handful of big plays from their rookie quarterback. ![]()
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