Overview
- The defeat dropped San Francisco to 12-5 and guarantees a road wild-card game, with the No. 5 or No. 6 seed to be set by other results.
- Seattle clinched the NFC West and the NFC’s top seed with the win.
- Seattle’s defense stifled the 49ers, holding Brock Purdy to 127 passing yards with an interception and limiting Christian McCaffrey to 32 rushing yards on eight carries.
- Left tackle Trent Williams and receiver Ricky Pearsall were inactive, leaving San Francisco short on protection and vertical threats.
- Purdy briefly left with a shoulder stinger and a bleeding throwing hand but is expected to be available for the wild-card round.