Overview
- Seattle earns a week off and home-field advantage, set to host the lowest-seeded NFC team in the divisional round at Lumen Field.
- The defense held San Francisco to 173 total yards and three points, sacking Brock Purdy three times, intercepting him once, and limiting the 49ers to 53 rushing yards.
- Kenneth Walker III and Zach Charbonnet combined for 171 rushing yards, including Walker’s 19-yard gain on 3rd-and-17 that underscored Seattle’s control.
- Sam Darnold went 20-of-26 for 198 yards without a turnover and became the first quarterback with back-to-back seasons of 14 wins and 4,000-plus passing yards.
- Teammates and coach Mike Macdonald publicly backed Darnold’s big-game chops, and Darnold’s postgame "See ya in a couple of weeks" to Purdy hinted at a possible playoff rematch with the road-bound 49ers.