Overview
- Seattle beat San Francisco 13-3 at Levi's Stadium to clinch the NFC West and the conference's No. 1 seed for the first time since 2014.
- The Seahawks' defense held the 49ers to 173 yards while Kenneth Walker III and Zach Charbonnet combined for 171 rushing yards, with Charbonnet scoring the game's lone touchdown.
- San Francisco drops into the wild-card round as either the No. 5 or No. 6 seed, with placement dependent on results including Rams–Cardinals and other Sunday games.
- Tampa Bay edged Carolina 16-14 to keep its postseason chances alive; the Buccaneers need a Saints win or tie against the Falcons to take the NFC South, while a Falcons win would hand the division to the Panthers via a three-way tiebreaker.
- The Seahawks–49ers matchup followed both teams entering on six-game winning streaks, and Sunday’s slate will finalize seeding, including Ravens–Steelers for the AFC North title and the No. 4 seed.