The Worksheet, a fantasy football overview by Rich Hribar, breaking down everything you need to know for the Wild Card Round Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers Saturday afternoon game.
| Seattle | Rank | @ | San Francisco | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Spread | -10 | ||
| 16.75 | Implied Total | 26.75 | ||
| 23.9 | 9 | Points/Gm | 26.5 | 6 |
| 23.6 | 25 | Points All./Gm | 16.3 | 1 |
| 61.4 | 23 | Plays/Gm | 61.6 | 22 |
| 65.7 | 30 | Opp. Plays/Gm | 60.4 | 5 |
| 5.7 | 7 | Off. Yards/Play | 5.9 | 4 |
| 5.5 | 21 | Def. Yards/Play | 5 | 4 |
| 40.71% | 22 | Rush% | 48.14% | 7 |
| 59.29% | 11 | Pass% | 51.86% | 26 |
| 47.00% | 29 | Opp. Rush % | 37.91% | 2 |
| 53.00% | 4 | Opp. Pass % | 62.09% | 31 |
Against the Spread
49ers: 11-6
Seahawks: 7-10
49ers ATS at Home: 7-2
Seahawks ATS Away: 3-4
49ers ATS as Favorite: 10-5
Seahawks ATS as Underdog: 6-5
Game Overview
Kicking off the weekend of rematches, the 49ers beat the Seahawks both times this season. San Franciso won 27-7 all of the way in Week 2 in a game started by Trey Lance and finished by Jimmy Garoppolo. They then won 21-13 more recently in Week 15 with Brock Purdy under center.
San Francisco is entering the postseason as the league’s hottest team. They have won 10 games in a row with a +161 point differential over that span, the largest in the league
No team played fewer games this season against teams with a winning record than the 49ers with just five, but two of those were against their opponent here this weekend. It also doesn’t hurt San Francisco that No. 7 seeds are 0-4 since the NFL expanded the playoffs two years ago.
Seattle exceeded preseason expectations mightily this year, but they did not close the season strong. After opening the season 6-3, Seattle then went 3-5 the rest of the way, including an 0-3 record against the playoff teams they faced. The offense went from averaging 2.34 points per drive (sixth in the league) while scoring on 44.3% of their drives (fifth) over that opening hot stretch before averaging 1.84 points per drive (18th) and scoring on 36.7% (18th) of their drives since.
Defensively is where the largest gap between these teams exists. San Francisco allowed a league-low 1.42 points per drive while Seattle has allowed 2.05 points per drive (26th). Opponents have scored on 25.7% of their drives against the 49ers (lowest rate in the league) while Seattle has allowed opponents to reach the end zone on 23.4% of drives (27th).
In their two games against the 49ers, Seattle scored just one offensive touchdown on 20 possessions. In those games, Seattle went three and out on 35.0% of their drives while San Francisco was at 13.6%.