"Starting with Rashid Shaheed's 95-yard kick return for a touchdown on the opening kickoff, the 49ers staked the Seahawks to an immediate 7-0 lead which grew to 10-0, then 17-0. The 49ers (13-6) can now take time and tend to their vast casualties before returning next fall for coach Kyle Shanahan's 10th season. This was the most lopsided loss in his tenure."
"The Seahawks (15-3) scored on seven of their first eight possessions, including three touchdown runs by Kenneth Walker III, to build that 41-6 lead with still over 12 minutes to spare in the 49ers' season. By halftime, the 49ers were down 24-6. Could Brock Purdy channel the 2023 team's comeback powers, in which a 24-7 halftime deficit was overcome to beat the Detroit Lions 34-31 for the NFC Championship at Levi's Stadium? Nope."
"Another Purdy turnover came with 9: 12 remaining, on a strip-sack fumble forced by DeMarcus Lawrence. The 49ers had won seven straight divisional-round games since 2011, including their past two on the road, at Carolina (2014) and at Green Bay (2021). Their biggest playoff defeat: 49-3 in the 1986 season's divisional round at the New York Giants, who infamously injured Joe Montana along the way."
Seattle Seahawks defeated the San Francisco 49ers 41-6 in a divisional playoff, ending the injury-riddled 49ers' season one win shy of the NFC Championship. Rashid Shaheed returned the opening kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown and the Seahawks scored on seven of their first eight possessions, including three touchdown runs by Kenneth Walker III. Brock Purdy committed key turnovers, including a third-quarter interception and a strip-sack fumble forced by DeMarcus Lawrence, which the Seahawks converted into additional scores. The 49ers were down 24-6 at halftime and suffered the most lopsided loss of coach Kyle Shanahan's tenure. The team will pursue recovery in the offseason.
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