"Regardless of the 49ers' seed, they can only hope quarterback Brock Purdy escaped serious injury from a hit with 1:51 remaining, when clobbered in the back by Derick Hall and then leveled by Leonard Williams. Purdy walked off on his own power, but his final play summed up how inept the 49ers' offense was against arguably the NFL's top defense."
"In Week 18, they would have to try battling back from a 13-3 deficit, and the goal-line theatrics instead came from Seattle's defense early in the fourth quarter. That's when a Purdy pass bounced off Christian McCaffrey's hands and into Drake Thomas' hands at the Seattle 3 for a comeback-crushing interception. Such was life against the league's second-stingiest scoring defense, even if the 49ers had averaged 35.6 points per game over their six-game win streak."
The San Francisco 49ers lost 13-3 at home to the Seattle Seahawks, relinquishing the NFC's No. 1 seed and entering the playoffs as a wild-card team, likely the No. 6 seed. Quarterback Brock Purdy took a late hit from Derick Hall and Leonard Williams, walked off but left injury status uncertain. A goal-line pass bounced off Christian McCaffrey and was intercepted by Drake Thomas, ending the comeback attempt. Purdy completed 19 of 27 passes for 127 yards and took three sacks. Sam Darnold finished 20 of 26 for 198 yards with no turnovers. Seattle's Kenneth Walker III and Zach Charbonnet combined for 173 rushing yards. The 49ers had averaged 35.6 points over a six-game win streak but were held to three points.
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