"Because this isn't just a game; this is a Super Bowl undercard. The stakes for the 49ers and Seahawks on Saturday? Just the NFC West crown and the No. 1 overall seed in the NFC playoffs. The 49ers, led by their offense, have spent the last six weeks buzzing a machine-like destruction of opponents that has made Brock Purdy look less like a scrappy underdog and more like the bully, all along."
"No, they're arriving to re-create the Christmas Day disaster of 2023, when Macdonald's Baltimore Ravens blitzed, twisted, and spun Purdy into the worst game of his career. It was raining that day, too. Purdy is a better quarterback than he was then. These Seahawks aren't quite at the same level defensively as those Ravens (though it's been close at times)."
"Finally, a worthy adversary for this 49ers' defensive line. And no, that's not a compliment to the Seahawks. There was optimism in Seattle that the team's long-maligned offensive line had taken a step forward in 2025. And perhaps they did. They're still woeful. Last week, against the only team that produces less quarterback pressure than the 49ers, the Seahawks offensive line allowed Carolina"
Levi's Stadium will host a rain-soaked, high-stakes regular-season finale that functions like a Super Bowl undercard, with the NFC West crown and the NFC's No. 1 seed on the line. The 49ers have ridden an efficient, dominant offense over recent weeks, elevating Brock Purdy from scrappy underdog to commanding leader. Seattle's Mike Macdonald has built a disruptive defense capable of pressuring and confusing quarterbacks, recalling the Ravens' Christmas Day dismantling of Purdy in 2023. The matchup promises sloppy, physical football where weather, special teams, and trench battles — especially Seattle's struggling offensive line versus San Francisco's defensive front — will decide the outcome.
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