Down x Down

This week

Explore

DOWN X DOWN › week 12 › Seahawks at 49ers
Updated Nov 2, 5:48 PM ET
2026
2026this season2025final

Week 12 · Sunday 4:25 PM ET · Levi's Stadium

SEAvsSF

Seahawks offensevs49ers defense

Season numbers through Week 8: 7 games for Seahawks, 7 for 49ers. Ranks are out of 32; #1 is the best offense or the stingiest defense.

SEA offenseSF offense
Keys to the game · where this matchup tilts, from the season numbers4 reads
01
Biggest edge

Backs catch passes

49ers give up 49 yards a game to running backs (32nd), against a league average of 32. Seahawks' running backs produce 30 (17th).

02
Opportunity

Short left is open

49ers are worst against short left throws, allowing +0.36 EPA per attempt. Seahawks send 29% of their throws there.

03
Watch out

Nowhere to run

Seahawks' run game is 30th in EPA per carry (-0.22). 49ers allow -0.18 (2nd).

04
Wash

Success rate

Call this one even. Seahawks succeed on 42% of plays (22nd) against a defense that allows 44% (20th).

Players to watch

SEA Seahawks

14Sam DarnoldQB · 110/177 · 1290 yds · 8 TD · 8 INTEPA per dropback -0.05 · 25th11Jaxon Smith-NjigbaWR · 58 rec · 867 yds · 8 TD · 78 tgtEPA per target +0.75 · 5th22Rashid ShaheedWR · 16 rec · 163 yds · 0 TD · 30 tgtEPA per target -0.4713Ernest Jones IVRight Inside Linebacker · 68 tackles · 3 sacks · 1 INT · 3 PD3 sacks20Julian LoveFree Safety · 24 tackles · 2 INT · 6 PD2 INT · T-11th in the NFL

SF 49ers

13Brock PurdyQB · 146/211 · 1748 yds · 15 TD · 4 INTEPA per dropback +0.29 · 3rd23Christian McCaffreyRB · 84 car · 389 yds · 8 TD · 34 recEPA per touch +0.11 · 7th85George KittleTE · 34 rec · 425 yds · 5 TD · 46 tgtEPA per target +0.35 · 13th5Mike EvansWR · 27 rec · 420 yds · 3 TD · 39 tgtEPA per target +1.05 · 2nd0Renardo GreenLeft Cornerback · 26 tackles · 3 INT · 5 PD3 INT · T-2nd in the NFL99DeForest BucknerRight Defensive Tackle · 31 tackles · 4 sacks · 3 PD4 sacks · T-22nd in the NFL
The series · Seahawks and 49ers since 1999, and this season's records52 meetings

The Seahawks lead the series 31–21 since 1999 (they first met in 2002). Oct 11, 2026, at Lumen Field: the 49ers won 32–29. Drew Lock started at quarterback for the Seahawks and Brock Purdy for the 49ers; Mike Macdonald and Kyle Shanahan coached.

Seahawks at home17–10the Seahawks' record
In San Francisco13–11the Seahawks' record
Most pointsSeahawks 43 · 49ers 412018 · 2022
Biggest winSeahawks by 38 · 49ers by 202005 · 2022
Playoffs2–1the Seahawks' record

The last 5

2026 · Wk 5SF 32 at SEA 29
2025 · Wk 20 · playoffsSF 6 at SEA 41
2025 · Wk 18SEA 13 at SF 3
2025 · Wk 1SF 17 at SEA 13
2024 · Wk 11SEA 20 at SF 17

2026 records

Seahawks49ers
Overall4–36–1
Division1–13–0
Conference1–24–1
Other conference3–12–0
Home3–14–0
Away1–22–1
Last 5LWLLWWWWWL
StreakWon 1Lost 1
Points a game24.0 – 17.928.1 – 19.9

Every meeting since 1999, regular season and playoffs, from nflverse's game list, which starts in 1999; the all-time series goes back further. Franchises that moved count as one team (the Raiders, Chargers and Rams). Home and away are from the Seahawks' side. Records are this regular season.

The lineups · Seahawks offense against the 49ers defenseDepth charts
49ers defense · 4-3 DSeahawks offense · 3WR 1TE67Cross56Nelson61Sundell76Zabel72Lucas88Barner14Darnold26Charbonnet11Smith-Njigba10Kupp22Shaheed97Bosa99Buckner92Odighizuwa56White57Greenlaw54Warner53Dugger2Lenoir0Green20Stout36Sigle27Brown

Seahawks offense · 3WR 1TE

  • QBSam Darnold#14 · 110/177 · 1290 yds · 8 TD · 8 INT
  • RBZach Charbonnet#26
  • WRJaxon Smith-Njigba#11 · 58 rec · 867 yds · 8 TD · 78 tgt
  • WRRashid Shaheed#22 · 16 rec · 163 yds · 0 TD · 30 tgt
  • WRCooper Kupp#10 · 18 rec · 199 yds · 1 TD · 27 tgt
  • TEAJ Barner#88 · 19 rec · 180 yds · 0 TD · 29 tgt
  • LTCharles Cross#67
  • LGQuenton Nelson#56
  • CJalen Sundell#61
  • RGGrey Zabel#76
  • RTAbraham Lucas#72

49ers defense · Base 4-3 D

  • RDENick Bosa#97 · 7 tackles
  • RDTDeForest Buckner#99 · 31 tackles · 4 sacks · 3 PD
  • LDTOsa Odighizuwa#92 · 13 tackles · 2 sacks · 1 PD
  • LDEKeion White#56 · 13 tackles · 3.5 sacks
  • WLBDre Greenlaw#57 · 49 tackles
  • MLBFred Warner#54 · 70 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 3 PD
  • SLBJaden Dugger#53 · 30 tackles · 1 sack
  • RCBDeommodore Lenoir#2 · 30 tackles · 1 PD
  • LCBRenardo Green#0 · 26 tackles · 3 INT · 5 PD
  • NBUpton Stout#20 · 18 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 1 PD
  • SSMarques Sigle#36 · 26 tackles · 1 sack
  • FSJi'Ayir Brown#27 · 44 tackles · 2 PD

Starters from each team's current depth chart (nflverse, from ESPN), drawn in the offense's base three-receiver set against the defense's base front. The nickel back, the extra defensive back most teams use against three receivers, is drawn lighter. Left and right are as the offense sees the field. The toggle at the top flips which offense is drawn.

Head to head · SEA offense against SF defense
StatSEA SEA offFavors SEA · Favors SFSF SF def allowsNFL avg
Overall
EPA per play
-0.04#23
-0.05#8+0.00
Success rate
42%#22
44%#2044%
Yards per play
5.4#17
4.8#45.4
Explosive play rate
9%#15
4%#19%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback
+0.05#18
+0.04#18+0.03
Sack rate
7%#19
6%#227%
Running
Run EPA per carry
-0.22#30
-0.18#2-0.08
Yards per carry
3.7#22
3.6#74.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion
40%#15
38%#1141%
Red zone TD rate
55%#21
48%#761%
Targets by position
WR yards per game
185#4
132#11147
TE yards per game
31#29
44#755
TE targets per game
5.1#29
7.9#197.6
RB receiving yards per game
30#17
49#3232
Where the ball goes · EPA per throwDeep is 15+ air yds

Seahawks: EPA per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.144% of throws
+0.623% of throws
+1.217% of throws
Short
+0.0229% of throws
+0.0520% of throws
+0.0937% of throws

49ers: EPA allowed per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
-0.0514 throws
+0.637 throws
+0.0823 throws
Short
+0.3685 throws
-0.2024 throws
-0.0391 throws

Green gains more than expected, red loses value. Cells with fewer than 5 throws are grayed out.