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Updated Nov 2, 5:48 PM ET
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Week 12 · Sunday 4:25 PM ET · Levi's Stadium

SFvsSEA

49ers offensevsSeahawks defense

Season numbers through Week 8: 7 games for 49ers, 7 for Seahawks. 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

Red zone touchdowns

49ers score a touchdown on 87% of red zone trips (1st). Seahawks allow 85% (32nd).

02
Opportunity

Short left is open

Seahawks are worst against short left throws, allowing +0.14 EPA per attempt. 49ers send 39% of their throws there.

03
Watch out

Wideouts get blanketed

Seahawks give up 92 yards a game to wide receivers (1st), against a league average of 147. 49ers' wide receivers produce 135 (20th).

04
Wash

Success rate

Call this one even. 49ers succeed on 53% of plays (1st) against a defense that allows 37% (1st).

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 · 49ers offense against the Seahawks defenseDepth charts
Seahawks defense · 3-4 D49ers offense · 3WR 1TE71Williams75Colby64Brendel77Puni68McKivitz85Kittle13Purdy23McCaffrey5Evans17Watkins19Samuel90Reed91Murphy99Williams0Lawrence7Nwosu13Jones32Thomas29Jobe21Witherspoon3Emmanwori39Okada20Love

49ers offense · 3WR 1TE

  • QBBrock Purdy#13 · 146/211 · 1748 yds · 15 TD · 4 INT
  • RBChristian McCaffrey#23 · 84 car · 389 yds · 8 TD · 34 rec
  • WRMike Evans#5 · 27 rec · 420 yds · 3 TD · 39 tgt
  • WRDeebo Samuel#19 · 16 rec · 206 yds · 3 TD · 20 tgt
  • WRJordan Watkins#17 · 6 rec · 138 yds · 0 TD · 9 tgt
  • TEGeorge Kittle#85 · 34 rec · 425 yds · 5 TD · 46 tgt
  • LTTrent Williams#71
  • LGConnor Colby#75
  • CJake Brendel#64
  • RGDominick Puni#77
  • RTColton McKivitz#68

Seahawks defense · Base 3-4 D

  • RDEJarran Reed#90 · 11 tackles · 1 sack
  • NTByron Murphy II#91 · 23 tackles · 3 sacks
  • LDELeonard Williams#99 · 19 tackles · 3 sacks · 1 PD
  • WLBDeMarcus Lawrence#0 · 13 tackles · 2 PD
  • SLBUchenna Nwosu#7 · 15 tackles · 1 sack · 3 PD
  • RILBErnest Jones IV#13 · 68 tackles · 3 sacks · 1 INT · 3 PD
  • LILBDrake Thomas#32 · 35 tackles · 1 sack · 1 INT · 1 PD
  • RCBJosh Jobe#29 · 27 tackles · 1 INT · 1 PD
  • LCBDevon Witherspoon#21 · 41 tackles · 3 PD
  • NBNick Emmanwori#3 · 27 tackles · 2 sacks · 1 PD
  • SSTy Okada#39 · 14 tackles · 1 INT · 1 PD
  • FSJulian Love#20 · 24 tackles · 2 INT · 6 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 · SF offense against SEA defense
StatSF SF offFavors SF · Favors SEASEA SEA def allowsNFL avg
Overall
EPA per play
+0.18#2
-0.13#3+0.00
Success rate
53%#1
37%#144%
Yards per play
6.5#1
4.1#15.4
Explosive play rate
13%#2
5%#29%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback
+0.24#3
-0.14#3+0.03
Sack rate
3%#1
7%#127%
Running
Run EPA per carry
+0.02#4
-0.18#3-0.08
Yards per carry
4.5#9
3.3#14.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion
50%#2
32%#441%
Red zone TD rate
87%#1
85%#3261%
Targets by position
WR yards per game
135#20
92#1147
TE yards per game
65#7
34#255
TE targets per game
7.3#18
6.6#87.6
RB receiving yards per game
49#4
32#1532
Where the ball goes · EPA per throwDeep is 15+ air yds

49ers: EPA per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
-0.016% of throws
+1.567% of throws
+1.415% of throws
Short
+0.2939% of throws
+0.2319% of throws
-0.0424% of throws

Seahawks: EPA allowed per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
-0.9413 throws
+1.075 throws
-0.3018 throws
Short
+0.1468 throws
-0.0930 throws
+0.0279 throws

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