2026
Week 5 · Sunday 4:25 PM ET · Lumen Field
49ers offensevsSeahawks defense
Season numbers through Week 8: 7 games for 49ers, 8 for Seahawks. Ranks are out of 32; #1 is the best offense or the stingiest defense.
The 49ers won 32–29 from as low as 24% (Q3 5:01, down 23–21). The Seahawks had been 58% favorites at kickoff. The game turned for good at Q4 7:41: S.Darnold sacked at SF 22 for -5 yards (K.White) (47% → 53%). The biggest single swing came at Q3 7:24, 20 points for the Seahawks.
The plays that swung it
- 1Q3 7:24SFB.Purdy pass short left intended for J.Cowing INTERCEPTED by N.Pritchett at SF 43. N.Pritchett pushed ob at SF 23 for 20 yards (C.Colby).35% → 55%
- 2Q2 0:18SEAG.Holani left guard to SEA 0 for -4 yards (G.Halton). FUMBLES (G.Halton), touched at SEA 0, RECOVERED by SF-G.Halton at SEA -4. TOUCHDOWN.57% → 76%
- 3Q4 0:54SEAS.Darnold pass short left to C.Kupp pushed ob at SF 41 for 9 yards (M.Mustapha). The Replay Official reviewed the short of the line to gain…77% → 95%
- 4Q1 9:34SEAM.Dickson punts 39 yards to SF 35 J.Cowing MUFFS catch, touched at SF 33, RECOVERED by SEA-E.Saubert at SF 24.37% → 53%
- 5Q3 5:06SFD.Samuel left end to SF 35 for no gain (D.Thomas). FUMBLES (D.Thomas), RECOVERED by SEA-J.Jobe at SF 36. SF-D.Samuel was injured during the play.…61% → 76%
- ★Q4 7:41SEAS.Darnold sacked at SF 22 for -5 yards (K.White).turning point47% → 53%
Win probability is nflverse's model, which starts from the betting line and updates before every snap with the score, the clock, down, distance, field position and timeouts. A swing is the change in one team's chance across a play, in percentage points. Each play is tagged with the team that had the ball; the bar names the team it helped. The turning point is the play after which the winner never fell to 50% again.
M.Evans led the 49ers at +10.4 EPA (7 catches for 113). J.Smith-Njigba led the Seahawks at +3.3 EPA (5 catches for 102).
49ers
| Passing | C/A | Yds | TD | INT | Sk | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.Purdy100% | 19/29 | 189 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2.0 |
| Rushing | Car | Share | Yds | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.McCaffrey82% | 11 | 46% | 68 | 1 | +4.0 |
| K.Black18% | 6 | 25% | 16 | -1.8 | |
| B.Purdy100% | 5 | 21% | 6 | -1.1 | |
| D.Sr.43% | 2 | 8% | 4 | -5.6 |
| Receiving | Tgt | Share | Rec | Yds | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M.Evans63% | 10 | 37% | 7 | 113 | 1 | +10.4 |
| G.Kittle92% | 6 | 22% | 5 | 24 | -2.4 | |
| C.McCaffrey82% | 3 | 11% | 3 | 15 | +0.2 | |
| D.Sr.43% | 3 | 11% | 2 | 21 | +0.7 | |
| B.Cooks40% | 2 | 7% | 1 | 7 | 1 | +1.3 |
| J.Cowing43% | 2 | 7% | 1 | 9 | -3.4 | |
| L.Farrell60% | 1 | 4% | 0 | 0 | -0.7 |
Defense R.Green 2 INT, O.Odighizuwa 1 sack, K.White 1 sack, S.Valdez 1 sack · Kicking E.Pineiro 1/2 FG (52 no good), 3/3 XP, 6 pts
Seahawks
| Passing | C/A | Yds | TD | INT | Sk | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.Darnold100% | 18/29 | 195 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -12.0 |
| Rushing | Car | Share | Yds | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E.Wilson59% | 20 | 77% | 61 | 1 | -8.3 |
| G.Holani41% | 4 | 15% | 7 | -7.8 | |
| S.Darnold100% | 1 | 4% | 5 | +1.6 | |
| J.Smith-Njigba84% | 1 | 4% | 16 | +1.1 |
| Receiving | Tgt | Share | Rec | Yds | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.Smith-Njigba84% | 8 | 30% | 5 | 102 | 1 | +2.2 |
| A.Barner95% | 5 | 19% | 3 | 20 | +0.1 | |
| R.Shaheed46% | 4 | 15% | 2 | 23 | -0.9 | |
| G.Holani41% | 4 | 15% | 4 | 24 | -0.9 | |
| C.Kupp81% | 3 | 11% | 2 | 15 | +0.9 | |
| E.Wilson59% | 2 | 7% | 2 | 11 | +0.6 | |
| E.Arroyo32% | 1 | 4% | 0 | 0 | -5.1 |
Defense B.II 2 sacks, N.Pritchett 1 INT, E.Jones 1 sack · Kicking J.Myers 5/5 FG, 2/2 XP, 17 pts
Each player's line for this game from nflverse's weekly stats; the percentage beside his name is his share of the offense's snaps. Share is his part of the team's carries or targets in this game. Defense lists sacks and interceptions; kicking lists field goals.
Red zone touchdowns
49ers score a touchdown on 87% of red zone trips (1st). Seahawks allow 88% (32nd).
Deep middle is open
Seahawks are worst against deep middle throws, allowing +0.88 EPA per attempt. 49ers send 7% of their throws there. That is a small part of their offense so far.
Wideouts get blanketed
Seahawks give up 100 yards a game to wide receivers (1st), against a league average of 147. 49ers' wide receivers produce 135 (20th).
Yards per play
Call this one even. 49ers gain 6.5 yards per play (1st). Seahawks give up 4.2 (1st), with the league at 5.4.
The Seahawks lead the series 31–21 since 1999 (they first met in 2002). This game is the latest meeting.
The last 5
| 2026 · Wk 5 | SF 32 at SEA 29 |
| 2025 · Wk 20 · playoffs | SF 6 at SEA 41 |
| 2025 · Wk 18 | SEA 13 at SF 3 |
| 2025 · Wk 1 | SF 17 at SEA 13 |
| 2024 · Wk 11 | SEA 20 at SF 17 |
2026 records
| 49ers | Seahawks | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 6–1 | 4–4 |
| Division | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Conference | 4–1 | 1–3 |
| Other conference | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Home | 4–0 | 3–2 |
| Away | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Last 5 | WWWWL | WLLWL |
| Streak | Lost 1 | Lost 1 |
| Points a game | 28.1 – 19.9 | 23.1 – 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 49ers' side. Records are this regular season.
| Stat | Favors SF · Favors SEA | NFL avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | ||||
| EPA per play | +0.18#2 | -0.09#5 | +0.00 | |
| Success rate | 53%#1 | 39%#2 | 44% | |
| Yards per play | 6.5#1 | 4.2#1 | 5.4 | |
| Explosive play rate | 13%#2 | 5%#2 | 9% | |
| Passing | ||||
| Pass EPA per dropback | +0.24#3 | -0.10#4 | +0.03 | |
| Sack rate | 3%#1 | 7%#15 | 7% | |
| Running | ||||
| Run EPA per carry | +0.02#4 | -0.11#10 | -0.08 | |
| Yards per carry | 4.5#9 | 3.4#3 | 4.1 | |
| Money downs | ||||
| 3rd down conversion | 50%#2 | 34%#7 | 41% | |
| Red zone TD rate | 87%#1 | 88%#32 | 61% | |
| Targets by position | ||||
| WR yards per game | 135#20 | 100#1 | 147 | |
| TE yards per game | 65#7 | 38#3 | 55 | |
| TE targets per game | 7.3#18 | 6.9#11 | 7.6 | |
| RB receiving yards per game | 49#4 | 31#14 | 32 | |
49ers: EPA per throw
Seahawks: EPA allowed per throw
Green gains more than expected, red loses value. Cells with fewer than 5 throws are grayed out.