2026
Week 5 · Sunday 4:25 PM ET · Lumen Field
Seahawks offensevs49ers defense
Season numbers through Week 8: 8 games for Seahawks, 7 for 49ers. 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.
Backs catch passes
49ers give up 49 yards a game to running backs (32nd), against a league average of 32. Seahawks' running backs produce 28 (19th).
Short left is open
49ers are worst against short left throws, allowing +0.36 EPA per attempt. Seahawks send 29% of their throws there.
Nowhere to run
Seahawks' run game is 30th in EPA per carry (-0.21). 49ers allow -0.18 (2nd).
Success rate
Call this one even. Seahawks succeed on 41% of plays (26th) against a defense that allows 44% (20th).
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 SEA · Favors SF | NFL avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | ||||
| EPA per play | -0.06#24 | -0.05#8 | +0.00 | |
| Success rate | 41%#26 | 44%#20 | 44% | |
| Yards per play | 5.3#20 | 4.8#4 | 5.4 | |
| Explosive play rate | 9%#18 | 4%#1 | 9% | |
| Passing | ||||
| Pass EPA per dropback | +0.02#18 | +0.04#18 | +0.03 | |
| Sack rate | 7%#20 | 6%#22 | 7% | |
| Running | ||||
| Run EPA per carry | -0.21#30 | -0.18#2 | -0.08 | |
| Yards per carry | 3.7#22 | 3.6#7 | 4.1 | |
| Money downs | ||||
| 3rd down conversion | 37%#27 | 38%#11 | 41% | |
| Red zone TD rate | 50%#27 | 48%#7 | 61% | |
| Targets by position | ||||
| WR yards per game | 181#4 | 132#11 | 147 | |
| TE yards per game | 30#29 | 44#7 | 55 | |
| TE targets per game | 5.1#30 | 7.9#19 | 7.6 | |
| RB receiving yards per game | 28#19 | 49#32 | 32 | |
Seahawks: EPA per throw
49ers: EPA allowed per throw
Green gains more than expected, red loses value. Cells with fewer than 5 throws are grayed out.