{"id":416255,"date":"2026-01-17T23:20:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T23:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/416255\/"},"modified":"2026-01-17T23:20:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T23:20:15","slug":"49ers-vs-seahawks-live-updates-nfl-playoffs-divisional-round-game-score-predictions-odds-and-latest-on-sam-darnold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/416255\/","title":{"rendered":"49ers vs. Seahawks live updates: NFL playoffs divisional round game score, predictions, odds and latest on Sam Darnold"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Seahawks believe they\u2019ve built another roster to contend this season and into the future. Coach Mike Macdonald reestablished a dominant defensive culture, as they allowed the fewest points in the league for the first time since their historic run from 2012-15. The Seahawks also ranked third against the run, sixth in takeaways (25) and tied for seventh in sacks (47), so they don\u2019t have a weak spot.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019d like to see their suffocating defense in action, look no further than their 13-3 victory against the 49ers in the regular-season finale. Niners quarterback Brock Purdy was held without a touchdown for the only time all season, and running back Christian McCaffrey tallied a season-low 57 yards from scrimmage.<\/p>\n

The Seahawks have been strong against the league\u2019s best all season, too. They were an NFL-best 6-2 against teams that qualified for the playoffs, while the Niners went 4-4.<\/p>\n

The 49ers rebuilt their confidence Sunday when they eliminated the defending champion Philadelphia Eagles<\/a>, 23-19, with an impressive fourth-quarter takeover. Purdy powered through two second-half interceptions to lead the rally as the QB and the Niners conquered a demon with that tough win in Philly.<\/p>\n

The question is whether the 49ers are capable of playing markedly better than Week 18. They entered that game averaging 35.7 points during their six-game winning streak, but they were severely overmatched by the Seahawks with the No. 1 seed at stake.<\/p>\n

That was a crucial win for Seattle\u2019s confidence, too, because the Niners had won seven of their previous eight meetings, including a 2022 postseason showdown.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Seahawks believe they\u2019ve built another roster to contend this season and into the future. Coach Mike Macdonald…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":416256,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[436],"tags":[49,48,514,82],"class_list":["post-416255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-nfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/416255","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=416255"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/416255\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/416256"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=416255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=416255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=416255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}