Dec 29, 2025
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The Seahawks and 49ers will face off in a short week with the NFC West title and the No. 1 seed in the NFC at stake.
The sealahks and 49rs face off against each other in the nfc west in a short week.
The NFL announced the Week 18 schedule Sunday night, and the Seahawks and 49ers will play Saturday night in Santa Clara, Calif., with the division title and home field advantage on the line.The game starts at 5 pm.PT and will air on ESPN/ABC.
It is clear that the NFL intends to put teams in the first season, but the opportunity to put the Ravens and Steelers in the battle for the AFC North on Sunday night seems to motivate the Seahawks and 49ers on Saturday night in a short week for both teams.
It will be the second time in as many years that the Seahawks and 49ers will meet in the regular season finale for the NFC West title.San Francisco beat the Seahawks 26-21 in the 2019 finale at Lumen Field on fourth down by Jacob Hollister at the 1-yard line with 9 seconds left in the game.
The Seahawks defeated Carolina 27-10 on Sunday to take the No. 1 seed.1 in NFC.San Francisco beat Chicago 42-38 on Sunday night to set up a winner-takes-all matchup for the No. 1 seed.1 in NFC.
If the 49ers win against the Seahawks next week, they won't have to leave their home in the postseason because the Super Bowl will be played in Levi's Stadium.
If the Seahawks lose next Saturday, the Rams will open the road to a No. 5 or No. 6 goal in the NFC, depending on what they do at home against Atlanta on Monday night and Arizona next Sunday.No. 5 will play NFC South champion Tampa Bay or Carolina.The No. 6 seed will play either Chicago or Philadelphia.
Including the playoffs, the Seahawks have lost three of their last four games against the 49ers at Levi's Stadium, but beat San Francisco 20-17 last season.The Seahawks won seven of eight games played at the stadium from 2014-21.
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