NFL: Week 15 Quick Capsule – San Francisco 49ers (9-4) at Seattle Seahawks (7-6)

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WEEK 15
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (9-4) @ SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (7-6)
DATE: Thursday (12/15/22)
STADIUM: Lumen Field
TIME: 8:15 PM ET
REFEREE: Alex Kemp

REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Seahawks lead all-time series, 29-18
STREAKS Seahawks have won 4 of past 5
LAST GAME 9/18/22: Seahawks 7 at 49ers 27
LAST GAME AT SITE 12/5/21: Seahawks 30, 49ers 23

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
LAST WEEK: W 35-7 vs. Tampa Bay
COACH VS. OPP. Kyle Shanahan: 3-8
PTS. FOR 24.4
OFFENSE 361.5
PASSING Brock Purdy (R): 45-67-461-4-2-94.2
RUSHING Christian McCaffrey (2022): 174-819-4.7-5
RECEIVING Brandon Aiyuk: 58-755-13.0-7
PTS. AGAINST 15.2
DEFENSE 286.8
SACKS Nick Bosa: 14.5
INTs Talanoa Hufanga: 4
TAKE/GIVE +6 (21/15)
PUNTING (NET) Mitch Wishnowsky: 44.2 (39.6)
KICKING Robbie Gould: 94 (34/35 PAT; 20/23 FG)

49ERS NOTES
• QB BROCK PURDY became 1st rookie in SB era with 2+ TD passes (2), rush TD & 125+ rating (134) in 1st career start last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with 2+ TD passes. • RB CHRISTIAN MCCAFFREY had 153 scrimmage yards (119 rush, 34 rec.) & 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.) last week & aims for his 3rd in row with 145+ scrimmage yards & TD. Has 425 career catches & can surpass Roger Craig (434) for most catches by RB in 1st 6 seasons in NFL history. Has 412 scrimmage yards (206 per game) & 4 TDs (3 rush, 1 rec.) in 2 career games vs. Sea.
• WR BRANDON AIYUK had team-high 57 rec. yards & career-high 7th rec. TD of season last week. Has 5 rec. TDs in his past 3 on road & aims for his 4th in row on road with TD catch. Has 50+ rec. yards in 3 of his 4 career games vs. Sea.
• TE GEORGE KITTLE became 5th TE in NFL history with 500+ rec. yards in each of his 1st 6 seasons. Needs 11 rec. yards to become 6th TE ever with 5,000+ rec. yards in 1st 6 career seasons. Had 9 catches for 181 yards & 2 rec. TDs in his last road meeting.
• DL NICK BOSA has 14.5 sacks in 2022 & can become 5th player since 1982 with 15+ sacks in 2 of his 1st 4 NFL seasons. Has sack in 4 of his 5 road games this season. Had 2 sacks in Week 2 meeting & aims for his 4th in row vs. Sea. with sack.
• LB FRED WARNER has TFL in 3 of his past 4 vs. Sea. Needs 9 tackles for his 5thstraight 100+ tackle season since entering NFL in 2018.
• LB DRE GREENLAW tied his career high with 15 tackles & had 1st INT of season last week. Aims for his 5th in row with PD. Has career-high 103 tackles in 2022.
• DB JIMMIE WARD had 5th-career FF last week. Aims for his 5th in row with PD.
• S TASHAUN GIPSON had INT last week & had INT in Week 2 meeting.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
LAST WEEK L 30-24 vs. Carolina
COACH VS. OPP. Pete Carroll: 18-8
PTS. FOR 26.3
OFFENSE 355.2
PASSING Geno Smith: 306-428-3,433-25-8-106.8
RUSHING Kenneth Walker (R): 138-649-4.7-9
RECEIVING Tyler Lockett: 71-896-12.6-8
PTS. AGAINST 25.7
DEFENSE 378.7
SACKS Uchenna Nwosu: 9
INTs Tariq Woolen (R): 6
TAKE/GIVE +2 (21/19)
PUNTING (NET) Michael Dickson: 49.1 (45.1)
KICKING Jason Myers: 108 (36/37 PAT; 24/25 FG)

SEAHAWKS NOTES
• QB GENO SMITH passed for 264 yards & 3 TDs vs. 2 INTs in Week 14. Has 2+ TD passes in 7 straight games, longest active streak in NFL. Has 9 games with 2+ TD passes & 100+ rating in 2022, most in NFL. Has career highs in completions (306), pass yards (3,433) & TD passes (25) this season.
• RB KENNETH WALKER leads all rookies with 9 rush TDs & ranks 2nd in rush yards (649). Aims for his 4th in row at home with rush TD.
• WR DK METCALF had 6th rec. TD of season last week. Has 869 rec. yards in 2022 & can become 5th player since 1970 with 900+ rec. yards & 5+ rec. TDs in each of 1st 4 seasons. Aims for his 5th in row with 70+ rec. yards & 7th in row with 5+ catches. Has 23 catches for 302 yards (100.7 per game) & 3 rec. TDs in 3 career home games vs. SF. Aims for his 4th in row on Thursday with rec. TD.
• WR TYLER LOCKETT had 8th rec. TD of season in Week 14, his 5th-straight season with 8+ rec. TDs. Can become 1st player since 2020 (Davante Adams) with rec. TD in 7 straight games. Had 9 catches for 107 yards in Week 2 meeting. Has rec. TD in 3 of his past 4 at home vs. SF.
• WR MARQUISE GOODWIN led team with 95 rec. yards & had 4th rec. TD of season in Week 14. Had 91 catches for 1,543 yards & 7 TDs in 3 seasons (2017-19) w/ SF.
• LB JORDYN BROOKS has 9 games with 10+ tackles in 2022, tied-most in NFL. Has 9+ tackles in 9 of his past 10 at home. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. SF with 10+ tackles.
• LB UCHENNA NWOSU has career-high 9 sacks in 2022.
• LB CODY BARTON had career-high 15 tackles last week. Aims for his 5th in row with PD.
• CB TARIQ WOOLEN leads all rookies & ranks tied-1st in NFL with 6 INTs in 2022.