NFL Preview: Seattle Seahawks (6-6) at San Francisco 49ers (9-3)

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STADIUM: Levi’s Stadium

REFEREE: Brad Rogers

DATE: Sunday, December 10, 2023

GAME TIME: 4:05 PM ET

FOX: Kevin Burkhardt, Greg Olsen, Erin Andrews, Tom Rinaldi

SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) SEA: 139 or 382 SF: 109 or 227

ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY REG. SEASON: SEA leads series, 29-20 (SF won past 3). THE LAST TIME: REG. SEASON: 11/23/23: SF 31 at SEA 13.

HEAD COACHES NOTES: Pete Carroll vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 19-11 Reg. Season: 167-118-1 (.586) Postseason: 11-11 (.500). Kyle Shanahan vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 6-8 Reg. Season: 61-49 (.555) Postseason: 6-3 (.667).

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS NOTES:

• QB GENO SMITH passed for 334 yards & had 4 TDs (3 pass, 1 rush) vs. INT in Week 13, his 4th game with 300+ pass yards this season & 6th-career game with 3+ TD passes. Aims for his 3rd in row on road with 90+ rating.

• RB KENNETH WALKER has 4 rush TDs in 5 road games in 2023.

• RB ZACH CHARBONNET (rookie) had career-high 99 scrimmage yards (60 rush, 39 rec.) & 1st-career rush TD in Week 13. Aims for his 5th in row with 50+ scrimmage yards.

• WR DK METCALF had 6 catches for 134 yards & 3 rec. TDs in Week 13, his 2nd-career 3 rec. TD game. Has 812 rec. yards & 6 rec. TDs in 2023 & can become 3rd player ever (A.J. Green & HOFer Randy Moss) with 900+ rec. yards & 5+ rec. TDs in each of 1st 5 career seasons.

• WR TYLER LOCKETT aims for his 3rd in row on road with 5+ receptions. Had 9 catches for 107 yards in last road meeting.

• WR JAXON SMITH-NJIGBA (rookie) had career-high 7 receptions in Week 13.

• LB BOBBY WAGNER led team with 14 tackles in Week 13 & leads NFC with 127 tackles in 2023, his 12th-straight 100+ tackle season. Has 195 tackles (8.5 per game), 15 PD & 13 TFL in 23 career games vs. SF.

• LB JORDYN BROOKS had career-high 5th sack of season last week. Needs 4 tackles for 3rd-straight 100+ tackle season. Had 12 tackles & INT-TD in Week 12 meeting.

• LB DARRELL TAYLOR aims for his 3rd in row with sack.

• S JAMAL ADAMS had season-high 10 tackles in Week 13. Aims for his 6th in row with TFL.

• CB DEVON WITHERSPOON leads all rookies with 15 PD & has PD in 10 of 11 career games.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS NOTES:

• QB BROCK PURDY passed for 314 yards & 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 148.8 rating in Week 13 & became 3rd QB ever (Tom Brady – 2007 & Aaron Rodgers – 2011) with 4 games of 3+ TD passes & 140+ rating in single season in NFL history. Leads NFL in rating (116.1) & comp. pct. (70.2) in 2023. Aims for his 7th in row with 70+ comp. pct. Has 100+ rating in 7 of 8 career home starts.

• RB CHRISTIAN MCCAFFREY had 133 scrimmage yards (93 rush, 40 rec.) & 12th rush TD of season in Week 13. Became 3rd player ever (HOFers Marshall Faulk & Lenny Moore) with 50+ rush TDs (50) & 25+ rec. TDs (27). Leads NFL in scrimmage TDs (17) & rush yards (1,032) & ranks 2nd in scrimmage yards (1,461) in 2023. Has 689 scrimmage yards (172.3 per game) & 7 TDs (6 rush, 1 rec.) in 4 career games vs. Sea., incl. 139 scrimmage yards & 2 rush TDs in Week 12 meeting.

• TE GEORGE KITTLE ranks 3rd among TEs in 2023 with 735 rec. yards. Has 5,989 career rec. yards & can become 5th TE ever with 6,000+ rec. yards in 1st 7 seasons.

• WR BRANDON AIYUK had 6th rec. TD of season in Week 13 & aims for his 5th in row with rec. TD. Has 927 rec. yards in 2023 & needs 73 rec. yards for 2nd-straight 1,000-yard season.

• WR DEEBO SAMUEL had season-high 138 scrimmage yards (116 rec., 22 rush) & career-high 3 TDs (2 rec., 1 rush) in Week 13, his 12th-career game with 100+ rec. yards. Has 595 scrimmage yards (119 per game) & 4 TDs (2 rec., 2 rush) in 4 career games vs. Sea.

• DL NICK BOSA aims for his 6th in row vs. Sea. with sack. Needs 2 sacks for 3rd-straight 10+ sack season.

• LB FRED WARNER has 99 tackles & needs 1 tackle for 6th-straight 100+ tackle season. Has 4 TFL in his past 4 at home vs. Sea.

• DB CHARVARIUS WARD leads NFL with career-high 19 PD & aims for his 4th in row with 2+ PD.