SUPER WILD CARD WEEKEND
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (9-8 – NFC WEST – NO. 7 SEED) @ SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (13-4 – NFC WEST – NO. 2 SEED)
DATE: Saturday, January 14, 2023
TIME: @ 4:30 PM ET
STADIUM: Levi’s Stadium
REFEREE: Alex Kemp
BROADCAST INFORMATION
TIME 4:30 PM ET
TV FOX, FOX Deportes: Joe Davis, Daryl Johnston, Pam Oliver & Kristina Pink (field reporters)
NATIONAL RADIO Westwood One: Bill Rosinski, James Lofton, Amber Theoharris (field reporter)
Seattle SiriusXM 82 or 225 and the SXM App
San Francisco SiriusXM 81 or 226 and the SXM App
National SiriusXM 88 and the SXM App
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Seahawks lead all-time series, 29-19
STREAKS 49ers have won past 2
LAST GAME 12/15/22: 49ers 21 at Seahawks 13
LAST GAME AT SITE 9/18/22: 49ers 27, Seahawks 7
PLAYOFF SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Seahawks lead all-time series, 1-0
STREAKS Seahawks won only meeting
LAST GAME 1/19/14: 49ers 17 at Seahawks 23
LAST GAME AT SITE First meeting in San Francisco
HEAD COACH: PETE CARROLL
PLAYOFF RECORD 11-10
VS. OPPONENT 19-9
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
PLAYOFF RECORD 17-18
CHAMPIONSHIPS 1: 2013 (SB XLVIII)
LAST POSTSEASON
GAME L 30-20 vs. L.A. Rams (1/9/21 – NFC-WC)
VS. COMMON
OPPONENTS
6-6: Az (2-0), Atl (0-1), Car (0-1), Den (1-0), KC (0-1),
LV (0-1), LAC (1-0), LAR (2-0), NO (0-1), TB (0-1)
PTS. FOR 23.9
OFFENSE 351.5
PASSING Geno Smith: 399-572-4,282-30-11-100.9
RUSHING Kenneth Walker (R): 228-1,050-4.6-9
RECEIVING DK Metcalf: 90-1,048-11.6-6
PTS. AGAINST 23.6
DEFENSE 361.7
SACKS Uchenna Nwosu, Darrell Taylor: 9.5
INTs Tariq Woolen (R): 6
TAKE/GIVE +2 (25/23)
PR DeeJay Dallas: 7.3
KR Godwin Igwebuike: 28.0
PUNTING (NET) Michael Dickson: 48.5 (44.4)
KICKING Jason Myers: 143 (41/42 PAT; 34/37 FG)
SEAHAWKS TEAM NOTES
• SEATTLE clinched playoff berth for 4th time in past 5 seasons.
• PETE CARROLL has 11 career postseason victories, tied 3rd-most among active HCs. Is 1 of 8 active HCs with SB championship.
• SEATTLE had 4 players selected to 2023 Pro Bowl Games: S QUANDRE DIGGS, K JASON MYERS, QB GENO SMITH & CB TARIQ WOOLEN.
SEAHAWKS OFFENSIVE NOTES
• QB GENO SMITH can make 1st career playoff start. Had career highs in pass yards (franchise-record 4,282 – 4th-most in NFC), TD passes (30 – most in NFC) & rating (100.9 – 5th-highest in NFL) this season. Had 10 games with 2+ TD passes & 100+ rating, most in NFL in 2022. Led NFL with 69.8 comp. pct. this season.
• RB KENNETH WALKER led rookies in scrimmage yards (1,215), rush yards (1,050) & rush TDs (9) & became 2nd Sea. rookie ever (Curt Warner) with
1,000+ rush yards. Had 5 games with 100+ rush yards, tied-most among NFC RBs in 2022.
• WR DK METCALF had career-high 90 receptions for 1,048 rec. yards & 6 rec. TDs in 2022 & is 1 of 5 ever with 50+ catches, 900+ rec. yards & 5+ rec. TDs in each of 1st 4 seasons. Has 3 rec. TDs in 3 career playoff games.
• WR TYLER LOCKETT had 84 receptions for 1,033 yards & 9 rec. TDs in 2022, his 4th-straight 1,000-yard season. Is only player with 8+ rec. TDs
in each of past 5 seasons. Lockett & Metcalf were 1 of 2 WR duos (A.J. Brown & DeVonta Smith) each with 80+ catches & 1,000+ rec. yards in
- Has 75+ rec. yards in 3 of his past 4 road playoff games. Had 9 catches for 107 yards in Week 2 road meeting.
SEAHAWKS DEFENSIVE NOTES
• LB DARRELL TAYLOR had career highs in sacks (9.5), TFL (8) & FFs (4 – tied 3rd-most in NFL) in 2022. Had sack in 5 of his final 6 reg. season games. Has sack & 3 TFL in 2 career games at SF.
• LB UCHENNA NWOSU had career highs in sacks (9.5), TFL (12) & FFs (3). Nwosu & Taylor were only pair of teammates each with 9+ sacks & 3+
FFs in 2022.
• LB CODY BARTON had career highs in tackles (133), PD (6) & TFL (4) this season. Had 10+ tackles in each of 2 games vs. SF in 2022.
• CB TARIQ WOOLEN ranked tied-1st in NFL with 6 INTs & became 1st rookie since 2000 with 6+ INTs & 3+ FRs (3). Had 14 games with PD in 2022, most in NFL.
• CB MIKE JACKSON had career-high 12 PD in 2022. Had blocked FG return TD in Week 2 meeting.
• S QUANDRE DIGGS had 4 INTs & is only player with 3+ INTs in each of past 6 seasons. Had INT in each of final 2 reg. season games.
HEAD COACH: KYLE SHANAHAN
PLAYOFF RECORD 4-2
VS. OPPONENT 4-8
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
PLAYOFF RECORD 34-22
CHAMPIONSHIPS 5: 1981 (XVI), 1984 (XIX), 1988 (XXIII),
1989 (XXIV), 1994 (XXIX)
LAST POSTSEASON
GAME L 20-17 at L.A. Rams (1/30/22 – NFC-C)
VS. COMMON
OPPONENTS
9-3: Az (2-0), Atl (0-1), Car (1-0), Den (0-1), KC (0-1),
LV (1-0), LAC (1-0), LAR (2-0), NO (1-0), TB (1-0)
PTS. FOR 26.5
OFFENSE 365.6
PASSING Brock Purdy (R): 114-170-1,374-13-4-107.3
RUSHING Christian McCaffrey (2022): 244-1,139-4.7-8
RECEIVING Brandon Aiyuk: 78-1,015-13.0-8
PTS. AGAINST 16.3
DEFENSE 300.6
SACKS Nick Bosa: 18.5
INTs Tashaun Gipson: 5
TAKE/GIVE +13 (30/17)
PR Ray-Ray McCloud: 10.8
KR Ray-Ray McCloud: 23.0
PUNTING (NET) Mitch Wishnowsky: 43.9 (39.7)
KICKING Robbie Gould: 131 (50/51 PAT; 27/32 FG)
49ERS TEAM NOTES
• SAN FRANCISCO clinched 1st division title since 2019.
• KYLE SHANAHAN led SF to SB LIV appearance (2019 season) & NFC-C (2021 season) in 1st 2 career playoff runs as HC.
• SAN FRANCISCO led NFL in total defense (300.6), scoring defense (16.3) & turnover margin (+13), ranked tied-1st in INTs (20) & ranked 2nd in & rush defense (77.7).
49ERS OFFENSIVE NOTES
• QB BROCK PURDY can become 1st rookie QB to start playoff game for SF. Became 3rd rookie QB ever to win each of 1st 5 career starts (Weeks 14-18) & 2nd rookie QB ever with 2+ TD passes in 6 straight games (Weeks 13-18). Had 2 TD passes & 117 rating in Week 15 meeting.
• RB CHRISTIAN MCCAFFREY ranked 3rd in NFL with 1,880 scrimmage yards (1,139 rush, 741 rec. – most among RBs), ranked 2nd among RBs with 85 catches & was 1 of 2 (Austin Ekeler) with 5+ rush TDs (8) & 5+ rec. TDs (5) in 2022. Has 442 career catches, most by RB in 1st 6 seasons all-time. Had TD in each of final 6 reg. season games. Has 550 scrimmage yards (183.3 per game) & 5 TDs (4 rush, 1 rec.) in 3 career games vs. Sea.
• RB ELIJAH MITCHELL has 70+ scrimmage yards in each of his 1st 3 career playoff games. Had rush TD in his only career game vs. Sea. (12/5/21).
• TE GEORGE KITTLE had 60 catches for 765 yards (5th-most among TEs) & career-high 11 rec. TDs (2nd-most among TEs) in 2022. Had 4 games with 2 rec. TDs in 2022, most by TE in season since 2015. Has 2 rec. TDs in each of his past 2 games vs. Sea.
• WR BRANDON AIYUK set career highs with 78 receptions, 1,015 rec. yards & 8 rec. TDs in 2022. Has 65+ rec. yards in 2 of his 3 career playoff games.
• WR DEEBO SAMUEL has 520 scrimmage yards (281 rec., 239 rush – 86.7 per game) & 2 TDs (1 rec., 1 rush) in 6 career playoff games. Has 501 scrimmage yards (125.3 per game) & 3 TDs (2 rec., 1 rush) in 4 career games vs. Sea.
49ERS DEFENSIVE NOTES
• DL NICK BOSA became 1st SF player since 1982 to lead NFL in sacks (career-high 18.5) & ranked tied-2nd with 19 TFL in 2022. Became 4th player since 1982 with sack in 13+ games (13) within single season. Has 8 sacks in 6 career playoff games, incl. 0.5+ sacks in all 6. Has 5 sacks in 6 career games vs. Sea.
• LB FRED WARNER led team with 130 tackles, his 5th-straight 100+ tackle season & was 1 of 2 (Jordan Hicks) with 125+ tackles & 10+ PD (career-high 10) in 2022. Has 5+ tackles in each of 1st 6 career playoff games. Has 8+ tackles in 3 of his past 4 vs. Sea.
• LB DRE GREENLAW had career highs in tackles (127) & PD (6) in 2022. Has 8+ tackles in each of his 5 career games vs. Sea.
• CB CHARVARIUS WARD had career-high 87 tackles & 11 PD in 2022.
• S TALANOA HUFANGA set career highs in tackles (95), PD (9), TFL (5) & INTs (4) in 2022.
• S TASHAUN GIPSON had 5 INTs in 2022, his 3rd-career 5+ INT season.
