The Seattle Seahawks turned in a dominant performance on Saturday night, defeating the San Francisco 49ers 41-6 in the NFC divisional round at Luemn Field.
The NFC’s top seed Seattle Seahawks broke open the rivalry game early and never looked back against the visiting San Francisco 49ers.
Running back Kenneth Walker III paced the Seahawks with 145 total yards and three touchdowns, finishing with 116 rushing yards and 29 receiving yards.
His performance set the tone for an offense that controlled the game from start to finish.
Seattle will advance to the winner of Sunday’s game between Chicago’s Bears and the Los Angeles Rams.
The game changed decisively on the opening kickoff when all-pro returner Rashid Shaheed raced 95 yards for a touchdown, giving Seattle an immediate lead and momentum.
From there, the Seahawks’ defense took over.
Seattle forced three turnovers, recorded two sacks and limited San Francisco’s best playmakers.
Quarterback Brock Purdy was held to 140 passing yards and committed three turnovers, while running back Christian McCaffrey was limited to 74 total yards.
Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold managed the game efficiently, completing 12 of 17 passes for 124 yards and a touchdown.
