2008 · Week 2 · Division

Final / OT

49ers

San Francisco

QB J.T. O'Sullivan

33·30

Seahawks

Seattle

QB Matt Hasselbeck

Qwest Field · outdoors · fieldturf · 67°F · wind 6mph

Closing spread

SEA -6.5

Total

38

Model margin

+3.9est.

SEA perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Seahawks
  • 49ers

How each play moved the game.

Seahawks wins49ers wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.

49ersedge mapSeahawks
  • -0.056EPA / play-0.057
  • 43.6%Success rate37.8%
  • -0.002EPA / dropback-0.022
  • -0.150EPA / rush-0.103
  • 8.4%Explosive rate7.7%
  • +1.59CPOE-5.09
  • 37.4%Third-down rate31.4%
  • 53.3%Red-zone TD rate54.9%
  • 1.64Points / drive1.56
  • 3.5%Turnover rate2.5%

Bar length is league percentile, already oriented so longer is better. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge; rows within ~12 points are washed as even.

The rivalry

SEA lead 31–20 since 1999

SEA have won 2 straight. Meetings average 42.2 points. SEA are 29-21-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · playoffsSF @ SEA641SEA
2025 · W18SEA @ SF133SEA
2025 · W1SF @ SEA1713SF
2024 · W11SEA @ SF2017SEA
2024 · W6SF @ SEA3624SF
2023 · W14SEA @ SF1628SF
2023 · W12SF @ SEA3113SF
2022 · playoffsSEA @ SF2341SF

Box score

Individual performances

49ers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
J.T. O'Sullivan20/3232110

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Frank Gore19613.21
J.T. O'Sullivan4328.00

Seahawks

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Matt Hasselbeck18/3618902

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Julius Jones261274.91
Matt Hasselbeck11212.00
T.J. Duckett231.51

Where this game is likely to land

  • Model
  • Smooth (normal)
  • Betting line

Probability of each final margin. Football scoring clusters — the spikes at 3 and 7 are real, and a smooth model misses them.

line +6.53.7%6.7%7.5%3.2%4.9%3.2%2.9%

Positive margins favour Seahawks; negative favour 49ers.

Half-point at risk

4.87%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

59.6%

Expected total

44.2est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-0.18
  • Home-field advantage+2.49
  • Quarterback adjustment+1.64
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+3.94