2014 · Week 15 · Division

Final

49ers

San Francisco

QB Colin Kaepernick

7·17

Seahawks

Seattle

QB Russell Wilson

CenturyLink Field · outdoors · fieldturf · 46°F · wind 4mph

Closing spread

SEA -10

Total

38

Model margin

+6.3est.

SEA perspective

Push chance

3.4%est.

the line sits on a key number

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
  • -0.029EPA / play+0.091
  • 42.6%Success rate44.0%
  • +0.061EPA / dropback+0.141
  • -0.167EPA / rush+0.030
  • 9.9%Explosive rate11.7%
  • -2.41CPOE+4.40
  • 40.5%Third-down rate43.4%
  • 54.0%Red-zone TD rate60.8%
  • 1.44Points / drive2.06
  • 2.0%Turnover rate1.2%

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
Colin Kaepernick11/1914100

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Carlos Hyde6559.20
Colin Kaepernick9465.10
Frank Gore11292.61
Alfonso Smith461.50

Seahawks

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Russell Wilson12/2416811

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Marshawn Lynch21914.31
Robert Turbin5336.60
Russell Wilson5275.40
Christine Michael111.00

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 +106.1%7.3%3.2%5.0%3.4%3.2%

Positive margins favour Seahawks; negative favour 49ers.

Half-point at risk

3.35%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

65.8%

Expected total

43.5est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+3.86
  • Home-field advantage+2.49
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+6.35