Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2018 · Week 13 · Division

Final

49ers

San Francisco

QB Nick Mullens

16·43

Seahawks

Seattle

QB Russell Wilson

CenturyLink Field · outdoors · fieldturf · 45°F · wind 2mph

Closing spread

SEA -10

Total

45.5

Model margin

+5.1est.

SEA perspective

Push chance

3.3%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
  • -0.019EPA / play+0.093
  • 44.8%Success rate44.2%
  • +0.054EPA / dropback+0.208
  • -0.135EPA / rush-0.027
  • 11.4%Explosive rate11.2%
  • -2.68CPOE+7.30
  • 37.2%Third-down rate38.7%
  • 54.2%Red-zone TD rate72.8%
  • 1.66Points / drive2.23
  • 2.9%Turnover rate1.1%

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
Nick Mullens30/4841421

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Jeff Wilson15614.10
Matt Breida561.20
Nick Mullens210.50
Dante Pettis1-2-2.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Dante Pettis571292
Jeff Wilson89730
George Kittle69700
Kendrick Bourne47600
Matt Breida33510
Trent Taylor12110
Richie James0200

Seahawks

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Russell Wilson11/1718540

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Chris Carson13695.30
Rashaad Penny7659.31
Russell Wilson4143.50
Mike Davis4102.50
Tyler Lockett11010.00

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 +106.4%7.4%3.2%4.9%3.3%3.0%

Positive margins favour Seahawks; negative favour 49ers.

Half-point at risk

3.27%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

62.7%

Expected total

45.2est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+3.39
  • Home-field advantage+1.74
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+5.13