2020 · Week 17 · Division

Final

Seahawks

Seattle

QB Russell Wilson

26·23

49ers

San Francisco

QB C.J. Beathard

State Farm Stadium · closed · grass

Closing spread

SEA -7

Total

45

Model margin

+1.8est.

SF perspective

Push chance

4.1%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • 49ers
  • Seahawks

How each play moved the game.

49ers winsSeahawks wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Seahawksedge map49ers
  • +0.105EPA / play+0.010
  • 48.8%Success rate45.8%
  • +0.164EPA / dropback+0.089
  • -0.013EPA / rush-0.106
  • 8.6%Explosive rate9.4%
  • +6.78CPOE-1.74
  • 39.6%Third-down rate39.6%
  • 72.6%Red-zone TD rate71.8%
  • 2.52Points / drive2.03
  • 1.7%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. SF are 21-29-1 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

Seahawks

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Russell Wilson20/3618120

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Chris Carson11444.00
Russell Wilson5295.80
Alex Collins5295.81
Rashaad Penny6193.20

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Tyler Lockett1214902
Chris Carson22390
DK Metcalf39210
Will Dissly12200
Jacob Hollister1360
David Moore1150
Freddie Swain0100

49ers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
C.J. Beathard25/3727310

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Jeff Wilson20763.81
C.J. Beathard3103.30

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 -74.1%2.7%7.1%7.5%3.1%4.7%

Positive margins favour 49ers; negative favour Seahawks.

Half-point at risk

4.10%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

54.0%

Expected total

40.0est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-1.23
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment+1.28
  • Rest differential+0.08
  • Expected margin+1.84