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2022 · WC · Division

Final

Seahawks

Seattle

QB Geno Smith

23·41

49ers

San Francisco

QB Brock Purdy

Levi's Stadium · outdoors · grass · 57°F · wind 11mph

Closing spread

SF -10

Total

42

Model margin

+5.7est.

SF perspective

Push chance

3.3%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
  • +0.013EPA / play+0.084
  • 44.8%Success rate46.1%
  • +0.060EPA / dropback+0.171
  • -0.071EPA / rush-0.021
  • 9.2%Explosive rate10.7%
  • +5.46CPOE-1.99
  • 37.4%Third-down rate45.1%
  • 54.3%Red-zone TD rate60.5%
  • 2.05Points / drive2.20
  • 1.9%Turnover rate1.6%

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 · W15SF @ SEA2113SF

Box score

Individual performances

Seahawks

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Geno Smith25/3525321

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Kenneth Walker III15634.21
Geno Smith4287.00
DeeJay Dallas6132.20

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
DK Metcalf10131362
Tyler Lockett68390
Cade Johnson33390
Colby Parkinson36140
Noah Fant12110
Dareke Young11110
Kenneth Walker III1130

49ers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Brock Purdy18/3033230

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Christian McCaffrey151197.90
Deebo Samuel Sr.33210.70
Brock Purdy4164.01
Jordan Mason2126.00
Elijah Mitchell920.20

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 +106.3%7.4%3.2%5.0%3.3%3.1%

Positive margins favour 49ers; negative favour Seahawks.

Half-point at risk

3.31%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

64.1%

Expected total

44.3est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+3.76
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment+0.23
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+5.69