Seahawks secure top seed in NFC with dominant road win over 49ers

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The Seattle Seahawks locked down the top seed in the NFC playoffs and a strong path to the Super Bowl on Saturday night with a season finale win over the San Francisco 49ers.

Seattle's 13-3 victory gave them their best regular season record in franchise history, clinching 14 wins for the first time ever.

The Seahawks held on to a 10-point win while outgaining the 49ers 363 yards to 173, and running 64 plays to San Francisco's 42.

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Jaxon Smith-Njigba of the Seattle Seahawks fails to catch the ball against Ji'Ayir Brown of the San Francisco 49ers on Jan. 3, 2026, at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California. (Matthew Huang/Icon Sportswire)

Seattle missed a field goal in the fourth quarter and turned the ball over on downs in the first quarter to waste two red zone drives, but dominated on defense to prevent those missed opportunities from coming back to haunt them. 

The 49ers wasted their best drive of the night as well when quarterback Brock Purdy was intercepted at Seattle's three-yard line in the fourth quarter facing a 10-point deficit, which seemingly secured the game for the Seahawks. 

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Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold, in his first season on the team, completed 20 passes on 26 attempts for 198 yards and helped set up the only touchdown of the game in the first quarter. 

Darnold redeemed a disappointing Week 18 game for the