The Seattle Seahawks are a win away from the NFC West title, and it’ll have to be against the San Francisco 49ers.
After a thrilling 42-38 win for the 49ers over the Chicago Bears, the Los Angeles Rams are officially eliminated from the NFC West and No. 1 seed contention. You want to spin a negative (Seahawks can’t clinch the NFC West in Week 17 like was dreamed) into a positive? The Rams essentially lost the division title in Seattle next week.
Now the goal for the Seahawks is to capture the division
and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs against the Niners, who defeated them 17-13 in Week 1 in Seattle. This could be the ultimate revenge game for Sam Darnold and the Seahawks in a truly wild regular season.
The NFL has just released the Week 18 schedule, including when the Seahawks will take on the 49ers.
What time and network is the Seahawks vs. 49ers?
The rematch between the Seahawks and 49ers is set for Saturday, January 3 at 5 pm PT on ABC/ESPN. It’ll be the night-capper of a Saturday doubleheader, with the Carolina Panthers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers playing at 1:30 pm PT.
What’s on the line for the Seahawks and 49ers?
It’s winner take all for the division and the top seed in the NFC. The loser will drop to either the 5- or 6-seed as a Wild Card, pending what happens with the LA Rams over their games against the Atlanta Falcons and Arizona Cardinals.
A tie for the Seahawks against the 49ers would also be enough to see them clinch the NFC West for the first time since 2020, as well as the No. 1 seed for the first time since 2014.
Seahawks, 49ers have played for NFC West title in final week once before
Yes, a similar scenario happened in 2019. The 49ers beat the Seahawks 26-21 and literally won by a yard. Jacob Hollister was stopped short of the end zone on 4th and goal, giving San Francisco the top seed and the division on its way to its second of three Super Bowl losses since 2012. Unlike last time, the Seahawks win the one seed if they beat their rivals.
It’s payback time. See you on Saturday night.
The full NFL Week 18 schedule can be seen below:
