By the numbers: 49ers at Seahawks

Seahawks eager for rematch with 49ersBy Danny O'Neil | The Seattle TimesThe striking thing about a statistical comparison between the Seahawks and 49ers is just how similar the two teams are from the below-average, run-heavy offense to the stout defense to the avoidance of turnovers and prevalence of takeaways.The difference is that San Francisco has been playing this way since the beginning of the season while the Seahawks really began following this formula the second half of the season. SEAHAWKS SAN FRANCISCO2011NFL rank 2011NFL rank301.928TOTAL OFFENSE307.425103.922RUSHING YARDS1259198.123PASSING YARDS182.42920.323POINTS23.4142112TURNOVERS1014227 (tied)SACKS ALLOWED392312531PENALTIES10226 (tie)3278TOTAL DEFENSE311.15106.311RUSH DEFENSE71.51220.713PASS DEFENSE239.62119.56POINTS ALLOWED13.21294TAKEAWAYS3512922 (tied)SACKS3514 (tied)