The Wild Card Round started the NFL Playoffs strong with some close finishes. The Seattle Seahawks sat back with their first-round bye and watched the chaos unfold.
The NFL is a brutal business in every way imaginable. Even before teams reach the top of the mountain, their competitors have already started eating away at the things that made them successful.
The Seattle Seahawks head coach, Mike Macdonald, has made consistency a defining theme of his first season, and that mindset has not changed now that the stakes are higher.
Every great NFL defense needs a nickname. From the Purple People Eaters (Vikings) to the Steel Curtain (Steelers), the Monsters of the Midway (Bears) to the Doomsday Defense (Cowboys), the Fearsome Foursome (Rams) to the New York Sack Exchange (Jets) and the Orange Crush (Broncos) to the Legion of Boom (Seahawks), the best all got monikers.
How many of the NFL quarterbacks to emerge victorious from their first start in the postseason in the Super Bowl Era (since 1966) can you name eight minutes?
Following a 23-19 road win over the Philadelphia Eagles in the wild-card round, the San Francisco 49ers are set to face their NFC West-rival Seattle Seahawks, in the NFC Divisional Round.
Thanks to pro-football-reference.com's addition of unofficial sack totals to players' resumes, more clarity has emerged about the best pass-rushing years from previous eras.
From here on out, every game is the biggest game of the year for a Seattle Seahawks team that has a legitimate chance to reach the Super Bowl. But that makes the health of their players that much more important.
Week 18 of the regular season was not only a chance for the Seattle Seahawks to clinch the NFC West Divisional title and the No. 1 seed with a win over the San Francisco 49ers, but it was also a chance for them to get revenge.
Is it possible the Seattle Seahawks rookie draft class may not be as good as we previously thought? Back in September Grey Zabel was starting every game at left guard, Elijah Arroyo was chipping in, Jalen Milroe was active on game days, Robbie Ouzts was blowing open big holes in the running game and Tory Horton was hauling in touchdown passes.
When the Seattle Seahawks chose to spend two second round picks on running backs in 2022 and 2023, they received mixed levels of approval. Many fans questioned the wisdom of utilizing early day two selections at a position that had become more and more devalued over time, with many productive players being found in the late rounds.
For years, Thanksgiving belonged to the NFL, but Christmas belonged to the NBA. Occasionally, an NFL game would fall on Christmas, but it was anomalous, even avoided if possible.
Seattle Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald loves to talk about "chasing edges." That's his way of describing the coaching staff's intention of seeking out every single detail that could in some small way help achieve the ultimate goal - winning.
To earn a berth to Super Bowl LX, the Seattle Seahawks may have to win the NFC West ... twice. The path to Santa Clara begins Saturday night when the Seahawks host the San Francisco 49ers at Lumen Field.
The Seattle Seahawks (14-3) are one of the best heading into the Divisional Round of the playoffs, as they have limited weaknesses. Some of the biggest concerns mostly revolve around opportunistic situations, like if quarterback Sam Darnold encounters turnovers from time to time.
The Seattle Seahawks host the San Francisco 49ers in the Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs, and Jarran Reed made sure the tension stayed high. In a video posted by 95.7 The Game, the Seahawks’ defensive tackle did not hide his feelings.
The Seattle Seahawks and the San Francisco 49ers are on a collision course in the NFL Playoffs, and this time the tension is public. 49ers linebacker Fred Warner posted a quiet update on social media as he works his way back from injury, but Uchenna Nwosu made it loud with five words.
The Seattle Seahawks are back where they believe they belong. That’s at home, rested, and staring down a familiar rival with everything on the line. After earning the top seed in the NFC and a first-round bye, Seattle now welcomes the San Francisco 49ers to Lumen Field for a high-stakes Divisional Round showdown.
The Seattle Seahawks’ biggest postseason challenge might not be drawn up on a whiteboard. Instead, it might be fought in the NFL’s interview circuit. With the Seahawks sitting as the NFC’s No.
The Seattle Seahawks are getting healthier at the perfect time. Starting safety Coby Bryant and left tackle Charles Cross were full participants in practice on Tuesday, per ESPN's Brady Henderson, in the Seahawks' first injury report of the week.
San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan announced they opened All-Pro linebacker Fred Warner's practice window on Tuesday. Warner dislocated and fractured his right ankle in Week 6 and was expected to be out for the season unless the 49ers made a deep playoff run.
The NFL Playoffs are a time for every player, coach, and personnel to provide as much support as possible to chase a Super Bowl title. While the Seattle Seahawks (14-3) are ideally in a great situation to contend for their second Super Bowl title in franchise history, they need as much support as possible.
The Seattle Seahawks announced they have designated LB Chazz Surratt to return from injured reserve. This opens a three-week window for him to practice with the team before he has to be added to the active roster.
Seattle has one opponent left that has consistently outplayed them at home, and his name is Brock Purdy. The 49ers quarterback is 4-0 at Lumen Field, but Saturday’s Divisional Round offers a chance to change that pattern with the Seahawks entering as the NFC’s top seed and fielding the league’s third-ranked defense.
Were we to be overly simplistic about the process, we could say that the only thing the Seattle Seahawks need to do in order to beat the San Francisco 49ers in the divisional round this Saturday night at 8:00 p.m.