SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Brock Purdy threw three touchdown passes and ran for a fourth score in his playoff debut, leading the San Francisco 49ers to a 41–23 victory over the Seattle Seahawks in a wild-card game on Saturday. Purdy picked up where he left off in the regular season for the 49ers (14–4) and showed few…

SEATTLE—Within minutes of the Seattle Seahawks winning to maintain their playoff hopes, the video boards inside Lumen Field flashed a message. “Go Lions.” Go Lions, indeed. Jason Myers kicked a 32-yard field goal midway through overtime, and the Seahawks beat the Los Angeles Rams 19–16 on Sunday, Jan. 8, to put their postseason fate in…

SEATTLE—Rookie Brock Purdy a pair of touchdown passes to George Kittle, and the San Francisco 49ers won their first NFC West title since 2019, beating the Seattle Seahawks 21–13 on Thursday night, Dec. 15. Despite using their third starting quarterback this season, the 49ers (10–4) continued to show they might be the class of the…

INGLEWOOD, Calif.—DK Metcalf caught an 8-yard touchdown pass from Geno Smith with 36 seconds to play, and the Seattle Seahawks overcame an inspired performance by Bobby Wagner for a 27–23 victory over the spiraling Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, Dec. 4. Smith passed for a career-high 367 yards and threw three TD passes for the…

INGLEWOOD, Calif.—Rookie Kenneth Walker III rushed for 168 yards and two touchdowns, Marquise Goodwin caught a pair of scores, and the Seattle Seahawks jumped out to a 17–point first-quarter lead before defeating the Los Angeles Chargers 37–23 on Sunday, Oct. 23. Geno Smith completed 20 of 27 passes for 210 yards and two touchdowns, his…

SEATTLE—It was a familiar scene in Seattle: Russell Wilson leading his team downfield for a game-winning score late in the fourth quarter. This time, he wasn’t given a chance by his new coach in Denver, pulled off the field in exchange for a 64-yard field goal attempt that left plenty of confusion and the Seattle…

Following a first half of defense-dominated football, the Los Angeles Rams defeated the Seattle Seahawks as Matthew Stafford connected with Cooper Kupp for two touchdowns in a 20–10 victory Tuesday night in Inglewood, Calif. The Rams won their third straight, improving their record to 10–4; which ties the Arizona Arizona Cardinals for first place in…

SEATTLE—When called upon three weeks ago, Colt McCoy viewed himself as a caretaker. The Arizona Cardinals were already off to a terrific start. McCoy’s job when Kyler Murray went to the sideline with an ankle injury was to avoid giving away what the Cardinals already accomplished. McCoy more than did his part, and his best…

GREEN BAY, Wis.—Aaron Rodgers was back under center and the Packers got back to winning—a welcome return to normal for Green Bay after a tumultuous couple of weeks. The reigning MVP can thank the Packers’ defense for doing much of the heavy lifting. A.J. Dillon rushed for two fourth-quarter touchdowns and Green Bay beat the…

SEATTLE—Alvin Kamara and Jameis Winston were the happy beneficiaries of the Seattle Seahawks’ many mistakes. Then it was rookie Brian Johnson’s turn to make sure the New Orleans Saints got the win they needed to keep pace in the NFC South. “In a game like this where things are close, things get a little a…