Week 17: Seahawks @ 49ers Analysis

Week 17 - SEA @ SF

Opponent Analysis

Hello everyone! Welcome to the second Opponent Analysis on The Seahawk Post. Today I will be covering the San Francisco 49ers as they head into a Week 17 NFC West matchup against the Seahawks. Let's look at all the different parts of the game and see how the 49ers have been performing in the last three games. 

Please keep in mind I am not a professional and am biased towards the Seahawks so please take everything with a grain of salt.

RED = Worse than Seahawks

GREEN = Better than Seahawks

Better/worse calculated by yards per carry, QB rating and scoring defense in games that same week

The Passing Game - Colin Kaepernick

@ LA - 75.7% completion rate, 266yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

@ Atlanta - 60.6% completion rate, 183yds, 2 TD, 0 INT

New York Jets - 57.7% completion rate, 133yds, 1 TD, 0 INT

The Running Game - Carlos Hyde

@ LA - 38 rush yards, 2.9 yards per carry

@ Atlanta - 71 rush yards, 5.5 yards per carry

New York Jets - 193 rush yards, 11.4 yards per carry

Defense

@ LA - 2 TFL, 0 turnover margin, 21 points allowed

@ Atlanta - 3 TFL, 0 turnover margin, 41 points allowed

New York Jets - 4 TFL, +1 turnover margin, 23 points allowed

The 49ers are 2-13. 2-13. They are the second-worst team in the NFL, and if they lose this week and the Browns win, they could be considered the worst. However, they still have been playing somewhat well over the last three games, excluding the passing game. Nonetheless, in two of the three games it still was not enough to give them a win. The Seahawks are favored to win by 9.5 points, and frankly they could easily win by much more. However, the Hawks have been up-and-down as of late. Yet, the majority of the sports world still believes that Seattle will win. A win would be no surprise -- so to make a statement heading into the playoffs, they need something bigger. A blowout perhaps. Maybe also a shutout? Something reminiscent of the 58-0 win against the Cardinals back in 2012. The Seahawks need to show that they could win Super Bowl LI.