Seahawks vs 49ers Match Player Stats | Week 18 Saturday 2026

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Todays Matchup Details

Week 18 Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers
Todays Game is on Saturday, January 3rd
03/01/26 20:00:00 PM EST Kickoff

Positives for the Seattle Seahawks Game Today

The Seattle Seahawks boast a new play-caller this year in offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak, and the leading projections forecast their pass/run mix to skew 7.5% more towards rushing than it did last year (context-neutralized).

With a 41.4% rate of rushing the ball (in a neutral context) this year, the 10th-most run-focused team in the league has been the Seahawks.

Kenneth Walker III has generated 51.0 adjusted rushing yards per game this year, one of the biggest marks in football among RBs (81st percentile).

Kenneth Walker III’s running efficiency has been refined this year, averaging 4.46 adjusted yards-per-carry vs a mere 3.60 figure last year.

The 49ers defensive tackles rank as the 2nd-worst group of DTs in the NFL this year when it comes to run defense.

The San Francisco 49ers defense has been a bit of pass funnel this year, enticing opposing offenses to attempt the 8th-most passes in the NFL (36.2 per game) this year.

As it relates to safeties in covering pass-catchers, San Francisco’s collection of safeties has been easily exploitable this year, grading out as the 4th-worst in the NFL.

In this contest, Christian McCaffrey is forecasted by the model to land in the 93rd percentile among running backs with 18.0 carries.

After comprising 58.1% of his team’s run game usage last season, Christian McCaffrey has been more involved in the rushing attack this season, now making up 68.5%.

With an excellent record of 70.0 adjusted rushing yards per game (95th percentile), Christian McCaffrey stands among the top pure rushers in the league this year.

Sam Darnold profiles as one of the most accurate quarterbacks in the NFL this year with a stellar 67.6% Adjusted Completion%, ranking in the 87th percentile.

With a remarkable 8.29 adjusted yards-per-target (94th percentile) this year, Sam Darnold rates among the best per-play QBs in the NFL.

Opposing teams have averaged 38.3 pass attempts per game versus the Seahawks defense this year: 4th-most in the league.

Brock Purdy’s 70.0% Adjusted Completion% this year represents a noteworthy improvement in his throwing precision over last year’s 66.2% rate.

With an outstanding 8.36 adjusted yards-per-target (97th percentile) this year, Brock Purdy stands as one of the most efficient quarterbacks in football.

In this week’s contest, Jauan Jennings is anticipated by our trusted projection set to find himself in the 83rd percentile when it comes to WRs with 7.1 targets.

The predictive model expects George Kittle to garner 7.8 targets this week, on balance, putting him in the 96th percentile when it comes to tight ends.

George Kittle has been a key part of his team’s passing offense, earning a Target Share of 22.5% this year, which puts him in the 98th percentile when it comes to TEs.

The projections expect Jaxon Smith-Njigba to garner 11.8 targets in this game, on balance, ranking him in the 99th percentile when it comes to wideouts.

Jaxon Smith-Njigba has been a much bigger part of his offense’s passing attack this season (36.8% Target Share in games he has played) than he was last season (24.3%).

Zach Charbonnet has received 39.6% of his offense’s carries this year, ranking him in the 78th percentile among running backs.

With an outstanding record of 42.0 adjusted rushing yards per game (76th percentile), Zach Charbonnet ranks among the leading RBs in football this year.

Negatives with the San Francisco 49ers Game Today

Right now, the 9th-slowest paced team in the league (adjusted for context) according to the projections is the Seattle Seahawks.

After accounting for 66.1% of his offense’s rushing play calls last year, Kenneth Walker III has played a smaller part in the run game this year, now comprising just 49.9%.

Opposing teams have run for the 6th-fewest adjusted yards in the league (just 103.0 per game) vs. the San Francisco 49ers defense this year.

With a 58.6% rate of passing the ball (in a neutral context) this year, the 10th-least pass-centric offense in the league has been the Seattle Seahawks.

Our trusted projections expect the 49ers to be the 7th-most run-focused offense on the slate this week with a 46.0% run rate, given their underlying strategic approach and matchup dynamics.

The model projects the 49ers offense to be the 10th-slowest paced team in the league (in a neutral context) at the moment, averaging 28.81 seconds per snap.

This year, the poor Seattle Seahawks run defense has given up a monstrous 3.76 adjusted yards-per-carry (YPC) to the opposition’s running game: the 32nd-worst rate in the league.

Brock Purdy has passed for a lot fewer adjusted yards per game (215.0) this year than he did last year (258.0).

Opposing offenses have completed passes at the 6th-lowest rate in football versus the Seattle Seahawks defense this year (67.1% Adjusted Completion%).

Jauan Jennings’s 19.1% Target Share this season indicates a significant drop-off in his air attack volume over last season’s 25.3% figure.

Jauan Jennings has compiled far fewer air yards this season (64.0 per game) than he did last season (80.0 per game).

Jauan Jennings’s 42.0 adjusted yards per game through the air this year represents a material decline in his receiving prowess over last year’s 67.0 figure.

Jauan Jennings’s possession skills have worsened this season, with his Adjusted Completion% falling off from 70.1% to 64.6%.

After averaging 56.0 air yards per game last season, George Kittle has significantly declined this season, currently sitting at 47.0 per game.

George Kittle has compiled a lot fewer adjusted receiving yards per game (53.0) this season than he did last season (76.0).

Jaxon Smith-Njigba’s 0.00 yards-after-the-catch (YAC) this year reflects a remarkable reduction in his effectiveness in space over last year’s 4.6% rate.

This year, the fierce Seahawks defense has given up a paltry 121.0 adjusted receiving yards per game vs. opposing WRs: the 4th-best in the NFL.

This year, the daunting Seattle Seahawks defense has given up the least adjusted yards-per-target in football to opposing wideouts: a feeble 6.8 yards.

The Seahawks safeties project as the 6th-best safety corps in football this year in defending receivers.

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