When- January 14, 3:30 PM FOX
Where- Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, CA
Seattle- 7 Seed (NFC West)
Rating- 32.58
Record- 9-8
Strength of Schedule- 30 out of 32
San Francisco- 2 Seed (NFC West)
Rating- 36.05
Record- 13-4
Strength of Schedule- 32 out of 32
Why Seattle will win- Although both quarterbacks are making their first career postseason starts, Geno Smith has the edge in overall NFL experience. If the game is close the Seahawks are 3-1 in games decided by 3 points or less and have one of the league’s best kickers in Jason Myers (91.9%) who has converted 6 out of 6 from 50 plus yards.
Why San Francisco will win- The 49ers have totaled 359 yards rushing in the previous 2 matchups this season. There is no reason to believe the offense won’t put up a similar performance against Seattle which ranks 30th in the NFL in rush yards allowed (150.2)
EyeTest Analytics Predicted Outcome- San Francisco by 6.22 points
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