Seahawks Suffer Playoff Crushing Loss to 49ers

The Seattle Seahawks' road to the playoffs just got a lot harder after the loss to the San Francisco 49ers.

Matt Galatzan | Dec 15, 2022

The Seattle Seahawks faced a must-win scenario on Thursday night against their division rival San Francisco 49ers at Lumen Field.

With a win, their road to the playoffs remained in their control. But with a loss, and the playoffs would be a difficult hill to climb.

And unfortunately for the Seahawks, poor offense and big mistakes up on the defensive side were the difference in the game, as they fell to the 49ers 21-13

It was the fourth loss in five outings for Seattle.

The Seahawks were able to make a push late in the fourth quarter, with Geno Smith hitting Noah Fant for a touchdown to make it a one-possession game.

However, it was too little too late, as mistakes and missed opportunities were ultimately too much for Seattle to overcome.

49ers running back Christian McCaffrey was the star of the game on Thursday, rushing 26 times for 108 yards and a score.

Meanwhile, it was rookie quarterback Brock Purdy who was the one that broke Seattle's back, hitting George Kittle for a pair of scores, including what would ultimately the game-winning score early in the third quarter.

Following the loss, the Seahawks will have an extended time off, as they head east for what will be another difficult test - this time against arguably the NFL's best team, in Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs next Saturday at Arrowhead Stadium.

Seattle will now likely have to go on a significant run of wins if they are going to make a push for the postseason.

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Published Dec 15, 2022

MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan the Editor-In-Chief of AllSeahawks.com Galatzan graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry under Mike Fisher at DallasBasketball.com in 2014, which at the time was part of the 247Sports network. He also spent two years covering the SMU Mustangs for PonyStampede.com on the 247Sports network. When DallasBasketball.com and CowboysCountry.com moved over to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, Galatzan followed suit, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com and AllAggies.com a year later. Through the years, Galatzan has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, former Longhorns players Dan Neil and Phil Dawson, and many other recruits, and current/former players for each of the teams he has covered. Galatzan is also a full-time employee in the digital media department for Audacy and KRLD FM's 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, which is the official radio home of the Dallas Cowboys. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels. For any inquiries, please email matt.galatzan@gmail.com