49ers–Seahawks rivalry

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49ers–Seahawks rivalry
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Seattle Seahawks
Teams
  • San Francisco 49ers
  • Seattle Seahawks
First meetingSeptember 26, 1976
49ers 37, Seahawks 21
Latest meetingDecember 5, 2021
Seahawks 30, 49ers 23
Next meeting2022
Statistics
Meetings total47
All-time seriesSeahawks, 30–17
Postseason resultsSeahawks, 1–0
Largest victory49ers, 38–7 (1988)
Seahawks, 41–3 (2005)
Longest win streak49ers, 4 (2010–12)
Seahawks, 10 (2014–18)
Current win streakSeahawks, 4 (2020–21)

The 49ers–Seahawks rivalry is an American football rivalry between the San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks in the National Football League (NFL). While the teams first met in 1976, the rivalry did not develop until 2002, when the Seahawks were placed with the 49ers in the NFC West, allowing for two annual meetings between the teams.[1] The Seahawks lead the series 30–17. The teams met once in the playoffs, a 23–17 Seahawks win in the 2013 NFC Championship Game.

History[]

Since the teams became NFC West division rivals in 2002, the rivalry has grown considerably. The rivalry was previously insignificant, due to both teams having little history against one another and both suffering long stretches of mediocrity.[2] For example, while the Seahawks won four straight division titles from 2004 to 2007, the 49ers finished in third or fourth place each season and did not have a winning season from 2003 to 2010. Likewise, the Seahawks suffered four straight losing seasons from 2008 to 2011. Despite their stretch of mediocrity, the Seahawks have remained competitive in games against the 49ers in those years, especially games at Lumen Field, where their worst loss to the 49ers there was by only ten points in 2006.

"It don't get much better than the 49ers...it felt like a Super Bowl when we were playing during that time."

—K. J. Wright, Seahawks LB[3]

The rivalry intensified in 2011, when long-standing college rival coaches—former USC coach Pete Carroll and former Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh—took over as head coaches, with Carroll becoming the Seahawks' coach in 2010, and Harbaugh becoming the 49ers coach in 2011. Both teams drafted young, mobile quarterbacks to lead their franchises, Seattle's Russell Wilson and San Francisco's Colin Kaepernick.[4] Both coaches turned their respective franchises into perennial playoff contenders, and from 2010 to 2014, either the Seahawks or the 49ers won the NFC West championship.

The two teams met in the 2013 NFC Championship Game in Seattle with a trip to Super Bowl XLVIII on the line, with the Seahawks winning 23–17. The game ended when Seahawks' cornerback Richard Sherman, whom Harbaugh previously coached at Stanford, tipped an end zone pass that led to a game-ending interception. Sherman had his famous postgame interview immediately afterwards, calling out 49ers receiver Michael Crabtree and claiming to be the "best corner in the game".[5] Seattle went on to defeat the Denver Broncos 43–8 in Super Bowl XLVIII to win their first Super Bowl championship. San Francisco had represented the NFC in a losing effort in Super Bowl XLVII the previous season.

The Seahawks lead the all-time series 30–17. Since drafting Russell Wilson in 2012, the Seahawks have completely dominated the rivalry, holding a 17–4 record against the 49ers in that span.

Game results[]

San Francisco 49ers vs. Seattle Seahawks Season-by-Season Results
1970s – 1990s (49ers, 4–2)
Season Results Location Overall series Notes
1976 49ers
37–21 		Kingdome 49ers
1–0 		Seahawks join NFL as an expansion team and are placed in the NFC West. The following season, they were moved to the AFC West, where they remained through 2001.
1979 Seahawks
35–24 		Candlestick Park Tie
1–1
1985 49ers
19–6 		Candlestick Park 49ers
2–1
1988 49ers
38–7 		Kingdome 49ers
3–1
1991 49ers
24–22 		Kingdome 49ers
4–1
1997 Seahawks
38–9 		Kingdome 49ers
4–2
2000s (Seahawks, 10–6)
Season Season series at San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks Overall series Notes
2002 49ers 2–0 49ers
31–24 		49ers
28–21 		49ers
6–2 		Seahawks move to the NFC West as a result of NFL realignment. Seahawks open Seahawks Stadium (now known as Lumen Field).
2003 Seahawks 2–0 Seahawks
24–17 		Seahawks
20–19 		49ers
6–4
2004 Seahawks 2–0 Seahawks
42–27 		Seahawks
34–0 		Tie
6–6
2005 Seahawks 2–0 Seahawks
27–25 		Seahawks
41–3 		Seahawks
8–6 		Seahawks lose Super Bowl XL.
2006 49ers 2–0 49ers
20–14 		49ers
24–14 		Tie
8–8
2007 Seahawks 2–0 Seahawks
23–3 		Seahawks
24–0 		Seahawks
10–8
2008 Tie 1–1 Seahawks
34–13 		49ers
33–30(OT) 		Seahawks
11–9
2009 Tie 1–1 49ers
23–10 		Seahawks
20–17 		Seahawks
12–10
2010s (Seahawks, 14–7)
Season Season series at San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks Overall series Notes
2010 Tie 1–1 49ers
40–21 		Seahawks
31–6 		Seahawks
13–11
2011 49ers 2–0 49ers
33–17 		49ers
19–17 		Tie
13–13
2012 Tie 1–1 49ers
13–6 		Seahawks
42–13 		Tie
14–14 		Seahawks draft Russell Wilson. 49ers lose Super Bowl XLVII.
2013 Tie 1–1 49ers
19–17 		Seahawks
29–3 		Tie
15–15 		Seahawks win Super Bowl XLVIII.
2013 Playoffs Seahawks 1–0 Seahawks
23–17 		Seahawks
16–15 		2013 NFC Championship Game. Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman deflects a last-minute pass intended for 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree to propel Seattle to Super Bowl XLVIII.
2014 Seahawks 2–0 Seahawks
19–3 		Seahawks
17–7 		Seahawks
18–15 		49ers open Levi's Stadium. Game in San Francisco played on Thanksgiving. Seahawks lose Super Bowl XLIX.
2015 Seahawks 2–0 Seahawks
20–3 		Seahawks
29–13 		Seahawks
20–15
2016 Seahawks 2–0 Seahawks
25–23 		Seahawks
37–18 		Seahawks
22–15
2017 Seahawks 2–0 Seahawks
24–13 		Seahawks
12–9 		Seahawks
24–15
2018 Tie 1–1 49ers
26–23(OT) 		Seahawks
43–16 		Seahawks
25–16 		Former Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman signs with 49ers. Seahawks win 10 straight meetings (2014–18) and 8 straight home meetings.
2019 Tie 1-1 Seahawks
27–24(OT) 		49ers
26–21 		Seahawks
26–17 		49ers win in Seattle (their first win in Seattle since 2011) in the final game of the season to clinch the NFC West and top seed. 49ers lose Super Bowl LIV.
2020s (Seahawks, 4–0)
Season Season series at San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks Overall series Notes
2020 Seahawks 2–0 Seahawks
26–23 		Seahawks
37–27 		Seahawks
28–17 		49ers “home game” took place at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona due to COVID-19-related restrictions on contact sports in Santa Clara, and no fans attended either game.
2021 Seahawks 2–0 Seahawks
28–21 		Seahawks
30–23 		Seahawks
30–17
Summary of Results
Season Season series at San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks Notes
Regular season Seahawks 29–17 Seahawks 13–9 Seahawks 16–8 Includes Seahawks with a 1–0 record at State Farm Stadium in 49ers’ home games.
Postseason Seahawks 1–0 no games Seahawks 1–0 2013 NFC Championship Game
Regular and postseason Seahawks 30–17 Seahawks 13–9 Seahawks 17–8

References[]

General[]

Specific[]

  1. ^ Banks, Don (May 22, 2001). "Seattle moved to NFC in approved realignment plan". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
  2. ^ Iyer, Vinnie (June 18, 2013). "49ers-Seahawks rivalry: Get ready for a long-running drama". Sporting News. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
  3. ^ Bell, Gregg (October 2, 2019). "Seahawks-Rams Thursday is big. But for K.J. Wright, it's not old Seahawks-49ers big". The News Tribune. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  4. ^ Farrar, Doug (December 5, 2013). "Second-year starting quarterbacks Kaepernick, Wilson are key men in revived Seahawks/49ers rivalry". SI.com. Archived from the original on 2014-01-02. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
  5. ^ Eagle, Ben (January 19, 2014). "Richard Sherman calls out Michael Crabtree in all-time postgame interview". SI.com. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
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