49ers' offense stalls as quest for NFC West, No. 1 seed ends with loss to Seahawks

49ers Talk: A San Francisco 49ers Podcast

NBC Sports Bay Area

Matt Maiocco, San Francisco 49ers, Football, Nfl, Sports

4.6 • 988 Ratings

🗓️ 4 January 2026

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

The highly anticipated winner-take-all Week 18 between the 49ers and Seahawks didn't quite live up to the hype. Seattle's defense stifled San Francisco's offense, as the Seahawks pulled out a 13-3 win to secure the NFC West title and the conference's No. 1 seed, while the 49ers now have a more difficult postseason path on the road. On this episode of "49ers Talk," co-hosts Matt Maiocco and Jennifer Lee Chan discuss how the Seahawks thoroughly outplayed the 49ers from their potent rushing attack to their unrelenting pressure on the defensive line. Matt and Jennifer also discuss some silver-linings as the 49ers hit the road for the NFL playoffs and how some scenarios are more favorable than others.

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0:19.0	The 49ers quest for the number one seat in the NFC playoffs ended with a thud on Saturday night at Levi Stadium.
0:26.6	The Seattle Seahawks earned the top spot in the division and in the NFC with a convincing victory.
0:32.6	Now the 49ers must become road warriors if they're going to make a deep postseason run.
0:39.2	Jennifer Lee Chan and I will discuss where things went wrong on Saturday night
0:42.6	and what needs to happen for the 49ers to get back on track as they hit the road for the postseason beginning next week.
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1:22.7	when you have a game that pits the two best teams going at it with so much on the line.
1:29.3	Sometimes those games just live up to expectations, and it's just thrilling, exciting
1:34.8	football.
1:36.1	That was not the case Saturday at Levi's Stadium after a full week of buildup for the importance
1:42.6	of this game.
1:44.6	Yeah, it was just the four-n-n- was just the foreigner's offense not being able to get anything done, not
1:49.2	able to move the ball.
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