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49ers Talk: A San Francisco 49ers Podcast

49ers' ultimate goal in focus with regular-season finale on horizon

49ers Talk: A San Francisco 49ers Podcast

NBC Sports Bay Area

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

4.6988 Ratings

🗓️ 31 December 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

With a number of limited or nonparticipants in the 49ers' first practice of the week, depth players once again will need to step up and fill their role. What's also familiar is San Francisco's opponent in the regular-season finale on Saturday at Levi's Stadium: Sam Darnold and the Seattle Seahawks. On this episode of "49ers Talk," co-hosts Matt Maiocco and Jennifer Lee Chan discuss how clutch San Francisco's depth has been this season, especially in prime-time games. Also, they detail the many playoff permutations that will swirl following Week 18's results, along with just how much defensive coordinator Robert Saleh trusts his players and if Deommodore Lenoir will get a chance to shadow one of the league's best receivers Saturday in Jaxon Smith-Njigba.

Transcript

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What seemed like an improbability a couple of months ago is now an attainable goal for the San Francisco 49ers.

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Winners of their last six games, Kyle Shanahan's team has put itself in position to secure home field advantage in the NFC with a victory Saturday night against the Seattle Seahawks. The most entertaining regular season game in Levi Stadium history will be followed by the most important regular season game in the 11 years of the 49ers Santa Clara Hall.

0:49.3

Jennifer Lee Chan and I will reflect on the 49ers win against the playoff-bound Chicago Bears

0:55.0

in week 17 and spin it forward to this all-important matchup against their NFC West rival

1:01.0

to close out the regular season. The 49ers have a playoff spot clinched. Where will they go once

1:07.0

the postseason begins or will they earn the right to stay in the South Bay

1:11.7

for as long as they're playing football this season? We'll have all that and much more on this

1:16.1

episode of 49ers talk coming at you right now. Welcome to another episode of 49ers talk

1:22.3

on NBC Sports Bay Area.com introducing your, Matt Mayoko and Jennifer Lee Chan.

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Big O Tires. And Jennifer, it seemed like it was just yesterday that the 49ers and the Seahawks

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were playing week one, both teams full of promise, full of enthusiasm and expectations.

1:59.8

And here we are, a mere 17 weeks later. And those teams that met

2:06.0

week one are meeting again in week 18. So you're saying this whole season is like a Seahawks

2:12.2

sandwich, right? On the ends, they are the crust of the bread. Yeah, it'll be an interesting matchup. It's been a little while since they've seen each other, but they still know each other so well. I mean, the players on the teams know each other. And Diom and Eleanor has already talked about wanting to face Jackson Smithing Jigba. And it's Sam Donald, a quarterback that they've faced in practice. They've faced on the field.

2:36.7

So, I mean, it's a familiar opponent. It's not like it's, yes, it's been 17 weeks, but it also is

2:43.2

someone they know very well. Yeah, and these teams are both playing really good football,

2:49.3

both riding six game winning streaks. Both teams,

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