Richard Sherman Podcast - Seahawks-49ers REACTION: Seattle’s defense shines & 49ers’ missed chances | Richard Sherman NFL
The Herd with Colin Cowherd
iHeartPodcasts and The Volume
4.3 • 10K Ratings
🗓️ 4 January 2026
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
Richard Sherman breaks down the Seattle Seahawks’ dominant defensive performance and the San Francisco 49ers’ lack of urgency in a hard-fought NFC West battle. Sherm analyzes Kenneth Walker, Charbonnet, Sam Darnold’s mistake-free football, Mike Macdonald’s scheme, and why Seattle looks like the true No. 1 seed in the NFC. Sherman also dives into Christian McCaffrey’s key drop, the 49ers’ struggles stopping the run, playoff scenarios, and what this loss means for Brock Purdy, Kyle Shanahan, and a potential 49ers-Eagles rematch. Plus breakdowns of the Panthers–Buccaneers finish, NFC South chaos, and a preview of Ravens–Steelers on Sunday Night Football. If you love elite defense, playoff breakdowns, and real football insight, you’re in the right place.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:04.3 | Hey, everybody. |
| 0:05.5 | I appreciate you joining us, as always. |
| 0:07.7 | You guys are phenomenal. |
| 0:09.2 | You're the best in the world. |
| 0:10.7 | You're watching the Richard Sherman podcast. |
| 0:12.2 | But if you could do me a huge favor and hit that sub button, it would be greatly appreciated. |
| 0:17.8 | You would do a service for your boy, Sherm. |
| 0:22.0 | And I'll tell you what, I got your back. |
| 0:23.8 | You got my back on love. |
| 0:31.2 | Welcome back to the Richard Sherman podcast, and what a game. |
| 0:35.5 | What a defensive battle. |
| 0:36.9 | I love defensive battles. And the Seattle Seahawks |
| 0:39.6 | put on the absolute clinic all game long. And it wasn't just about the scheme. It wasn't just |
| 0:45.4 | about schematically. Sure, Mike McDonnell does some incredible things schematically, |
| 0:49.8 | but it was the effort and intensity they were playing with that impressed me the most. And I said it during the game. Well, I tweeted it during the game. I said that effort got rewarded with the interception. And the fans were like, well, they didn't have to do anything. Christian just dropped that. No question about it. Christian, that was a drop. That was one. I'm sure he wishes he has bad, had bad. But in order to take advantage of that, you've got to be running to the football. You've got to be hustling. You've got to have energy. And that was the frustrating thing all night watching his 49ers defense is they didn't have that kind of energy. And sure, they held the Seattle Seahawks second highest scoring offense to 13 points. |
| 1:29.7 | That should be applauded. |
| 1:31.0 | They did a phenomenal job. |
| 1:32.5 | Some of it was a benefit of a misfield goal and some mistakes by the Seattle Seahawks. |
| 1:36.4 | But sure, it still goes on the record. |
| 1:38.7 | They held them to 13 points for the second time in a row. |
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