Playoffs Divisional Round: 49ers vs Seahawks

The Seahawks left the 49ers locker-room littered with their victory cigar butts and lingering odor like an animal marking its territory 2 weeks ago. Shortly afterwards, Brian Murphy II posted a picture of him tackling CMC on his Instagram story with the caption, "Little Ass Boy"!! 

Week 1 (with Williams): - 49ers had 7 carries for 43 yards (6.1 YPA) running behind Williams Week 18 (without Williams): - 49ers had 5 carries for 14 yards (2.8 YPA) running behind Pleasants

In Week 1: Purdy was 4-5, 120 yards on throws 20+ yards In Week 18: Purdy had 0 attempts of throws 20+ yards Result of no Pearsall and Williams to create spacing for shots downfield

Week 1 vs. Seattle: - 50% on third down -> 36 rush attempts Week 18 vs. Seattle: - 22% on third down -> 12 rush attempts

The Seahawks' rush defense is Top 5 in all stats (EPA, Success Rate, DVOA, Run Type). The only areas where there's some weaknesses are defending runs with motions at the snap: - YPC: #17 - Success rate: #22

- 16% success rate in the redzone against 49ers defense

Since becoming head coach, Niners have played 7 games in which they face a team they played within the last month. Kyle Shanahan is 5-2 in those games. He’s 3-0 when facing a team, a second time within 3 weeks. He'll be 4-0 as I have the 49ers magic continuing, 24-23. Shanahan was very smart in dangling that Warner carrot in front of his team if they can find a way to win this game. Go Niners!