Tag: division rivals

Seahawks vs. 49ers wild-card game will be ‘chess match’ for coaches

Seahawks coach Pete Carroll views the wild-card matchup between Seattle and the San Francisco 49ers as a “chess match” for the coaches.

The Seattle Seahawks are set to square off against the 49ers in San Francisco this Saturday to kick off Wild Card Weekend. Coach Pete Carroll is busy preparing his team to battle the familiar foe for the third time this year.

Having dropped both regular-season matchups, Carroll and his squad are now fortunate enough to have another shot to finally come out ahead.

“Well, it’s exciting to be going here and still playing football,” Carroll said Tuesday. “Our guys are really tuned into it as they should be and we all deserve to be. It’s a terrific matchup. You play a team that’s this good in your division and with this much familiarity, this is really a chess match in a lot of ways for the coaches. It’s just ball for the players.”

The division rivalry between the two teams is real and the Seahawks know exactly how difficult facing off against the 49ers can be – especially on the road.

“But a lot of respect for who we are playing and how they have done in their season and the guys they have on their team, and what they have accomplished,” Carroll continued. “Being division champs is a big deal around here. So we understand that.”

Hoping the third time is the charm, the Seahawks vs. 49ers showdown is set for 1:30 p.m. PT on Saturday.

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Seahawks are different team since last facing the 49ers in Week 2

The Seattle Seahawks are a much different team on both sides of the ball since the team last faced the 49ers back in Week 2 of the season.

The Seattle Seahawks are set to square off this week against the San Francisco 49ers for the second time this season. The first go around, way back in Week 2, did not bode well for Seattle, who fell to San Francisco 27-7.

Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf hope things go a bit differently on Thursday night.

“Just looking back at our mistakes and what not to do,” Metcalf told reporters on Tuesday. “They held us to seven points, and we didn’t score a point on offense. I’m just erasing all the penalties and mistakes that we had in that game and like I said, we are a different offense and a different team since that game.

“I know ever since that game, we turned our whole offense of thinking and scheming around to where we have been moving the ball up and down the field and scoring whenever we wanted to.”

The 49ers have a new-look offense on the field as well, now down to third-string quarterback Brock Purdy, Mr. Irrelevant in this year’s NFL draft. And despite his draft position, Purdy has been off to a stellar start.

The division rivals are scheduled to kick off from Lumen Field Thursday night at 5:15 p.m.

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How to watch, stream and listen to Seahawks vs. Cardinals Week 16

Here’s everything you need to know to catch the Week 16, NFC West action between the Seattle Seahawks and Arizona Cardinals.

The Seattle Seahawks will face the Arizona Cardinals for the second and final time this season when the teams square off Sunday afternoon at CenturyLink Field.

Seattle currently leads the NFC West and clinched a playoff berth last week after beating the Panthers in Carolina. Still, Seattle can’t look past Arizona and just assume the easy win.

“We see the Cardinals coming off a terrific game last week against Cleveland,” coach Pete Carroll said Wednesday. “They really were doing it on all phases. The offense was ripping. The quarterback was on fire. Kenyan Drake was a new addition to the team from when we saw them before, and he’s had a huge impact. The fact that he’s been able to keep David Johnson on the bench–that’s a big impact. They really look like they’re firing on all cylinders there.

“We look at them coming off this game as tough as anybody that we’ve seen.”

Here’s everything you need to know to catch the action this weekend.

WHEN: Sunday, Dec. 22 at 1:25 p.m. PT

WHERE: CenturyLink Field

TV: FOX – channel 13 in the Seattle area

RADIO: 710 ESPN Seattle and 97.3 KIRO FM

STREAM: fuboTV (try it now for free)

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NFC West roundup: 49ers rout Packers, Ravens rout Rams in Week 12

The San Francisco 49ers throttled the Green Bay Packers by a score of 37-8, while the Los Angeles Rams got destroyed by the Ravens 45-6.

This past week, the Seattle Seahawks defeated the Philadelphia Eagles to improve to 9-2, while the Arizona Cardinals (3-7-1) had their bye. The San Francisco 49ers (10-1) had a massive win over the Green Bay Packers (8-3) on “Sunday Night Football” to assert their dominance in the NFC, while the Rams (6-5) continued to flounder against the Ravens (9-2) in a gruesome blowout on Monday night.

The only negative aspect of Week 12 for the Seahawks was the 49ers’ victory and the fact that they keep standing in Seattle’s way of the NFC West crown. Here is a more specific look at how the Seahawks’ two active division rivals performed in Week 12.

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