The Dark Side turned out the lights. Again.

A dominant performance to cap an outstanding season for Seattle's defense.

Seattle first moved into the No. 1 spot in DVOA after Week 3. They were briefly No. 2 four different weeks, but each time they went back to No. 1 after one week.

ALL-TIME GREAT SEASON.

JSN is the AP Offensive Player of the Year. He is the second Seahawks player to win the award (Shaun Alexander).

Quite the year for JSN:
-- Receiving king
-- Pro Bowl
-- Unanimous first-team All-Pro
-- Offensive Player of the Year

here in LA it's really quiet but that's also how it sounds after a big Rams win

JSN receiving

Divisional round: 3-19-1
First half today: 7-115-1

Rams-Seahawks III for a chance at a Super Bowl.

As it was written

By EPA/play, 2 of the 3 worst performances of the Shanahan/Purdy era have come against the Seahawks in the last 3 weeks. The only one worse than both of those is the Eagles NNFCCG where Purdy tore his elbow up

The #QuestForSix continues…

Seahawks defender looking like a hawk swooping on its prey with Brock Purdy attempting to escape from the front to see the DeMarcus Lawrence's face

from another angle

Kenneth Walker joins Shaun Alexander (3 times), Marshawn Lynch (twice) and Curt Warner as Seahawks players with multiple TD runs in a playoff game

The Seahawks defense sees every rushing attempt as a personal attack on their character

Not at all.

Justin Britt says Pete Carroll is raising the 12 flag tonight.

there have been 4 designed run plays on 3rd & 15+ that have gained a 1st down this season, per @trumedia.bsky.social.

the Seahawks have all 4.

Not one running back put up 100 yards on the 2025 Seahawks

The Seahawks have clinched the No. 1 seed for the fourth time in franchise history:

2005 (Made Super Bowl)
2013 (Won Super Bowl)
2014 (Made Super Bowl)
2025

Hard to find any weakness in Seattle when they can run the ball like this. A wagon. That defense is simply a marvel.

The 49ers came into this game averaging 42.3 points, 455.3, and 29.3 first downs over their last three games, punting twice in those games. The Seahawks just held them to 3 points 173 yards and nine first downs.

That's a Coach of the Year performance.

Mike MacDonald won 14 games vs. tough schedule. His defense is No. 1 and so well schemed.

Preseason expectations (in expected wins) was same as Chicago, NE.

Checks every box!

The road to Super Bowl LX will go through Seattle.

#49ers allow an 19 yard run to Kenneth Walker on 3rd and 17. That's just 4th time under Kyle Shanahan that Niners allowed a conversion on a run play on 3rd and 15+

The Seahawks have allowed 86 net passing yards over the last 6 quarters

Total yards:
Seahawks: 125
#49ers: 16

Seattle opens up the Charbonnet

ESPN's Troy Aikman and Joe Buck will call #49ers vs. Seahawks at 5 p.m. Saturday.

Sam Darnold to AJ Barner -> touchdown

DeMarcus Lawrence might be the free agent signing of the year

Zach Charbonnet 2-yard TD run. That's his 10th touchdown run this season, making him the first Seahawk since Marshawn Lynch in 2014 to have double digit rushing touchdowns. Seahawk 10, Panthers 3.

Seattle’s defense is determined to get this group project an A no matter what.

The last question / answer of Macdonald's presser (paraphrased) -

Reporter: you weren't able to get any sacks on Matthew Stafford; is there something he was doing that made it especially difficult?

Mike: Yeah, getting rid of the ball before we could get to him

[sly grin]

[end press conference]