On paper
4 games in. Samples are still small, so a rank can move a lot in a week. Ranks are out of 32 teams and 1st is always best, on offense and defense alike.
Seahawks
2
pairings with the edge
49ers
2
pairings with the edge
On paper, the position groups cancel out. This one comes down to the details below.
Seahawks big edge
Seahawks quarterback play (6th) against the 49ers pass coverage (21st)
49ers edge
49ers run defense (14th) against the Seahawks run game (25th)
49ers edge
49ers pass protection (1st) against the Seahawks pass rush (5th)
Seahawks edge
Seahawks pass protection (21st) against the 49ers pass rush (27th)
Position group by position group
Each offense against the other team's defense, one position group at a time. Circle: the offense. Diamond: the defense. Whoever sits further right wins that pairing.
Seahawks offense vs 49ers defense
Pass protection vs pass rush
Seahawks edgeWeakestBestThe Seahawks pass protection ranks 21st. The 49ers pass rush ranks 27th.
49ers (Week 4 report, latest out): Nick Bosa (DE, out, knee); Keion White (DE, questionable, hamstring)
The numbers and the players
Seahawks pass protection
- Sacks allowed per dropback4.1% (7th)
- Pressure allowed per dropback29% (30th)
- Charles Cross (T) 100% of snaps
- Jalen Sundell (C) 100% of snaps
- Abraham Lucas (T) 100% of snaps
- Grey Zabel (G) 100% of snaps
- Christian Haynes (G) 45% of snaps
49ers pass rush
- Sacks per dropback4.0% (26th)
- Pressure per dropback25% (15th)
- Quarterback hits per dropback12.5% (27th)
- Osa Odighizuwa (DL) 7 pressures
- Keion White (DL) 6 pressures, 2 sacks
- Ogbonnia Okoronkwo (DL) 4 pressures, 1 sacks
Run game vs run defense
49ers edgeWeakestBestThe Seahawks run game ranks 25th. The 49ers run defense ranks 14th.
49ers (Week 4 report, latest out): Dre Greenlaw (LB, questionable, quadricep)
The numbers and the players
Seahawks run game
- Points added per run−0.23 (29th)
- Runs that keep the drive on track35% (26th)
- Rushing yards after contact1.4 (23rd)
- Runs of 10+ yards9.6% (13th)
- Rushing yards before contact2.5 (15th)
- Runs stopped at or behind the line23% (29th)
- Emanuel Wilson (RB) −0.18 per run on 52
- Jadarian Price (RB) −0.45 per run on 28
- Charles Cross (T) 100% of snaps
- Jalen Sundell (C) 100% of snaps
- Abraham Lucas (T) 100% of snaps
- Grey Zabel (G) 100% of snaps
- Christian Haynes (G) 45% of snaps
49ers run defense
- Points allowed per run−0.05 (19th)
- Runs stopped at or behind the line17% (19th)
- Runs of 10+ yards allowed2.9% (1st)
- Missed tackles8.2% (17th)
- Fred Warner (LB) 40 tackles, 3 missed
- Dre Greenlaw (LB) 34 tackles, 5 missed
Quarterback vs coverage
Seahawks big edgeWeakestBestThe Seahawks quarterback play ranks 6th. The 49ers pass coverage ranks 21st.
The numbers and the players
Seahawks quarterback play
- Points added per dropback+0.27 (3rd)
- Completions above expected+5.3 (7th)
- Interceptions per throw1.7% (16th)
- Passes of 20+ yards per dropback10.7% (5th)
- Sam Darnold (QB) +0.09 per dropback on 68
49ers pass coverage
- Points allowed per throw+0.05 (22nd)
- Completions allowed above expected−0.9 (9th)
- Interceptions per throw0.7% (28th)
- Upton Stout (CB) 116.9 passer rating allowed on 23 targets
- Deommodore Lenoir (DB) 72.2 passer rating allowed on 22 targets
Receivers vs coverage
EvenWeakestBestThe Seahawks receiving corps ranks 12th. The 49ers pass coverage ranks 11th.
The numbers and the players
Seahawks receiving corps
- Points added per target+0.34 (9th)
- Yards after the catch5.9 (9th)
- Drops per target3.6% (16th)
- Tackles broken per catch3.8% (21st)
- Jaxon Smith-Njigba (WR) +0.77 per target on 42
- Rashid Shaheed (WR) −0.49 per target on 15
- AJ Barner (TE) +0.05 per target on 14
49ers pass coverage
- Passes of 20+ yards allowed4.0% (3rd)
- Passer rating allowed88.9 (10th)
- Points allowed per throw+0.05 (22nd)
- Upton Stout (CB) 116.9 passer rating allowed on 23 targets
- Deommodore Lenoir (DB) 72.2 passer rating allowed on 22 targets
49ers offense vs Seahawks defense
Pass protection vs pass rush
49ers edgeWeakestBestThe 49ers pass protection ranks 1st. The Seahawks pass rush ranks 5th.
The numbers and the players
49ers pass protection
- Sacks allowed per dropback0.0% (1st)
- Pressure allowed per dropback13% (1st)
- Connor Colby (OL) 100% of snaps
- Colton McKivitz (OL) 100% of snaps
- Dominick Puni (OL) 97% of snaps
- Jake Brendel (OL) 96% of snaps
- Trent Williams (T) 86% of snaps
Seahawks pass rush
- Sacks per dropback6.9% (11th)
- Pressure per dropback32% (6th)
- Quarterback hits per dropback20.7% (3rd)
- Leonard Williams (DT) 8 pressures, 3 sacks
- DeMarcus Lawrence (LB) 8 pressures
- Derick Hall (LB) 6 pressures, 2 sacks
Run game vs run defense
EvenWeakestBestThe 49ers run game ranks 4th. The Seahawks run defense ranks 1st.
The numbers and the players
49ers run game
- Points added per run−0.05 (12th)
- Runs that keep the drive on track45% (10th)
- Rushing yards after contact1.8 (12th)
- Runs of 10+ yards13.0% (4th)
- Rushing yards before contact3.0 (3rd)
- Runs stopped at or behind the line13% (4th)
- Christian McCaffrey (RB) −0.01 per run on 50
- Kaelon Black (RB) −0.07 per run on 31
- Connor Colby (OL) 100% of snaps
- Colton McKivitz (OL) 100% of snaps
- Dominick Puni (OL) 97% of snaps
- Jake Brendel (OL) 96% of snaps
- Trent Williams (T) 86% of snaps
Seahawks run defense
- Points allowed per run−0.26 (1st)
- Runs stopped at or behind the line22% (5th)
- Runs of 10+ yards allowed6.4% (5th)
- Missed tackles7.5% (12th)
- Ernest Jones (LB) 41 tackles, 1 missed
- Drake Thomas (LB) 30 tackles, 4 missed
Quarterback vs coverage
EvenWeakestBestThe 49ers quarterback play ranks 2nd. The Seahawks pass coverage ranks 3rd.
The numbers and the players
49ers quarterback play
- Points added per dropback+0.57 (1st)
- Completions above expected+4.5 (9th)
- Interceptions per throw0.9% (7th)
- Passes of 20+ yards per dropback10.9% (4th)
- Brock Purdy (QB) +0.56 per dropback on 111
Seahawks pass coverage
- Points allowed per throw−0.14 (5th)
- Completions allowed above expected−1.2 (8th)
- Interceptions per throw4.5% (1st)
- Devon Witherspoon (CB) 74.0 passer rating allowed on 23 targets
- Josh Jobe (CB) 69.6 passer rating allowed on 15 targets
Receivers vs coverage
EvenWeakestBestThe 49ers receiving corps ranks 1st. The Seahawks pass coverage ranks 2nd.
49ers (Week 4 report, latest out): Mike Evans (WR, questionable, ribs)
The numbers and the players
49ers receiving corps
- Points added per target+0.57 (1st)
- Yards after the catch5.4 (11th)
- Drops per target1.8% (3rd)
- Tackles broken per catch6.3% (8th)
- Mike Evans (WR) +1.03 per target on 24
- George Kittle (TE) +0.68 per target on 22
- Christian McCaffrey (RB) +0.12 per target on 22
Seahawks pass coverage
- Passes of 20+ yards allowed3.5% (1st)
- Passer rating allowed65.8 (1st)
- Points allowed per throw−0.14 (5th)
- Devon Witherspoon (CB) 74.0 passer rating allowed on 23 targets
- Josh Jobe (CB) 69.6 passer rating allowed on 15 targets
Tale of the tape
Every unit on its own, side by side.
- 6thQuarterbackOffense2nd
- 22ndOffensive lineOffense1st
- 12thReceiversOffense1st
- 26thRun gameOffense9th
- 5thPass rushDefense27th
- 1stRun defenseDefense14th
- 1stPass coverageDefense13th
Longer bar is better. Each unit is graded on the stats shown in the pairings above, ranked among all 32 teams.
How these grades are calculated
- Each position group is judged on three to five plain stats, listed below. All of them are per play or per throw, never season totals.
- Every stat is ranked across all 32 teams, 1st to 32th, the right way round (fewer drops is better, more pressure is better for a pass rush).
- A rank becomes a score from 0 to 100, with 1st at 100 and last at 0. The group's grade is the average of its stats' scores.
- Teams are ranked by that grade, and that rank is the number on the cards.
For example, the 49ers pass rush is 27th. Its stats rank 26th (sacks per dropback), 15th (pressure per dropback), and 27th (quarterback hits per dropback). Averaged, that is a grade of 30 out of 100, which is 27th among the 32 teams.
This is why a grade can disagree with a total or with another site's rating. A team can rank high in rushing yards because it carries the ball a lot or trails late, and still rank low here because each run adds little. Film grades, like PFF's, come from watching every player on every snap, and these do not. Early in the season a few plays can move a rank a lot.
- Quarterback
- points added per dropback, completions above expected, interceptions per throw, passes of 20+ yards per dropback
- Offensive line
- sacks allowed per dropback, pressure allowed per dropback, rushing yards before contact, runs stopped at or behind the line
- Receivers
- points added per target, yards after the catch, drops per target, tackles broken per catch
- Run game
- points added per run, runs that keep the drive on track, rushing yards after contact, runs of 10+ yards
- Pass rush
- sacks per dropback, pressure per dropback, quarterback hits per dropback
- Run defense
- points allowed per run, runs stopped at or behind the line, runs of 10+ yards allowed, missed tackles
- Pass coverage
- points allowed per throw, completions allowed above expected, passes of 20+ yards allowed, interceptions per throw, passer rating allowed
The coaches
Records are regular-season games since 1999, against the spread as listed by the games file. A new coach has no history here yet.
| Measure | Seahawks | 49ers |
|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Mike Macdonald | Kyle Shanahan |
| Record as a head coach | 27-11 in 38 games | 86-67 in 153 games |
| With this team | 27-11 since 2024 | 86-67 since 2017 |
| Against the spread, this season | 1-1-2 | 3-1 |
| Against the spread, career | 19-17-2 | 78-74-1 |
| Against the spread as an underdog | 7-7 | 27-25 |
| Against the spread as a favorite | 12-10-2 | 51-49-1 |
| Coming off a bye | 2-0 | 6-3 |
| Head coach against head coach | 2-2 against Kyle Shanahan | 2-2 against Mike Macdonald |
| Team against team since 1999 | 29-19 | 19-29 |
How each team plays
Not good or bad, just the style. Ranks go from the highest rate down, so a 1st means the most of it in the league.
Pass rate over expected
Seahawks −4.4 pts (23rd highest)
49ers +2.5 pts (5th highest) — throws more than the situation calls for
Play-action share of dropbacks
Seahawks 34% (2nd highest) — leans on play-action
49ers 24% (16th highest)
Plays with pre-snap motion
Seahawks 57% (16th highest)
49ers 80% (1st highest) — moves players before almost every snap
No-huddle plays
Seahawks 2% (28th highest) — huddles up
49ers 0% (31st highest) — huddles up
Plays from the shotgun
Seahawks 47% (30th highest) — stays under center
49ers 44% (32nd highest) — stays under center
Blitz rate
Seahawks 22% (28th highest) — rarely blitzes
49ers 31% (15th highest)
Pass rushers sent
Seahawks 4.3 (22nd highest)
49ers 4.4 (16th highest)
Runs against a loaded box (8+)
Seahawks 3% (28th highest) — stays light in the box
49ers 5% (25th highest) — stays light in the box
Who is missing
The latest injury report for each team, sorted by position group. A starter averaged more than half the team's snaps in the games he played.
Seahawks
Latest report is from Week 4; the Week 5 report is not out yet.
- Jadarian Price RBOut · chest · run game
- Zach Charbonnet RBOut · knee · run game
- Chazz Surratt LBQuestionable · calf · run defense
- Ty Okada SQuestionable · hamstring · pass coverage
- George Holani RBLimited in practice · run game
49ers
Latest report is from Week 4; the Week 5 report is not out yet.
- Nick Bosa DEStarterOut · knee · pass rush
- James Thompson Jr. DTOut · ankle · pass rush
- Mykel Williams DEOut · knee · pass rush
- Dre Greenlaw LBStarterQuestionable · quadricep · run defense
- Keion White DEStarterQuestionable · hamstring · pass rush
- Mike Evans WRStarterQuestionable · ribs · receivers
- Jaden Dugger LBQuestionable · shoulder · run defense
- KhaDarel Hodge WRDid not practice · receivers
- Romello Height DELimited in practice · pass rush
Data: nflverse play-by-play, CC BY 4.0. Ranks use the 2026 regular season through Week 4. Also FTN charting, Pro Football Reference advanced stats, snap counts and injury reports, all through nflverse. Calculations and charts by Raiders Rundown.