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Who do the Seattle Seahawks play next in the NFL playoffs? Find out all the details on the Seahawks schedule, next opponent and date.
Week 18’s bout between San Francisco and Seattle will serve as a de facto NFC West title game. The winner will both be crowned division champion and the NFC’s No. 1 seed in the playoffs, while the loser will drop into the conference’s wild-card seeding along with the Rams and Packers.
Seahawks lead the 49ers 10-3, and San Francisco will get the ball to begin the third quarter. Eddy Pineiro's 48-yard field goal is good, and the 49ers are on the board. Seahawks still lead 10-3 with 1:06 left in the first half.
The NFL is clearly aiming to maximize television ratings for the final regular-season games with playoff implications. Moving the Seahawks-49ers game gives the matchup its own TV window while allowing the league to broadcast the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers contest on Sunday Night Football the following day.
The Seahawks traveled to Santa Clara for a Week 18 divisional showdown vs. the 49ers for the NFC West crown and the conference's top seed. Relive how Seattle defeated their division rival to close out the regular season.