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2018 Week 13 · Sun, Dec 2, 2018 · CenturyLink Field

San Francisco 49ers

16

Seattle SeahawksWinner

43

SEA -10 ✓O 45.5 ✓

Seattle Seahawks 43–16 — never really in doubt late. Biggest swing: Q1 5:14, SEA +4% win probability on one snap.

The game in one curve — scrub to replay it

Win probability

0255075100End Q1End Q2End Q3SEASF
Q1 · 5:14SF SEA SEA ball · 2nd & 6SEA 83%

(5:14) 3-R.Wilson pass deep left to 18-J.Brown pushed ob at SF 25 for 45 yards (29-J.Tartt).

Market-anchored home win probability, play by play. Drag across the curve or use arrow keys to replay the game; gold diamonds mark the biggest momentum swings — tap one to jump there.

Highest-leverage plays

  1. Q1 · 5:14SEA +4% win prob(5:14) 3-R.Wilson pass deep left to 18-J.Brown pushed ob at SF 25 for 45 yards (29-J.Tartt).
  2. Q1 · 7:30SEA +4% win prob(7:30) (Shotgun) 4-N.Mullens pass short middle to 85-G.Kittle to SF 24 for 14 yards (37-T.Flowers; 42-D.Hill) [54-B.Wagner].
  3. Q1 · 1:32SEA +4% win prob(1:32) (Shotgun) 3-R.Wilson pass short left to 18-J.Brown for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Penalty on SF-24-K.Williams, Illegal Contact, declined.
  4. Q1 · 10:08SF +3% win prob(10:08) (Shotgun) 74-G.Fant reported in as eligible. 32-C.Carson left guard to SEA 45 for 3 yards (91-A.Armstead).

Down-to-down truth

Situational splits

Metric49ersSeahawks
Offensive plays7348
Total yards452 (edge)332
Yards per play6.26.9 (edge)
Expected points added / play-0.100.36 (edge)
Success rate41%44% (edge)
Dropback rate68%48%
Dropback efficiency (EPA/play)0.100.54 (edge)
Rush efficiency (EPA/play)-0.520.20 (edge)
Third downs7/15 (edge)4/9
Red-zone trips → TDs0 → 00 → 0
Explosive plays (10+ rush / 20+ pass)810 (edge)
First downs gained on snaps23 (edge)15
Sacks taken33
Turnovers20 (edge)

49ers outgained Seahawks 452–332 but lost the turnover battle 2–0. That was the game.

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · SF

Nick MullensQB

30/48, 414 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

5.7 expected points added · +4.9% completion over expected

Passing · SEA

Russell WilsonQB

11/17, 185 yds, 4 TD, 0 INT

10.7 expected points added · +2.6% completion over expected

Rushing · SEA

Chris CarsonRB

13 att, 69 yds, 0 TD

0.8 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · SEA

Rashaad PennyRB

7 att, 65 yds, 1 TD

4.1 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · SF

Dante PettisWR

5/7 for 129 yds, 2 TD

17% of team targets · 11.4 expected points added

Receiving · SF

Jeffery WilsonRB

8/9 for 73 yds, 0 TD

21% of team targets · -5.2 expected points added

Possession by possession

Drive chart

#TeamStartPlaysScrim ydsClockResult
1SFSF 14874:23Punt
2SEASEA 37491:47Punt
3SFSF 77233:02Punt
4SEASEA 268794:23Touchdown
5SFSF 255111:32Punt
6SEASEA 433671:12Touchdown
7SFSF 229584:10Fumble
8SEASEA 147173:01Punt
9SFSF 285142:18Punt
10SEASEA 10492:21Punt
11SEASF 336110:34Touchdown
12SFSF 438351:17Turnover on downs
13SEASF 203200:16Touchdown
14SFSF 429633:20Touchdown
15SEASEA 287203:56Punt
16SFSF 109464:48Punt
17SEASEA 127403:23Touchdown
18SFSF 253750:11Touchdown
19SEASEA 2512606:20Turnover on downs
20SFSF 2510703:42Defensive touchdown
21SFSF 2517503:47Turnover on downs
22SEASEA 20100:17End of game

0 of 22 drives ended in points. Longest march: Seahawks gained 79 scrimmage yards over 8 plays for a touchdown.

Full stat lines

Box score

San Francisco 49ers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Nick Mullens30/484142135.7

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Jeffery Wilson15614.10-5.2
Matt Breida561.20-2.3
Nick Mullens210.50-3.8
Dante Pettis1-2-2.00-1.2

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Dante Pettis57129217%11.4
Jeffery Wilson8973021%-5.2
George Kittle6970021%4.1
Kendrick Bourne4760017%1.6
Matt Breida335107%3.3
Kyle Juszczyk332007%1.8
Trent Taylor121105%1.2
Richie James02005%-1.9

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
DeForest Buckner342.000
Fred Warner160.000
Malcolm Smith340.000
Jaquiski Tartt400.000
Ahkello Witherspoon400.001
Marcell Harris220.000
Mark Nzeocha210.000
K'Waun Williams200.000
Arik Armstead110.000
Ronald Blair111.000

Seattle Seahawks

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Russell Wilson11/1718540310.7

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Chris Carson13695.300.8
Rashaad Penny7659.314.1
Russell Wilson4143.501.6
Tyler Lockett11010.001.1
Mike Davis4102.50-1.0

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Jaron Brown3367218%9.0
Tyler Lockett1252112%4.3
Chris Carson3439024%1.6
Doug Baldwin2422124%3.5
Nick Vannett11406%-0.1
Malik Turner11106%-0.7
J.D. McKissic01006%-0.5
David Moore01006%-1.4

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Bobby Wagner741.012
Justin Coleman820.501
Austin Calitro630.000
Bradley McDougald810.000
Tedric Thompson220.000
Shaquill Griffin300.000
Delano Hill120.000
Tre Flowers210.000
Frank Clark210.001
Jarran Reed201.000

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread
SEA -10
Closing total
45.5
SF moneyline
+411
SEA moneyline
-500

Seahawks closed -10 and covered, winning by 27.

Total closed 45.5; the game landed 59 — over by 13.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue
CenturyLink Field
Roof / surface
outdoors · fieldturf
Kickoff weather
45°F, wind 2 mph
Referee
Clete Blakeman
Rest
SF 7 days · SEA 7 days
Coaches
Kyle Shanahan vs Pete Carroll

Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.