# 49ers beat Seahawks Sports · Heat 1.0 / 10 · 12 shows · 3h 53m airtime The San Francisco 49ers beat the Seattle Seahawks on October 12, 2026 to remain undefeated. Purdy posted a 92.5 passer rating against a Seahawks defense that had held its three prior opposing quarterbacks under 63, and he sits five attempts from qualifying for the best passer rating of all time. The discussion weighs that against his 2-4 record and roughly 75 rating versus Mike Macdonald's defenses. Seattle's turnovers are the other thread: 38 points off them for San Francisco, 44 allowed on the season, tied for most in the league. Whether the 49ers are the best team in the NFC or the league, with Kansas City the counterargument, remains contested, and six defensive linemen are on injured reserve. Page: https://boilpoints.com/point/49ers_beat_seahawks_2195113214 ## Segments - [First Things First](https://boilpoints.com/u/firstthingsfirst), 2026-10-08, 1:38:39 to 1:46:37: **Previews the matchup with a pressure profile**. Previews 49ers-Seahawks and frames it as the game of the year, weighing Seattle's pressure-heavy defense against a Purdy who has not been sacked. Adds a pressure-rate profile for the Seattle defense and a note that Darnold's clean play matters. New angle: Seattle gets pressure at the fourth-highest rate in the NFL while blitzing the second fewest times. - [First Things First](https://boilpoints.com/u/firstthingsfirst), 2026-10-08, 41:10 to 46:44: **Adds Barnwell's MVP nod and a Seattle prediction**. Runs through Bill Barnwell's midseason MVP nod for Purdy - the 126.2 rating, the 9.7 percent touchdown rate, the zero sacks - then turns to Seattle, where he threw zero touchdowns and two picks in two games last year and lost 54-9 in the playoffs. Predicts three sacks and a couple of interceptions Sunday. New angle: Purdy has a 126.2 passer rating through four games and has not been sacked this season. - [The Herd with Colin Cowherd](https://boilpoints.com/u/theherdwithcolincowherd), 2026-10-08, 49:19 to 55:29: **Previews the matchup through last season's meetings**. Previews the 49ers-Seahawks game through the two meetings last season, the 41-6 playoff loss and the 13-3 finale, with Purdy's line in each. Argues Seattle wins and that Purdy is already the MVP favorite; a retelling of the matchup's history. - [The Athletic Football Show: A show about the NFL](https://boilpoints.com/u/theathleticfootballshowashowaboutthenfl), 2026-10-09, 4:26 to 25:02: **Previews Seattle's front against the zone run**. Previews the first 49ers-Seahawks meeting, arguing Seattle's front is built to smother San Francisco's zone run game and that the Niners must win outside the numbers. Notes Juszczyk's multi-week absence and the 21-personnel reliance it disrupts. New angle: Kyle Juszczyk is out for multiple weeks, his first missed games since 2022. - [The Dan Le Batard Show](https://boilpoints.com/u/thedanlebatardshow), 2026-10-09, 47:29 to 50:01: **Previews the game and Seattle's run-game crisis**. Preview segment on the Seahawks-49ers game: picks, the 2.5-point line and Seattle's run-game crisis. Adds that Seattle tried to sign Joe Mixon, who failed a physical, and that Charbonnet is not ready and Price is on IR. New angle: Seattle tried to sign Joe Mixon, who failed the physical and hasn't played in two seasons. - [The Herd with Colin Cowherd](https://boilpoints.com/u/theherdwithcolincowherd), 2026-10-09, 29:21 to 36:51: **Previews the matchup with a top-ten list**. Previews the 49ers-Seahawks game on Fox and ranks the ten best players in the matchup, led by Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Brock Purdy. Frames San Francisco as motivated after being physically beaten twice by Seattle last year. A talent-list preview, not a new development. - [The Herd with Colin Cowherd](https://boilpoints.com/u/theherdwithcolincowherd), 2026-10-09, 6:54 to 20:10: **Previews Week 5 with third-down stats**. Previews the 49ers-Seahawks Week 5 game with a stat-by-stat read: San Francisco is first in third-down conversion at 57.5 percent and red-zone efficiency at 84 percent, Seattle is 31st on third down. Sherman picks the 49ers 24-21. New angle: The 49ers convert 57.5 percent of third downs and 84 percent of red-zone trips, both best in the league; Seattle is 31st on third down at 31 percent. - [The Herd with Colin Cowherd](https://boilpoints.com/u/theherdwithcolincowherd), 2026-10-09, 20:06 to 23:06: **Picks the 49ers over Seattle**. Sherman and Mitchell both pick the 49ers over Seattle, with Sherman citing the Commanders game where Marcus Mariota moved the ball on the Seahawks defense and noting Julian Love's absence. A preview segment that stays inside the matchup's existing frame. - [First Things First](https://boilpoints.com/u/firstthingsfirst), 2026-10-09, 20:14 to 24:58: **Previews Purdy's record against Macdonald**. Previews 49ers at Seahawks and puts Purdy's record against Mike Macdonald on the record: 2-4 with a passer rating around 75, a 30-point drop from his career mark. Picks split, with Nick Wright taking Seattle by about 10. New angle: Purdy is 2-4 against Mike Macdonald's defenses with a passer rating around 75, about 30 points below his career mark. - [First Things First](https://boilpoints.com/u/firstthingsfirst), 2026-10-09, 1:55:39 to 2:01:26: **Frames the matchup as pressure against Purdy**. Preview segment on 49ers-Seahawks that retells Purdy's Seattle record and the low-scoring recent meetings, then frames the matchup as Seattle's four-man pressure against a quarterback who has not been sacked. Stays inside the numbers already on the card. - [The Athletic Football Show: A show about the NFL](https://boilpoints.com/u/theathleticfootballshowashowaboutthenfl), 2026-10-12, 5:54 to 9:14: **Cross-checks the 28-first-down rarity**. Opens the 49ers-Seahawks recap with the score and the sloppiness, then puts a number on it: 28 combined first downs and 61 combined points, a pairing that has happened three times in the NFL since 2000, most recently Bengals-Browns in 2013. New angle: A game with 28 combined first downs and 61 points has happened three times in the NFL since 2000, last Bengals-Browns in 2013. - [The Athletic Football Show: A show about the NFL](https://boilpoints.com/u/theathleticfootballshowashowaboutthenfl), 2026-10-12, 9:17 to 15:12: **Adds the blocked-box run success rate**. Breaks down how San Francisco won a bizarre game a new way: Evans making contested catches and the run game finally working on blocked-box runs. The number it goes to is a 47.8 percent success rate there, against 17.6 percent in last year's playoffs and 25 percent in Week 18. New angle: The 49ers had a 47.8 percent success rate on blocked-box runs against Seattle, up from 17.6 percent in last year's playoffs. - [The Athletic Football Show: A show about the NFL](https://boilpoints.com/u/theathleticfootballshowashowaboutthenfl), 2026-10-12, 15:01 to 18:22: **Walks through Purdy's out-of-structure drive**. Breaks down Purdy's out-of-structure touchdown drive to go up 29-26, the scramble throw to Cooks and the two-point conversion to Evans, then walks through the Pritchett interception as a well-designed Seattle overload pressure. Stays inside the game tape. - [The Athletic Football Show: A show about the NFL](https://boilpoints.com/u/theathleticfootballshowashowaboutthenfl), 2026-10-12, 18:22 to 21:23: **Flags Darnold's first-attempt interceptions**. Picks through the 49ers' situational run game against Seattle's light boxes, using McCaffrey's 11-yard touchdown as the example, and flags Darnold's first-attempt interceptions in each half as a trend. New angle: Darnold threw interceptions on his first attempt of each half against Seattle, after doing the same against the Chargers. - [The Athletic Football Show: A show about the NFL](https://boilpoints.com/u/theathleticfootballshowashowaboutthenfl), 2026-10-12, 21:23 to 25:20: **Breaks down Seattle's line and thin backfield**. Breaks down Seattle's offense in the loss to San Francisco: the offensive line looked out of sorts despite returning all five starters, and the backfield is toothless without Charbonnet and Price. Stays inside the Week 5 game and the injury context already on the record. - [The Bill Simmons Podcast](https://boilpoints.com/u/thebillsimmonspodcast), 2026-10-12, 52:55 to 1:00:15: **Puts a number on the turnover margin**. Recaps the Seahawks-49ers game and Purdy's MVP case, then puts a number on the turnover margin: 38 points off turnovers, the most in an NFL game since 2017. Also flags Seattle's clock blunder before halftime and argues for a trade for a short-yardage back. New angle: The 49ers scored 38 points off turnovers against Seattle, the most in an NFL game since 2017. - [Nightcap](https://boilpoints.com/u/nightcap), 2026-10-12, 1:11:04 to 1:16:24: **Recaps the seven turnovers in Seattle**. Recaps the 32-29 win in Seattle: the Cooper Kupp spot, the seven turnovers, Purdy's line and the five sacks of Darnold. It stays inside the game everyone already covered, adding only the hosts' read on how sloppy Seattle looked. - [First Take](https://boilpoints.com/u/firsttake), 2026-10-12, 32:42 to 39:18: **Adds Purdy's 24 completions to Evans**. Orlovsky hands out the hardware after the Seattle win: Shanahan coach of the year, Purdy MVP, Fred Warner defensive player of the year. The one number that lands is new - 24 completions to Mike Evans, 22 of them for first downs - and the rest of the segment argues Evans against Kenneth Walker as the bigger newcomer. New angle: Purdy has completed 24 passes to Mike Evans, 22 of them for first downs. - [The Dan Le Batard Show](https://boilpoints.com/u/thedanlebatardshow), 2026-10-12, 22:50 to 24:11: **Argues the 5-0 start is real**. Recaps the 49ers' win in Seattle and argues the 5-0 start is more real than Minnesota's, crediting Purdy's QBR against top pass defenses. Adds a first figure on Purdy's efficiency against elite secondaries. New angle: Purdy has the best QBR in the sport against three of the top six pass defenses. - [The Dan Le Batard Show](https://boilpoints.com/u/thedanlebatardshow), 2026-10-12, 44:02 to 46:21: **Adds a first-since-1981 marker to the 5-0 start**. Tony's Cafecito take crowns this the best Shanahan 49ers team at 5-0, and the segment puts a new marker on the record: the first team since the 1981 Broncos with three wins through five games against the previous season's conference championship teams. The rest is framing - the Rams, Broncos and Seahawks wins, the missing ring, John Lynch's roster. New angle: The 49ers are the first team since the 1981 Broncos with three wins through five games against the previous season's conference championship teams. - [The Dan Patrick Show](https://boilpoints.com/u/thedanpatrickshow), 2026-10-12, 27:25 to 28:52: **Praises Purdy as MVP through five weeks**. Chase Daniel's film-room take on the Seattle win: Purdy as his MVP through five weeks, the 49ers as the best team in football, and a defense that forced three first-half turnovers. Notes Samuel and Juszczyk were missed and that Shanahan's offense scored one touchdown in two meetings last year. Opinion and recap, no new development. - [The Dan Patrick Show](https://boilpoints.com/u/thedanpatrickshow), 2026-10-12, 27:25 to 28:52: **Reacts to the defense forcing three turnovers**. Chase Daniel's film-room take on the Seattle win: Purdy as his MVP, the defense forcing three first-half turnovers, and what the offense lost without Deebo Samuel and Kyle Juszczyk. Reaction and praise, with no new development. - [The Right Time with Bomani Jones](https://boilpoints.com/u/therighttimewithbomanijones), 2026-10-12, 0:26 to 3:11: **Argues Macdonald is Shanahan's kryptonite**. Recaps the 32-29 win and the 38 points off turnovers, then argues Mike Macdonald is really Kyle Shanahan's kryptonite rather than Purdy's and that Darnold was not good. Stays inside the game's existing coverage. - [The Right Time with Bomani Jones](https://boilpoints.com/u/therighttimewithbomanijones), 2026-10-12, 6:47 to 8:31: **Credits Seattle's near-miss to JSN's drop**. Reaction segment on the 49ers' 32-29 win: the hosts don't come away thinking either team is great, credit Seattle's near-miss to JSN's drop rather than Darnold, and question throwing short of the sticks to Cooper Kupp late. - [The Pat McAfee Show](https://boilpoints.com/u/thepatmcafeeshow), 2026-10-12, 5:14 to 14:19: **Ranks the 49ers and Vikings atop Week 5**. Ranks the 49ers and Vikings as the top two after Week 5, crediting Flores' blitz-heavy defense and Murray's best game as a Viking, then pivots to Evans' fit in Shanahan's offense and the 5-0 playoff odds. A recap of the week's coverage with no new reporting. - [The Pat McAfee Show](https://boilpoints.com/u/thepatmcafeeshow), 2026-10-12, 1:23:16 to 1:29:46: **Casts the 5-0 start as an awards sweep**. Orlovsky frames the 5-0 start around awards: Shanahan as coach of the year, Purdy as MVP frontrunner, Trent Williams, Mike Evans as newcomer and Fred Warner as defensive player of the year, with 13 players on IR. The back half turns to Minnesota's offense and Flores' 90 percent pressure. New angle: Orlovsky casts San Francisco as coach, MVP, lineman, newcomer and defensive player of the year through five weeks. - [The Dan Le Batard Show](https://boilpoints.com/u/thedanlebatardshow), 2026-10-12, 20:05 to 25:32: **Recaps the disputed sideline catch**. Recaps the 49ers-Seahawks game through Mike Evans turning Trevon Diggs around and the disputed Cooper Kupp sideline catch, arguing the official was blocked by Kupp's body and the call decided the game. Stays inside the week's coverage of the result. - [The Herd with Colin Cowherd](https://boilpoints.com/u/theherdwithcolincowherd), 2026-10-12, 2:20 to 4:34: **Interviews Griffin on Purdy as MVP**. Brings on Robert Griffin III for a short read on the Seahawks game. He calls Purdy his number one MVP candidate and argues Purdy has evolved past reliance on Shanahan, plus a note that Seattle's run game is thin without Walker and Charbonnet. Reaction, not new reporting. - [The Herd with Colin Cowherd](https://boilpoints.com/u/theherdwithcolincowherd), 2026-10-12, 6:33 to 11:27: **Breaks down Seattle's trouble against man coverage**. Hasselbeck breaks down the 49ers-Seahawks game: Seattle's trouble against man coverage, San Francisco's downhill third-down plan and trust in its pass rush, and the Mike Evans-Purdy connection from week one. Stays inside the game already on the record. - [The Herd with Colin Cowherd](https://boilpoints.com/u/theherdwithcolincowherd), 2026-10-12, 0:46 to 6:00: **Recaps the Seattle win as a heavyweight fight**. Recaps the 49ers' narrow win in Seattle as a heavyweight fight, seven turnovers and all, and argues the two teams are the best in the league. Stays inside the game itself: Evans winning one-on-one, Purdy's late drives, the grounding call. - [The Herd with Colin Cowherd](https://boilpoints.com/u/theherdwithcolincowherd), 2026-10-12, 10:00 to 12:09: **Recaps Seattle's missing run game**. Recaps the 49ers-Seahawks game through Seattle's missing run game, arguing Darnold looks pedestrian without Charbonnet and Price and comparing it to Mahomes' run-game-less struggles. Stays inside the reaction to the loss rather than adding to the record. - [The Herd with Colin Cowherd](https://boilpoints.com/u/theherdwithcolincowherd), 2026-10-12, 32:27 to 35:55: **Defends Darnold after the Seattle loss**. Defends Darnold after the Seattle loss, arguing the missing run game and a JSN drop mattered more than his two interceptions, and compares the situation to Mahomes' years without a run game. Reaction and argument built on the same game, with no new development. - [The Ryen Russillo Show](https://boilpoints.com/u/theryenrussilloshow), 2026-10-12, 3:17 to 15:42: **Argues the road win is the season's best**. Argues the 49ers' road win in Seattle is the best win by any team this season, working through Shanahan's in-game adjustments and the young defenders. Adds a turnover-margin oddity: Seattle is the only team with eight or more giveaways and a positive margin. New angle: Seattle is the only team with eight or more giveaways and a positive turnover margin. - [First Things First](https://boilpoints.com/u/firstthingsfirst), 2026-10-12, 35:47 to 42:24: **Argues the 49ers are the NFC's best, not the league's**. Takes the 49ers' undefeated start to Seattle and argues they are the best team in the NFC but not clearly the league's best, with Kansas City the holdout. Notes Purdy's 92.5 passer rating against a defense that had held three straight quarterbacks under 63. New angle: Purdy posted a 92.5 passer rating against a Seahawks defense that had held its three prior opposing QBs under 63. - [PTI](https://boilpoints.com/u/pti), 2026-10-12, 5:09 to 8:30: **Recaps the 49ers win over Seattle**. Runs through Sunday's notable wins and lands on the 49ers-Seahawks game as the one that mattered, with a detour into the Cooper Kupp spot and the Jaxon Smith-Njigba drop. Retells the result and the 49ers' wins over Denver, Los Angeles and Seattle without adding to the record. - [Nightcap](https://boilpoints.com/u/nightcap), 2026-10-14, 47:37 to 48:46: **Argues the Kupp catch was ruled short**. Recaps the 49ers' 5-0 start and argues the Cooper Kupp sideline catch was ruled short and upheld on replay. It stays inside the game's disputed calls rather than adding anything new. - [Nightcap](https://boilpoints.com/u/nightcap), 2026-10-14, 49:47 to 54:03: **Recaps the box score and Evans' route**. Recaps the 49ers' win in Seattle with the turnover count, Purdy's line and Mike Evans' route on Trevon Diggs. It stays inside the box score and the highlight reel, adding no development to the record. - [First Things First](https://boilpoints.com/u/firstthingsfirst), 2026-10-14, 1:57:25 to 2:02:06: **Notes Purdy's five fourth-quarter touchdowns**. Picks the Seattle win as the game of the weekend and singles out Purdy's late-game play, noting five fourth-quarter touchdowns this season and calling the 49ers the league's best red-zone and third-down team. New angle: Purdy has thrown five fourth-quarter touchdowns this season. - [The Pat McAfee Show](https://boilpoints.com/u/thepatmcafeeshow), 2026-10-14, 52:50 to 57:59: **Adds a rules explainer on the diving spot**. Recaps the 32-29 finish and the Cooper Kupp sideline play, with JJ Watt explaining that a diving receiver's spot is where the ball crosses out of bounds. Stays inside the week's coverage, adding only a rules explainer and a wish for Hawkeye-style tracking. - [PTI](https://boilpoints.com/u/pti), 2026-10-14, 12:48 to 14:04: **Credits Purdy's offseason mobility work**. Steve Young takes the T.J. Ward comparison as a compliment and credits Purdy's offseason work on mobility and quickness, plus his processing. Reaction and praise on top of the 5-0 start, with no new development. - [First Things First](https://boilpoints.com/u/firstthingsfirst), 2026-10-14, 42:14 to 51:54: **Tracks Purdy's eligibility milestones after the win**. Turns to Purdy's eligibility milestones after the Seattle win: he became eligible for Mahomes Mountain but did not top it, and is five attempts from qualifying for the all-time passer rating lead. Debates the Hall of Fame case and the system question, with the 50-start comparison to Jimmy Garoppolo as the skeptic's anchor. New angle: Purdy is five pass attempts from qualifying for the best passer rating of all time. - [First Take](https://boilpoints.com/u/firsttake), 2026-10-15, 0:44 to 6:42: **Adds Seattle's 44 points allowed off turnovers**. Opens the week-six preview by asking whether Seattle lost its aura after falling two games behind San Francisco. Kimes blames the offense, not the defense, and puts a number on the turnover damage: 44 points allowed off turnovers, tied for most in the league. New angle: Seattle has allowed 44 points off turnovers, tied for the most in the NFL. - [The Herd with Colin Cowherd](https://boilpoints.com/u/theherdwithcolincowherd), 2026-10-16, 22:15 to 25:06: **Adds six 49ers linemen on injured reserve**. Runs through Tom Brady's number-one ranking of the 5-0 49ers and the Seattle defensive line - five sacks, four takeaways - and adds that six San Francisco defensive linemen are on injured reserve. Colin holds off on December and January. New angle: Six 49ers defensive linemen are on injured reserve. - [The Herd with Colin Cowherd](https://boilpoints.com/u/theherdwithcolincowherd), 2026-10-18, 0:00 to 4:51: **Sets up Week 5 with personal color**. Opens the episode with a loose, personal setup of Week 5: the Seahawks-49ers rivalry game and Tampa Bay's upset of Dallas. It retells the results and the atmosphere without adding anything to the record on either game. - [The Herd with Colin Cowherd](https://boilpoints.com/u/theherdwithcolincowherd), 2026-10-18, 4:46 to 9:08: **Recounts the violence of the Seattle game**. Erin Andrews recounts covering the Seahawks-49ers game in Seattle, calling it one of the most violent games she has watched in person and relaying a Julian Love pregame quote and Tom Brady's read on Seattle's defense. Reaction and color, not new developments.