San Francisco 49ers at the Seattle Seahawks
Sunday January 19th 6:30 P.M. on FOX
The San Francisco 49ers are now about to play their third road playoff game, they were able to beat the Packers on a last second field goal and beat the Panthers by 13 behind a strong run game, hard defense and Kaepernick has been playing solid as well. This team is really finding its way and showed last week that they can hang tough on the road against a tough defense, they should be able to do the same in Seattle, but they must not fall behind from the start. What I liked about them against the Panthers was how patient they seemed to be, they kept running the ball to grind out the yards no matter how hard they were to get. They must use that in Seattle because that secondary is nothing to ignore, they cannot keep trying to sling the ball around to start and expect to leave Seattle with the NFC Title. Anquan Boldin has been a bright spot for this team in the post season as well with 174 receiving yards on 11 catches, Michael Crabtree has also helped since his return and has 151 yards on 11 catches this post season. Vernon Davis has only caught three passes but two have been touchdowns, so look for him to be a big red zone target for the 49ers.
The Seattle Seahawks are coming off a close one against the Saints in which the Saints could have possibly tied the game up at the end had it not been for Marques throwing the game away on a forward pass that was supposed to be a lateral. Russell Wilson struggled completing 9 of his 18 passing attempts for 103 yards, he has to do better against a tough 49er defense. While Wilson had his issues passing the Seahawks kept feeding Marshawn Lynch he ball, he had another great run to make it a two score game, it reminded me of the run he had against the Saints in the 2010 season divisional round game. While it was not as wild as the one in 2010 it still was a great run that helped the Seahawks pull away, Lynch has 140 yards on 28 carries against the Saints last weekend which is an average of 5 a carry and two touchdowns as well. He will be one of the key factors to help this team win. The defense is also something to be reckoned with , they only allowed 14 points a game in the regular season and allowed 15 last weekend, this defense will not quit. If they can stop the run game of the 49ers they will be fine because that secondary can shut anyone down.
This game will be one of many great ones we have seen in the past since the Kaepernick and Wilson era began, and it will be one of the many great ones that we will come to see. I look forward to this rivalry to continue!
Prediction:
The Seahawks stay strong at home again and win a close one 17-12
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