Thursday’s NFL Matchup
SAN FRANCISCO (9-4) AT SEATTLE (7-6)
KICKOFF: 8:15 p.m.; Amazon Prime
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NFL LINE: 49ers by 3.
AGAINST THE SPREAD: 49ers 8-5; Seahawks 6-7.
SERIES RECORD: Seahawks lead 30-18.
LAST MEETING: 49ers beat Seahawks 27-7, Sept. 18, 2022, in Santa Clara, Calif.
LAST WEEK: 49ers beat Buccaneers 35-7; Seahawks lost to Panthers 30-24.
PLAYERS TO WATCH: 49ers QB Brock Purdy completed 16 of 21 pass attempts with two TDs, no interceptions and 134.0 rating in his first career start last week. Purdy also ran for a TD, becoming the first rookie in the Super Bowl era with at least two TD passes, one TD run and a passer rating of at least 125 in his first career start . ... There haven’t been many bad games this season from Seahawks QB Geno Smith, but last week was one of them. Seattle desperately needs Smith to rebound from his first game with two interceptions this season and have a greater impact than he did when the teams faced off back in September.
KEY INJURIES: Purdy was dealing with injuries to his ribs and oblique, but is expected to play despite being listed as questionable . ... Niners WR Deebo Samuel (knee, ankle) is out for about three weeks . ... San Francisco also will be without DT Hassan Ridgeway (pectoral), DT Kevin Givens (knee), CB Samuel Womack (concussion protocol) and S Tarvarius Moore (knee). ... Seahawks RB Kenneth Walker III (ankle) is expected to play after missing last week’s loss, while RB DeeJay Dallas (ankle) is likely to miss his second straight game. DT Al Woods (Achilles), S Ryan Neal (knee), CB Tre Brown (illness) are all questionable.
STATS AND STUFF: The 49ers have won six straight games for the first time since starting the 2019 season 8-0 . ... San Francisco is 5-0 in the NFC West . ... The Niners lead the NFL with 12 takeaways in their past six games . ... San Francisco has allowed 17 points or fewer in six straight games in a season for the first time since 1992 . ... The 49ers ran for 209 yards and allowed no sacks last week, marking the second time in six seasons under Kyle Shanahan that they topped 200 yards rushing without allowing a sack. The other came in Week 2 against Cincinnati in 2019 . ... The Niners had their 39-game streak with at least one sack snapped last week . ... San Francisco DE Nick Bosa is tied for the NFL lead with 14½ sacks and needs a half-sack to become the fifth player to get at least 15 sacks twice in his first four seasons since sacks became official in 1982 . ... San Francisco LB Dre Greenlaw had 15 tackles and an INT last week . ... Niners RB Christian McCaffrey totaled 153 yards from scrimmage last week with a TD run and catch. His 11 games with both a rushing and receiving touchdown are tied for the fourth most in NFL history . ... The Seahawks are trying to avoid a second straight season with a three-game home losing streak.