The Seattle Seahawks delivered one of their most dominant performances of the postseason Saturday night, overwhelming the San Francisco 49ers 41-6 in the NFC Divisional Round. While the final score reflected a complete team effort, wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba didn’t shy away from acknowledging the mindset driving Seattle’s surge.

Following the game, Smith-Njigba was asked on ESPN about Seattle’s growing momentum, particularly against a familiar and respected opponent like San Francisco. The question centered on how the Seahawks have been able to execute so efficiently across all phases against a team they know well.

“Yeah, we believe that we’re a...

The San Francisco 49ers faced the Seattle Seahawks in a rematch of Week 18’s clash to determine the NFC’s No. 1 seed. San Francisco couldn’t compete with Seattle in the regular season finale. But the 49ers’ divisional round loss was far worse.

Seattle jumped out to a big lead early in Saturday’s matchup. The Seahawks scored 17 points in the first quarter and the 49ers couldn’t recover. San Francisco would lose in a 41-6 blowout. But Kyle Shanahan stood by his team.

“I just thanked them for the whole season, how much they battled through everything,” Shanahan said after the...

The San Francisco 49ers’ season ended in familiar fashion, abruptly and painfully, but that reality did little to diminish the respect head coach Kyle Shanahan holds for his star running back Christian McCaffrey’s remarkable body of work.

Speaking after the NFC Divisional Round loss to the Seattle Seahawks, Shanahan delivered an emotional and sweeping assessment of McCaffrey’s season-long commitment and durability, calling it one of the most impressive individual performances he has ever witnessed.

“I think this was one of the most impressive seasons by an individual player ever,” said Shanahan during the post-game media briefing. “Just in terms of...

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Tom Brady awards Seattle Seahawks RB Kenneth Walker III with the LFG Player of the Game after his big performance against the San Francisco 49ers in the Divisional Round.

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The Seattle Seahawks’ dominant 41–6 victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Saturday came with a notable asterisk in the backfield. Running back Zach Charbonnet exited the game in the second quarter with a knee injury, but head coach Mike Macdonald provided a glimmer of hope for the 12s following the final whistle.

The injury occurred midway through the second frame after Charbonnet took a hard hit on a 3rd-and-2 rush. After a brief evaluation in the blue medical tent, the second-year back walked to the locker room with trainers and did not return.

Before his exit, Charbonnet looked sharp,...

Las Vegas Raiders star Maxx Crosby has been mentioned as a potential trade chip for the AFC West team. The Raiders regressed from 2024 (4-13 to 3-14), but the bad record allowed them to secure the No. 1 pick in the upcoming NFL draft.

They entered the offseason with multiple questions to address again. Minority owner Tom Brady is under the spotlight after things didn’t go well in his first offseason, making the calls for the franchise. Crosby was shut down for the season a couple of weeks before the regular season ended, which hurt the relationship between the player...

Rashid Shaheed helped the Seattle Seahawks come out blazing with his touchdown highlight against the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Divisional Round on Saturday night.

Shaheed is going through his fourth season in the NFL, his first with the Seahawks. This game marked his playoff debut, standing out as their key returner in special teams while being occasionally present in the receiving attack.

The young receiver made sure to start the game with a bang. He received the first game kickoff from San Francisco as he returned it for 95 yards to the end zone for the first score...

Bo Nix’s season is over in one of the most heartbreaking playoff developments ever. That is especially given that the quarterback seemed completely fine after firing the Denver Broncos to a win.

Nix and the Broncos advanced to the AFC Championship game with an overtime victory over the Buffalo Bills on Saturday night, but it came at a cost.

Broncos Head coach Sean Payton revealed shortly after the game that the QB had sustained an ankle fracture.

Nix is scheduled for surgery on Tuesday.

Payton said the injury occurred during the second-to-last play of the game, though Nix showed zero...

Bo Nix showed no signs of injury while walking off the field on Saturday, yet his season is over.

The Denver Broncos quarterback sustained an ankle fracture during his team’s win over the Buffalo Bills, though it’s not clear how.

Nix walked off the field on his own power after exchanging congratulatory hugs with teammates. However, not long afterward, head coach Sean Payton revealed he would face the knife.

According to Payton, Nix suffered the injury on the penultimate play in overtime and will undergo surgery next week.

So the Broncos are through to the AFC Championship Game, but they’re...

As sweet as that 41-6 thrashing of the San Francisco 49ers by the Seattle Seahawks felt, there was some significant history made in the game. The 35-point Seahawks win was their largest margin of victory in the playoffs, tied with their Super Bowl 48 win over the Denver Broncos (43-8). Seattle also handed 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan the heaviest loss of his career. Shanahan’s previous worst defeat was 40-10 to the Dallas Cowboys in 2017, his first year as head coach and with C.J. Beathard at quarterback.

In Seattle’s last game against the 49ers, the Seahawks handed Shanahan [his...