Field Gulls
The Seattle Seahawks are one win away from the Super Bowl. I repeat, the Seattle Seahawks are one win away from the Super Bowl. On Saturday night, the Seahawks took a banged up 49ers squad to the wood shed, putting an epic 41-6 beat down double tap on the “faithful.” It was a special night in Seattle, as there were heroes all over the field, while San Francisco has to go back to the drawing board.
Saturday was confirmation that San Francisco is not even in the same class as the Seahawks. As the 49ers go to Cancun, the city of Seattle prepares for their 4th ever NFC Championship.
Let’s break down one of the most fun wins in Seahawks history.
It’s a comparison that I’ve received a great deal of pushback on this season, but with every touch of the football, there’s no denying that Rashid Shaheed has become this team’s version of Percy Harvin’s Super Bowl run.
Take away the migraine, the injuries, and the fights, and you had a player who’s explosiveness created the most fearful player on the field, just ask the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl 48. Rashid Shaheed has brought that same level of explosiveness and fear to the 2025 Seahawks.
Shaheed kicked off this highly anticipated Divisional Round game with a 95 yard kickoff return for a touchdown, despite the tripping efforts of the 49ers. In 13 seconds, Seattle had completely tilted the game and the stadium (literally) toward their favor.
It takes a special moment like that to spark a fanbase and a stadium. That moment felt like the moment we’ll remember the 12th man returning to Lumen field. From that moment on, the fanbase delivered a massive advantage for the Seahawks.
That all started with Shaheed, who also had an explosive run on a reverse that helped set up the dagger touchdown just before halftime. There’s been some incredible trades and free agent signings in the last two years, but what Shaheed has done (changing the Falcons game, winning the Colts game, flipping the Rams game, last night) is legendary and will not be forgotten.
In most write ups, I’d have said this was the Rashid Shaheed game, but this will clearly be remembered as the Kenneth Walker game. Other than Sam Darnold, it’d be difficult to find a more divisive player on this team, than K9. The potential, the highs and lows, the lack of touchdown production. All of that feels forgotten after Saturday night’s performance.
Against the 49ers, and with his partner in Zach Charbonnet hurt, Walker delivered the greatest performance of his life. Kenneth had 145 total yards on 19 carries and three receptions, while running for three touchdowns, a playoff record.
Walker was decisive, hit his cuts perfectly, and ran angry, running over 49ers left and right. If he keeps running like that, it’s hard to imagine this...
