The Seattle Seahawks will host the San Francisco 49ers in the second of four divisional round games this weekend.
The Seahawks earned home-field advantage throughout the playoffs after securing the No. 1 seed in the conference, which of course meant they also won the NFC West.
Meanwhile, the 49ers overcame a slew of injuries this season to finish third in the division and in the No. 6 seed in the conference. The Niners knocked off the Philadelphia Eagles in the wild-card round to set up this matchup up.
The Seahawks and 49ers met twice this season, with the two teams splitting those games. In each contest, the road team emerged victorious, so the Niners are no strangers to winning in Seattle.
The Seahawks have a major injury concern ahead of this contest, as quarterback Sam Darnold came down with an oblique injury on Thursday.
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While he's expected to play, ESPN's Adam Schefter reports that Darnold isn't a lock to suit up, which means he will be operating at less than 100% if he does play.
Now, a look at who the majority of experts are predicting will win this playoff matchup between two NFC West squads.
Seahawks vs. 49ers predictions
Vinnie Iyer, AllSportsPeople: Seahawks 23, 49ers 20
Iyer: "The 49ers overachieved with their injury-riddled defense in Philadelphia to advance to this rubber match in Seattle, as the 49ers won there in Week 1 and the Seahawks won in San Francisco in Week 18. The Seahawks are rested and ready, with their defense, running game and Sam Darnold set up to better produce in this game than the 49ers, now that Brock Purdy is without tight end George Kittle again. The 49ers will dig deep with Christian McCaffrey and their wide receivers to stay competitive, but if the Seahawks protect the ball at home, they should take control of the game and outscore them."
Bill Bender, AllSportsPeople: Seahawks 24, 49ers 20
Bender: "San Francisco quarterback Brock Purdy is 5-2 in the playoffs and played through the mistakes – and losing tight end George Kittle – in the 23-19 victory at Philadelphia in the NFC Wild Card round. Purdy has taken two sacks or less in those seven playoff starts. The 49ers will lean on Christian McCaffrey – and the yards will be tough against the top rushing defense in the NFC. San Francisco also didn't have tackle Trent Williams in the Week 18 matchup. It's going to be a tighter matchup this time – and look for Seattle receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba – who averaged 104 receiving yards in the two regular-season games – to make a few game-changing plays when it matters. Darnold gets his first playoff victory."
- Stephania Bell: 49ers
- Matt Bowen: Seahawks
- Mike Clay: Seahawks
- Jeremy Fowler: Seahawks
- Dan Graziano: Seahawks
- Kalyn Kahler: Seahawks
- Pamela Maldonado: Seahawks
- Eric Moody: Seahawks
- Jason Reid: 49ers
- Lindsey Thiry: Seahawks
- Clare Brennan: Seahawks
- Mitch Goldich: Seahawks
- Gilberto Manzano: Seahawks
- Conor Orr: Seahawks
- John Pluym: 49ers
- Matt Verderame: Seahawks
- Pete Prisco: Seahawks
- Jared Dubin: Seahawks
- Ryan Wilson: Seahawks
- John Breech: Seahawks
- Tyler Sullivan: Seahawks
- Dave Richard: Seahawks
- Jamey Eisenberg: Seahawks
Number of experts picking Seahawks: 22
Number of experts picking 49ers: 3
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