This improbable season of weirdness continues with a trip to Seattle and the opportunity to clinch the NFC West. This seemed very unlikely as we stumbled out of the gate by losing our starting quarterback and losing to the 3-10 Bears, and the 3-10 Broncos. Both eliminated from the playoffs already. This team has even overcome losing their once and former leader Jimmy Garoppolo.
So, here we are with our 3rd string guy, the improbable Brock Purdy, taking the NFL by storm and taking no prisoners. Purdy is even coming of an oblique injury suffered early in his first start, against Tom Brady. So, the 22 year old is racking up quite the impressive resume in his rookie season. One that could rival Brady’s epic rise should things go even more improbable.
But let’s not get too far ahead of ourselves. As the NFC stands now, we are the 3 seed at 9-4. Win on Thursday and we are 10-4 with the West won. The only thing in play for the Niners would be getting the 2 seed from the Vikings at 10-3. We own the tiebreaker with them, for now, based on our better conference record, but it doesn’t change much as we would play either the Giants or the Redskins, uh, Generals, uh, Commanders in our 1st round game. Either one of those teams is eminently beatable, so the 2 or 3 seed isn’t a big worry. We can’t fall behind the Bucs, so we have a home game regardless. Dallas and TB is pretty much a lock as the 4th seed and the highest WC.
Which means, win this game, and treat the last 4 like preseason games. Give the 1st string offense a few series, and bring in the backups. Same with the defense. I sure didn’t see this coming when we were 3-4 and had just gotten shellacked by the Chiefs.
Forty Niners Forever 
Seattle is desperate and they won’t stop slinging it all over the place. Ryans better come up with something.
It’s four down territory from here on out. Don’t think they won’t take this 97 yard drive and put it in the end zone. Stupid challenge by Shanahan. Catch all the way.
Stupid call by Shanny here. Good move if he wants to give his defense a rest. They’ve been on the field for a while.
No matter what this team always gives SF problems. Always.
A rest? He’s going to lose a timeout he’ll probably need.
It shouldn’t come down to that but at this point, who knows.
Taking away the pick 6 was utter bullshit.
There you go. Give ’em a rest and they get the sack.
Just take your sweet ass time getting the punt off. Niners doing everything in their power to let these assholes stay in the game.
No shit. Snap the fucking ball. You’d think teams would understand this shit and get plays off faster.
D once again is on fire.
I love see the QB Smith yelling on the side lines, “where the F is my pass protection”?
They need to bring in Mason, running up the middle is going to get someone hurt
Field goal will put this away
Doing all we can to leave these guys in the game.
I fucking hate playing Seattle.
Ayuk needed to catch that ball.
He usually makes that catch
All we need now is a stupid broken play that goes for 80 yards and a TD.
Fucking Aiyuk. You want people to think you’re a big time receiver you’d better start making big time catches. What the fuck.
Still a 2 score game
Right on his hands. Can’t fucking drop that shit.
And Gould misses. I fucking hate the Seahawks and their stupid fans.
That was a perfect pass from Purdy. Inexcusable not catching it.
Here we go.
That missed FG is going to be huge.
Fucking Gould. Fucking Aiyuk. Fucking refs. Just need to run the clock out.
Unbelievable.
You never see Kyle do no huddle, I hope he learned something there
Need 1st downs to finish this
If Kyle just runs it here I will be pissed
Fucking heads up play by the rookie.
Purdy I’m convinced is about 50 IQ points smarter than jimmy. He has so much more game awareness that Jimmy doesn’t have. His pocket presence is 100% better than Garoppolo.
Mason is fucking Frank Gore Jr.