This year has flown by faster than a Skyy Moore kickoff return. And 2026 will come roaring in like a hoard of desperate miners looking for gold. The offense at least appears to be pretty healthy for the showdown in the mudflats of Santa Clara. The 49ers have defied all the odds (and oddsmakers) and positioned themselves for the #1 seed in the NFC.

Seemed like a pretty tough row to hoe when the team lost that week 10 vs the Rams and was out of the playoffs. But a 6 game winning streak helped. Make it 7 and the road to Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara goes through Santa Clara.

And frankly, I think this game with Seattle will be easier than the Bears game was. Caleb Williams is a much better QB than Sourdough Gingerbread Sam Darnold. Sure he started out red-hot, but since week 11, Darnold has 8 touchdowns to go with his 8 interceptions. He has an 81.5 passer rating. His sacks per game is up to 2.1. Yeah, they are riding their own 6 game winning streak, but I have a feeling that Sam will repeat his failure last year and fade down the stretch in the biggest of games.

Again though, this depends on the pressure. Saleh HAS used press-man coverage and blitzed in situations that called for it. Then again, he was laid back and gone soft in those occasions as well. Demo Lenoir is looking to shadow JSN, and with DK Metcalf gone, a needs to rival to fuck with.

Here we go! Don’t have too much fun tonight, and try to stay out of trouble!