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Kurtenbach: 49ers-Seahawks will be perfectly imperfect. My predictions for the game of the year

  • On Saturday the San Francisco 49ers host the Seattle Seahawks at Levi's Stadium in the Week 18 season finale, a winner-take-most matchup deciding the NFC West and No. 1 seed.
  • The San Francisco 49ers are staging an all-black 'Faithful' blackout and releasing rivalries uniforms, with new black jerseys on sale and the Team Store at Levi's Stadium packed with fans.
  • Quarterback Brock Purdy said `We're excited, and we're going to do everything we can. We have to go do it at the end of the day,` while George Kittle urged fans to bring energy and 49ers fan Faleiva Seti said `They look awesome, man.`
  • Confirmation of the bracket late Sunday night begins a four-week, three-game march to Super Bowl LX, with other teams’ byes and starter rest depending on weekend outcomes.
  • Recalling the 17-13 September game, momentum remains a decisive factor as San Francisco 49ers won that matchup and Seattle Seahawks' Zach Charbonnet, Kenneth Walker and Jaxon Smith-Njigba provide a potent attack.
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Kurtenbach: 49ers-Seahawks will be perfectly imperfect. My predictions for the game of the year

Of course it’ll be raining. Of course it’s on a Saturday. Why wouldn’t the biggest regular-season game in Levi’s Stadium history be a big, sloppy, Gregorian-challenged mess? For a venue that has spent much of its existence battling the (just) perception of being a pop-up corporate wine mixer disguised as a football arena, Levi’s Stadium is going to be the place to be on Saturday. Because this isn’t just a game; this is a Super Bowl undercard. Th…

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NBC Bay Area broke the news in San Francisco, United States on Friday, January 2, 2026.
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