SEATTLE (7-4) at SAN FRANCISCO (7-4)
Thursday, 8:30 p.m. ET, NBC
OPENING LINE -- San Francisco by 1
RECORD VS. SPREAD -- Seattle 5-6-0, San Francisco 4-6-1
SERIES RECORD -- Seahawks lead 16-15
LAST MEETING -- Seahawks beat 49ers 23-17, Jan. 19, 2014 for NFC championship
LAST WEEK -- Seahawks beat Cardinals 19-3; 49ers beat Redskins 17-13
AP PRO32 RANKING -- Seahawks No. 7, 49ers No. 9
SEAHAWKS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (7), RUSH (1), PASS (16).
SEAHAWKS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (1), RUSH (3), PASS (2).
49ERS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (10), RUSH (4), PASS (13).
49ERS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (2), RUSH (4), PASS (1).
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES -- Teams tied for second place in NFC West. Seattle won division last year after two in a row by San Francisco. ... Rivals face off twice in three weeks. ... 49ers have won last five home games in rivalry dating to 34-13 loss to Seattle at Candlestick Park on Oct. 26, 2008. Captured 19-17 victory last Dec. 8 during which Frank Gore keyed winning drive with late 51-yard run. Seattle's seven-game winning streak ended. ... Before that loss, Seahawks had outscored San Francisco 71-16 in two straight wins. ... Seahawks have won four of last five games overall this year; Niners have won last three games by combined 13 points. ... In last December's matchup, San Francisco didn't target CB Richard Sherman until 9:44 remaining in second quarter and incompletion still drew 5-yard holding penalty and automatic first down. ... Seahawks have rushed for 474 yards in past three games, though Marshawn Lynch limited to 39 yards on 15 carries in win vs. Arizona last week while Wilson had 73. ... 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick has thrown for 2,615 yards to Russell Wilson's 2,230. ... Gore's 1,364 yards rushing against Seattle are his most against any opponent. ... 49ers WR Stevie Johnson had good success vs. Seahawks while with Bills, making eight catches for 115 yards and TD on Dec. 16, 2012. ... LB Aldon Smith sacked Wilson and forced fumble and recovered on first play from scrimmage in NFC championship. Also had a second sack. ... WR Anquan Boldin has 86 career receptions for 1,091 yards and three touchdowns in 14 games against Seattle, including playoffs.
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