The Seattle Seahawks had the classic trap game this week against a feisty Carolina Panthers team. The Panthers had beaten the Los Angeles Rams and Green Bay Pac

The NFL is clearly aiming to maximize television ratings for the final regular-season games with playoff implications. Moving the Seahawks-49ers game gives the matchup its own TV window while allowing the league to broadcast the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers contest on Sunday Night Football the following day.

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The Seattle Seahawks will play the San Francisco 49ers for the division title and NFC's No. 1 seed next Saturday night at 5 p.m.

Sunday’s finale will bookend a season that started with the 49ers in Seattle, eking out a 17-13 victory over the Seahawks as a late Brock Purdy touchdown to Jake Tonges earned them their first win of the season. Seattle has won 11 of its last 13 games to set up this showdown that will determine the NFC West.

After a 27-10 romp in Charlotte on Sunday, the Seattle Seahawks sit at 13-3, tying the franchise record for wins in a season through 16 games. Seattle and Carolina were locked in a 3-3 tie at the close of the first half,

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NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport provides an injury update ahead of Week 18 Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers matchup.