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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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,

After the 49ers' thrilling 42-38 win over the Chicago Bears on Sunday night, the NFL announced its Week 18 slate and the 49ers will host the Seattle Seahawks on Saturday for a 5:00pm Pacific Time kickoff at Levi's Stadium.

With this season’s NFL title being decided at the Niners’ home stadium, a win Saturday night would allow them to make a Super Bowl run without ever leaving their own beds. But the roads in San Fran tend to be windy, and the road to the Super Bowl is more likely to go through Seattle before the Niners can make it back home.

The team with the best record in the NFC is on a roll. Seattle’s rejuvenated ground attack makes the Seahawks an extremely balanced and dangerous club.

Sunday result: Carolina was unable to clinch the NFC South on Sunday, falling to Seattle in an 27-10 loss. This result officially sets up a winner-take-all battle between the Panthers and Buccaneers for the NFC South title in Tampa next Sunday.

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.

The winner will win the NFC West, and have the top seed in the conference throughout the playoffs. Two home games to the Super Bowl.

The San Francisco 49ers forced a regular-season finale against the Seattle Seahawks where the winner will claim the NFC's No. 1 seed and the NFC West title. The New England Patriots secured the AFC East title with the Buffalos Bills' dramatic loss to the Eagles.