SEATTLE — For the primary time since 2019, the San Francisco 49ers are NFC West division champions.
And although Lumen Subject has been one thing of a home of horrors for them for the previous decade-plus, it additionally has been the location of their two most up-to-date hat-and-T-shirt celebrations.
This time, the Niners wrapped up the NFC West on Thursday night time towards the Seattle Seahawks with a convincing 21-13 victory. After they claimed the division crown in 2019, that clinch additionally occurred in Seattle.
With Thursday’s win, the Niners improved to 10-4 on the season and claimed their seventh straight victory, their longest successful streak since an eight-game tear in 2019. It’s the earliest the 49ers have wrapped up the division since 2011 and ensures they’ll end no decrease than the No. 3 seed within the NFC playoffs.
It is usually the primary time San Francisco has swept the Seahawks in a season since 2011.
With out the companies of huge receiver Deebo Samuel (left knee, ankle), and with quarterback Brock Purdy enjoying via a rib and indirect harm, the Niners turned to star working again Christian McCaffrey to do many of the heavy lifting on the way in which to Thursday’s clinch.
McCaffrey had 19 touches for 87 yards and a landing within the first half, the second-most touches he is had in a gap half in his profession. He completed with 32 touches for 138 scrimmage yards, his fifth recreation with 100-plus scrimmage yards, making him the second midseason acquisition to hit that quantity, becoming a member of Eric Dickerson, who had six in 1987 for the Indianapolis Colts, in accordance with Elias Sports activities Bureau.
Purdy, who was listed as questionable this week and was restricted in three practices, completed 17-of-26 for 217 yards with a pair of landing passes to tight finish George Kittle for a passer ranking of 117.0.