MIKE MACDONALD DOWNPLAYS IDEA OF SEAHAWKS' DEFENSE HAVING 49ERS' NUMBER IN 2025

The 49ers' offense was among the best in the league during the 2025 NFL season. But they had a clear kryptonite: the Seattle Seahawks' defense. In three matchups between the regular season and playoffs, San Francisco averaged under nine points per game against their NFC West rival. Against every other team, the 49ers put up 27.5 points per game.

So, how did the Seahawks seemingly have the 49ers' number on that side of the ball? NBC Sports Bay Area's Matt Maiocco posed that same question to Seattle's coach and defensive play-caller Mike Macdonald last week at the American Century Championship in South Lake Tahoe.

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