There’s no reason to believe the 49ers will lose to a lesser Seattle Seahawks team on Saturday. So why would anyone think it will happen?
It’s actually easy to beat a team three times in one season if you’re a decidedly better team than your opponent. The Rams and the 49ers last year? Worthy adversaries.History doesn’t back up the adage, either. In the Super Bowl era, there have been 23 playoff games where teams meet for a third time after one team swept the regular-season series.The Niners will make that 15-9 on Saturday.The Niners have the best point differential in the league.
They have the hottest offense in the league, too, averaging 33 points per game since rookie Brock Purdy took over as the team’s quarterback six contests ago. The Niners’ defense allowed the fewest points in the NFL this season and finished first in the NFL this season in DVOA — my go-to, catch-all stat for defense, which, where excellence is difficult to quantify.
No matter how you cut it, the Niners — winners of 10 straight games entering the playoffs — are an outstanding football team. If this squad has weaknesses, they are acute at best.Spare me the “any given Sunday” argument — or in this case, “any given Saturday.” That’s what folks say when there’s no good argument for a team to win.Even the quarterback situation has tilted toward the Niners.
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