The 49ers and Seahawks made odd history on Saturday night at Levi’s Stadium.
In San Francisco’s 13-3 loss to Seattle, in which a total of 16 points were scored, the pair of bitter NFC West rivals combined for one of the wackier outcomes in recent memory.
NFL writer Scott Kacsmar dug up an interesting stat highlighting just how historically low-scoring the battle for the NFC’s No. 1 playoff seed truly was.
Stat of the night
Fewest points in NFL history in a game where both teams completed 70% of passes and averaged 4.0 YPC
1. 16 points – 2025 Seahawks at 49ers (13-3)
2. 19 points – 2018 Redskins at Bucs (16-3)
3. 28 points – 2019 Redskins at Vikings (19-9)
— Scott Kacsmar (@ScottKacsmar) January 4, 2026
You read that right.
On the surface, each team’s offense finished with over 4.0 yards per carry and completion percentages north of 70 percent — two ideal figures.
However, as reflected by the 13-3 score, both offenses struggled to put points on the board.
For one, both the 49ers and Seahawks’ passing games were subpar.
San Francisco’s Brock Purdy completed 19 of 27 passes (70.4 percent) for zero touchdowns and one unlucky interception; Seattle’s Sam Darnold completed 20 of 26 passes (76.9 percent) for 198 yards and zero touchdowns.
The 49ers’ ground game, though, was outmatched all night.
The Seahawks finished with 180 yards and a 27-yard Zach Charbonnet touchdown on 39 rushes (4.6 yards per carry). The home team collected a measly 53 yards on 12 rushes (4.4 yards per carry).
And maybe most importantly, Seahawks kicker Jason Myers didn’t help the game’s underwhelming outcome by missing two more-than-makeable field goal attempts.
So while the 49ers and Seahawks met ideal benchmarks, the score told a different story, as shown in Kacsmar’s post.
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