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Against all odds, the Seattle Seahawks are gearing up to play postseason football this weekend. Thanks to some Sunday night magic from the Detroit Lions, ...

Guss Armstead, father of San Francisco 49ers defensive end Arik Armstead, has cemented a legacy training young basketball players.

I wasn’t just experiencing the world of offseason basketball training for the first time; I was experiencing a community that had been building for decades. I never did find that person, but what I did find was a tall, bald, dark-skinned man in a black T-shirt, long black shorts and cross-trainers laughing at people for missing layups. I was there looking for a man I had never seen and therefore looking for anyone who resembled a coach.

Get your raincoats ready as Super Wild Card Weekend is expected to kick off with plenty of rain.

If both teams are forced to cut back on their aerial attack, it's possible Seattle would more happily welcome a low-scoring affair. In the end, while San Francisco is built to win on the ground, heavy rainfall might actually help Seattle more. A severe thunderstorm has the potential to delay the game even after it's begun, but the more likely scenario is that Seahawks-49ers will proceed with both teams limited through the air. Excessive runoff may result in rivers, creeks, streams and other low-lying areas flooding, per The Weather Channel, with extensive street flooding also possible. Although winds are only projected at 9-10 mph around game time, they could be gusty in the hours leading up to kickoff, with southbound winds reaching 20-30 mph and topping out at up to 50 mph. ET, with more rain -- and potentially a lot of it -- picking up around 5 p.m.

The 49ers went 12-4 in the regular season to clinch the NFC West, despite several quarterback changes after Trey Lance suffered a season-ending ankle injury ...

One-time Mr. Irrelevant Brock Purdy looks to lead the San Francisco 49ers to a playoff win Saturday in a game all Eagles fans should be watching.

Chargers (No. Seahawks (No. Fox NFL Sunday (even though it’s Saturday) airs at 3:30 p.m., featuring Curt Menefee, Terry Bradshaw, Howie Long, Michael Strahan, Jimmy Johnson, and Jay Glazer. with Fox NFL Kickoff, featuring Charissa Thompson, Charles Woodson, Peter Schrager, former Eagles quarterback Michael Vick ( 5) at Jaguars (No. 7) at 49ers (No. NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport will provide live updates throughout the morning. [The 49ers are heavily favored at home against the Seahawks](https://www.inquirer.com/eagles/nfl-wild-card-playoff-preview-tv-info-odds-predictions-20230112.html), who eked into the playoffs thanks to a rebound year by quarterback Geno Smith. The 77-year-old veteran broadcaster endured several lackluster matchups on Amazon this season alongside Kirk Herbstreit, including what he called a “dreadful” matchup between the Denver Broncos and Indianapolis Colts in Week 4. No other way to describe it. Joining him in the booth is Hall of Fame head coach and NBC football analyst Tony Dungy. The Eagles head into Saturday’s games with four possibilities for opponents.

Brock Purdy threw three touchdown passes and ran for a fourth score in his playoff debut, leading the San Francisco 49ers to a 41-23 victory over the ...

Purdy tied an NFL record for rookies set by Justin Herbert with his seventh consecutive game with multiple touchdown passes. The game is in progress. The 49ers have won 11 consecutive games.

Purdy's three second-half touchdowns energized the Niners' offense as the defense stifled the Seahawks.

[DK Metcalf](https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4047650/dk-metcalf) in the second quarter for a 50-yard touchdown that gave Seattle a lead. The 49ers finished the game with 181 yards after the catch, their third most in a game this season. That made for a tough matchup against a 49ers offense that has led the NFL in YAC for the past six seasons, and it went about as poorly for Seattle as you'd expect. Pivotal play: Late in the third quarter, the Seahawks were driving for what might have been the go-ahead touchdown or at least a field goal to cut the 49ers' lead to three points. They weren't even supposed to be in the playoffs in the first place after trading quarterback But the 49ers just sent them into the offseason with another reminder that the Seahawks will need to take a big step forward before they can catch back up to the new bully on the NFC West block. They've got a promising young core and a boatload of 2023 draft capital, including the fifth overall pick via the Wilson trade. So much for the inclement weather that might have been an equalizer for Seattle by slowing down the 49ers and their run-after-the-catch playmakers. But he made his first attempt count on the second possession, racing 68 yards off the left side for the third-longest rush of his career. The NFC wild-card win was the 11th in a row for the 49ers, who will face an opponent to be determined in next weekend's divisional round. So much for the Seahawks getting Purdy to buckle under the pressure of his first playoff start. Whatever was affecting Purdy early vanished with a quick stop in the locker room at halftime.

Take a closer look at Deebo Samuel's 74-yard touchdown, and you can see everything that makes San Francisco so dangerous.

It can look for 30 minutes like both teams belong on the same field, in the same division, in the same playoff bracket. Everything that makes the 49ers so terrifying was there in that 13 seconds against the Seahawks on Saturday. We’ll save you the trouble of going back and watching all of them. The defense is better than any other in the league. He’s the youngest player in NFL history to throw for at least two touchdowns and run for another in a playoff game. After the game, Pete Carroll said he was frustrated because he thought the game was in their grasp. Samuel gets his hands on the ball and there isn’t a player on either side of him for four yards. It can look like a real race. The 49ers can move on a team in so many different ways. He is the first rookie to account for four total touchdowns in a playoff game. The Seahawks gave it their best effort and finished like an amateur golfer at the Masters. Purdy completes his rollout and calmly looks downfield as a Seahawks linebacker, Cody Barton, runs at him with his hands in the air.

49ers quarterback Brock Purdy saved his best statistical game for his most important test yet, overcoming shaky beginnings to go 18-of-30 passing for 332 ...

We just had to call plays to try to win the game and he did such a hell of a job and he's done it every time since, so we have a lot of confidence I him. "It was unbelievable the throw he made in the corner to B.A.," Shanahan said. The drive ended with another [Robbie Gould](https://www.nfl.com/players/robbie-gould/) field goal, only this time Purdy had delivered like he had all half. We didn't have the luxury to sit there and worry about stuff, the way the game was going. "Obviously in that kind of situation I got to be smarter with getting the ball out if the first reads not there instead of doing all that extra stuff," Purdy said postgame in critique of his near-highlight play. Purdy gave himself 5.04 seconds of time to throw on the play, [per Next Gen Stats](https://twitter.com/NextGenStats/status/1614411485299740672). It's gonna be tough all the way through, but (it's) how are you gonna perform in the tough moments?" The score began a run of 25 unanswered points to put a once-close game far out of reach. "He's the reason we have a chance at the whole thing," Warner said. His uncharacteristic inaccuracy stalled the drive and led to a field goal rather than a TD. With the rainy weather and ample pressure mounting in the first playoff game of the Purdy's career, those waiting for the No. Coming in late in the season, he's the one that people should be talking about.

Brock Purdy combined for four TDs in his playoff debut, leading the 49ers to a 41-23 victory over the Seahawks on Saturday.

Smith scrambled 9 yards to his own 47 with 1 second left in the half, but Ward hit him late after he started sliding. Purdy tied an NFL record for rookies set by Justin Herbert with his seventh straight game with multiple TD passes. “We’ve got a goal of winning the whole thing,” Purdy said. We’ve got to just keep clicking on all cylinders.” I’ve got such a great team, O-line, receivers, defense, across the whole board, man. Purdy connected on a 3-yard pass to Christian McCaffrey in the first quarter, converted a 1-yard sneak in the third quarter and a 7-yard TD pass to Elijah Mitchell early in the fourth to make it 31-17.

Brock Purdy threw for three touchdowns and ran for another in his first playoff start as the host San Francisco 49ers advanced with a 41-23 victory against ...

"Down 10-0 on the road with the fans going nuts, we did a great job to bounce right back," Carroll said. A two-point conversion pass to George Kittle gave San Francisco a 31-17 lead with 14:02 remaining. The Seahawks (9-9) moved deep into San Francisco territory before taking their first two penalties of the game, leaving them with third-and-14 from the 19. 10](/news/boys-high-school-basketball-the-independent-tribune-s-cream-of-cabarrus-rankings-from-jan-10/article_235cadf4-91da-11ed-a447-43a673dea133.html#tracking-source=mp-in-article) [A green comet will appear in the night sky for the first time in 50,000 years](/news/national/a-green-comet-will-appear-in-the-night-sky-for-the-first-time-in-50/article_e97ff143-8fa2-51a7-9e06-535130c3c744.html#tracking-source=mp-in-article) [Harrisburg council fills vacancy left by Staton-Williams](/news/local/harrisburg-council-fills-vacancy-left-by-staton-williams/article_69b79590-9084-11ed-9556-a353f2703839.html#tracking-source=mp-in-article) 2 seed, won their 11th consecutive game, overcoming a halftime deficit and outscoring the visitors 25-6 in the second half. Seattle's Geno Smith was 25-of-35 passing for 253 yards with two touchdowns, both to DK Metcalf, and one interception.

The rookie quarterback put on a highlight reel during Saturday's 41-23 wild card win over the Seahawks. Twitter got in on the fun.

Brady -- much like Purdy -- was a late draft pick thrust into the spotlight in 2001 when Patriots then-starter Drew Bledsoe suffered an injury. On Saturday, the last pick in the 2022 NFL Draft proved he's no fluke. A couple of fellow athletes got in on the celebration throughout the day.

Brock Purdy threw three touchdown passes and ran for a fourth score in his playoff debut, leading the San Francisco 49ers to a 41-23 victory over the ...

And I think we can continue to win with him." More important, Purdy will have another chance to make a playoff impression next week in the NFC divisional round against either the Samuel said he stayed down in part because the twist hurt and because he wanted to avoid retaliating. "He is a good player, and I think anybody who watches football can see that. "I feel like that turned our team up a notch," said Samuel, who finished with 165 scrimmages yards and a score. His average time to throw Saturday was 3.63 seconds, the longest in a game this season among players with at least 25 attempts in that game. "Kyle straight up was like, 'Hey, man, plays were there, the opportunities are there; we've just got to keep it simple and get it to the guys,'" Purdy said. The Niners adjusted, in part, by asking Purdy to take fewer deep shots. At 23 years and 18 days, Purdy is the youngest player in NFL history with 300-plus passing yards and three-plus touchdown passes in a playoff game, surpassing Dan Marino. In the locker room at halftime, coach Kyle Shanahan delivered a simple message. It also is tied with Steve Young for the second-longest such streak in 49ers history. "But it wasn't anything in terms of, like, the game."

San Francisco's rookie quarterback couldn't believe it when he learned of the Lakers star's tweet.

In his first postseason appearance, Purdy completed 18 of 30 passes for 332 yards and three touchdowns. [Jimmy Garoppolo still out](https://www.si.com/nfl/2022/12/07/49ers-kyle-shanahan-addresses-possibility-jimmy-garoppolo-returns-playoffs-foot-injury), Purdy is expected to start for the remainder of the postseason. That’s awesome. [inspired ample praise for Purdy](https://www.si.com/nfl/2022/12/09/how-brock-purdy-was-built-from-undraftable-to-49ers-starter-daily-cover), including a comment from one sports superstar: [LeBron James](https://www.si.com/nba/player/lebron-james). [Lakers](https://www.si.com/nba/team/los-angeles-lakers) star, who often reacts to major sporting events on social media, [tweeted](https://twitter.com/KingJames/status/1614409353309851648?s=20&t=LTzWp7E70FEnL0Fpti-S-w) “PURDY GOT GAME!!!!!!!!!” on Saturday. [49ers](https://www.si.com/nfl/team/san-francisco-49ers) quarterback [Brock Purdy](https://www.si.com/college/college-football/player/brock-purdy) won [his first playoff game](https://www.si.com/nfl/2023/01/15/49ers-beat-seahawks-opponents-must-be-perfect) on Saturday, beating the [Seahawks](https://www.si.com/nfl/team/seattle-seahawks), 41–23, in a wild-card matchup at Levi’s Stadium.