THE BLITZ projects the Seahawks to call the 3rd-least plays on offense among all teams this week with 63.5 plays, given their underlying tendencies and game dynamics.The San Francisco 49ers pass defense has given up the 2nd-lowest Completion% in the league (72.7%) to running backs this year (72.7%).The San Francisco 49ers linebackers profile as the 3rd-best LB corps in the NFL this year in pass coverage.The Seattle Seahawks have been faced with a stacked the box on a mere 11.5% of their plays since the start of last season, 4th-least in the league. Keeping an extra defender near the line of scrimmage improves run-stopping at the cost of better passing efficiency.The Seattle Seahawks have gone for it on 4th down just 8.7% of the time since the start of last season (least in the league), which generally means less offensive volume, less TD potential, and lower offensive statistics across the board.
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