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San Francisco 49ers linebacker Fred Warner speaking to NFL Network: "It is never going to be easy, we knew we made some mistakes. But I told the defence it was going to be on us, the offence was doing a fantastic job all the way through. we needed to make a big play and we got the first take away.

"It was complimentary football at its best in the second half, Brock Purdy taking care of the football is huge for us.

"He is the reason we have a chance at the whole thing the poise, the confidence, the performances week in and week out and have been amazing.

"As a rookie you can't talk enough about the way he has come in and played I have never seen it in my whole life. I don't think anyone has done this coming in so late in the season we have to take it one game at a time and play team football."

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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy: “Just taking it one day at a time, we’ve got a goal, to win the whole thing, but it’s tournament play and anything can happen.

“I’ve got such a great team, it’s not a one-man show and I’m very blessed to take them from here.

“We came out with some momentum, but the Seahawks did a great job of striking back. It’s play-off football and everybody’s got to play their best from here on out.

“When we’re playing our best football we’re a hard team to beat, we know that but we’ve just got to keep our heads down and take it one play at a time."

The San Francisco 49ers are moving onto the divisional round of the play-offs with a 41-23 win over the Seattle Seahawks

Seattle led 17-16 at the half but the 49ers really took over the game in the second-half. Their 7 minute 45 second opening drive set the tone before a huge takeaway by the defence took the game away from Pete Carroll's team.

We said before the game that the 49ers would be a team to watch in the playoffs and they proved why they are such a threat.

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on fourth-and-goal from the 11-yard line Smith floats a ball to Lockett short of the endzone but Samuel Womack is called for pass interreference and Seattle are given a fresh set of downs from the three.

Charles Omenihu, who forced the fumble earlier in the game gets his second sack of the game. Smith evades one tackle before Omenihu wraps him up and forces a fourth down at the two-minute warning.

Back-to-back first downs for the Seahawks who make good on a fourth down attempt before Smith's next pass also goes for 10 yards and a first down.

Two plays later they find themselves in the redzone as Smith hits Cade Johnson.

Credit to the Seahawks who are still fighting on the field. On second-and-nine Geno Smith escapes the pocket and gets the first down.

Then it is over to Kenneth Walker who fights his way for another.

Field goal - 49erspublished at 00:17 Greenwich Mean Time 15 January 2023

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Seattle Seahawks 17-41 San Francisco 49ers

Brandon Ayiuk blows what would have been the play of the game. Brock Purdy is flushed out of the pocket but he starts improvising. He evades multiple tacklers and runs sideline to sideline before firing a rocket at Ayiuk. He has been so sure handed today but he drops the catch in the back corner of the endzone.

After all that excitement on third down, the ever-reliable Robbie Gould steps out and nails a 31-yard field goal attempt.

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The 49ers pick up another first down, this time by keeping the ball on the ground. First it is Elijah Mitchell who delivers a punishing hit on Ryan Neal for a five-yard gain.

On second down they hand it to Christian McCaffrey who pushes his way ahead and carries his team into the redzone.

Another first down for the 49ers. This time Purdy finds Jauan Jennings who dives past the first down marker to set San Fran up just inside the Seattle 30.

The 49ers have just completely taken over the game in the second half.

It is a not a great read by Geno Smith as Deommodore Lenoir basically runs Tyler Lockett's out breaking route for him. Lenoir then undercuts Lockett and takes the ball away.

A promising first play is negated by a slew of penalties including an ineligible man down field flag that was declined by the 49ers and the Seahawks find themselves punting the ball away on 4th and 14 in their own half.

Seattle have just given back the 15 yards they made on the first play of this drive. A nine-yard run from Kenneth Walker is negated by a holding penalty before a false start.

1st and 25 for Geno Smith...

This is a big drive for the Seahawks and it starts perfectly. Smith hits Metcalf over the middle of the field for a 15-yard gain and the first down.