Throughout the six games of Super Wild Card Weekend and four Divisional Round matchups, the four best teams in the NFL – even if it wasn’t always pretty – persevered.
In the NFC, the two-seed 49ers faced their division rivals, the seven-seed Seahawks, while the one-seed Eagles enjoyed their first-round bye during Super Wild Card Weekend. Even with stellar rookies and excellent play from revitalized former backup quarterback Geno Smith, the Seahawks were largely expected to struggle.
While Seattle managed to go into halftime with a 17-16 lead, the Niners proved too much to handle. Penalties set the Seattle offense back and Smith had two costly turnovers that the hungry Niners defense was able to capitalize on.