(Seattle) The 49’s three-game losing streakers of San Francisco which relaunched the race in the West section of the National already seems distant.
The 49ers will visit the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday night and will have the chance to build a two-game lead at the top of their section. A victory for the 49ers (7-3) would mark their fourth straight victory against the Seahawks and they would win a 10e meeting in a row against rivals from the West of the Nationale.
However, a victory for the Seahawks (6-4) would forget a frustrating defeat against the Los Angeles Rams last Sunday and allow them to catch up with the 49ers ahead of a difficult portion of their schedule.
“They’re a section rival and we need a win to get to them, so that’s clear,” Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said. We know what we must accomplish. »
It is also quite clear that the troubles of the 49ers which led to defeats against the Cleveland Browns, the Minnesota Vikings and the Cincinnati Bengals last month are a thing of the past. Since their week off, the 49ers crushed the Jacksonville Jaguars and they also beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers without much effort last Sunday.
The scenario is quite familiar for the 49ers. Last year, they blew out the Buccaneers in December in quarterback Brock Purdy’s first career start before beating the Seahawks 21-13 in Seattle after a short week of preparation.
Purdy threw two touchdown passes and earned a 117.0 rating for his performance in the win, his second career best in a road game.
“We’re playing a good team and we’re not going to fall into the trap of saying we’ve beaten them a number of times. It’s not like that, Purdy insisted. It’s a new match, a new team and that’s our approach. »
For the Seahawks, Geno Smith is expected to get the start at quarterback even though he suffered an injury to the triceps in his right arm, the arm he uses for throwing, in the second half on Sunday.
Smith skipped his turn during some drills in practice Tuesday, but participated in the entire session Wednesday.