San Francisco 49ers–Seattle Seahawks rivalry

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The San Francisco 49ers–Seattle Seahawks rivalry is a prominent NFL feud marked by intense, often playoff-implicated matchups and strong fan animosity between the two West Coast franchises.


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instanceOf National Football League rivalry
sports rivalry
conference NFC
country United States
division NFC West
divisionAlignment same division since 2002 NFL realignment
eraOfParticularIntensity 2010s
fanBaseNickname 12s
Niner Faithful
geographicRegion West Coast of the United States
hasCharacteristic divisional rivalry
frequent playoff implications
intense fan animosity
physical style of play
homeCityOfTeam San Francisco
Seattle
homeStadiumOfTeam Levi's Stadium
Lumen Field
impact often affects NFC playoff seeding
often influences NFC West title race
involvesTeam San Francisco 49ers
Seattle Seahawks
knownFor close, low-scoring games in many seasons
loud home crowds in Seattle
strong defensive teams in early 2010s
league National Football League
mediaDescription one of the NFL's most intense modern rivalries
notableCoachesInvolved Jim Harbaugh
Pete Carroll
notableGame 2013 NFC Championship Game
notableMoment Richard Sherman deflection in 2013 NFC Championship Game
notablePlayerAssociatedWithRivalry Bobby Wagner
Frank Gore
Marshawn Lynch
Patrick Willis
Richard Sherman
notableQuarterbacksInvolved Colin Kaepernick
Jimmy Garoppolo
Russell Wilson
playEachOther twice per regular season
sport American football
temporalStartQualifier intensified after 2002 realignment
typeOfMatchups playoff games
regular-season games

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
NFC West
hasRivalryWithinDivision

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