The 49ers have the shiny unbeaten record, but that doesn’t automatically make them the team Seattle should fear most.
San Francisco is 4-0 and, on paper, the numbers look strong enough: 30.5 points per game, a 57.5 percent success rate on third downs, 389.0 yards per game, and only 16 points allowed per game. That’s a solid opening month by any standard.
But the Seahawks have their own case to make, and it starts with the fact that Mike Macdonald’s team has stacked up 26.3 points per game, allowed just 18.3, and owns the league’s second-best defense in total yards allowed at 263.3. Even more eye-catching, Seattle has the NFL’s No. 1 pass defense, giving up only 144.8 passing yards per game.
The bigger point, though, is that San Francisco’s undefeated start hasn’t exactly been built against a gauntlet. The 49ers opened by hosting a Los Angeles Rams team that had already been thrown out of rhythm by a season opener in Australia. Sean McVay’s group looked unprepared, and the 49ers took advantage of it.
Their second win came at home against the Miami Dolphins, a team that still hasn’t won a game and sits last in the league in scoring at 11.5 points per game. That’s not the kind of result that should make anyone lose sleep.
The Arizona game was tighter, but it also did not look like a dominant performance from San Francisco. The Jacoby Brissett-led Cardinals pushed the 49ers to a 36-30 finish, and Arizona had the upper hand in a few important areas. Brissett threw for 280 yards and two touchdowns without a turnover, the Cardinals finished with more first downs, converted both of their fourth-down tries, and controlled the clock.
Then came Week 4 against the Denver Broncos, the first real test against a contending opponent. Even there, the setup favored San Francisco.
Denver was missing its top two corners, and Bo Nix had only topped 220 passing yards once all season. That was also the game in which he did not throw an interception for the first time.
So while the 49ers are talented and well-coached, the early evidence doesn’t say they’ve separated themselves from Seattle. The source material makes one thing clear: San Francisco may be undefeated, but the Seahawks still look like the better team.
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