Seahawks Wild Card Wild Card: Godwin Igwebuike Having spent most of the year on the practice squad, Igwebuike has become a dangerous kick returner
places San Francisco’s ST DVOA at an extremely average +0.2 this season, good enough for 15th in the league. Last year they were 26th.
Specifically on kick return coverage, the 49ers are 23rd. In short: they’re a below average unit, and their below-averaginess happens to line up with the one area where the Seahawks are poised to take advantage. Admit it: breaking off some game-changing returns and leveraging those into 10 points sounds a lot more likely than bottling up Nick Bosa for 60 minutes.
Like you, I’ve watched the games. It’s not like the Niners win or lose necessarily because of their special teams. Until Saturday, maybe. Quarterback sensation Brock Purdy has been on everyone’s ears, and nerves, with his unblemished 5-0 record as a starter and magnificent statistical line. How magnificent, exactly?67.1 comp, 8.1 Y/A, 107.3 rate, 45/14 TD/INTMahomes led the NFL this season with 41 passing TD and a 6.3 TD percentage on all throws. Again: led the league.
Purdy, meanwhile, is on pace for 45 TD and his throws found the end zone on 7.6 percent of plays. By some — extremely important — measures, he’s been more productive than the best QB on the planet. I’ll wager that Purdy isn’t a new Mahomes, and isn’t a Top 2 QB in the league, not in the long run at least. There’s a moment coming when the TDs will dry up, the interceptions will catch up, and the sacks will stack up. It hasn’t happened yet, but it will. If Igwebuike’s legs don’t jumpstart the upset, maybe Purdy’s arm can pitch in.
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