49ers vs. Seahawks PFF grades: Best and worst from the playoff game, plus snap counts

The San Francisco 49ers' season came to a disappointing end Saturday night with a 41-6 loss to the division-rival Seattle Seahawks in the Divisional Round of the playoffs. Today, Pro Football Focus released its grades and snap counts from the game.

Here are the best and worst from the NFC West postseason matchup.

Highest-graded 49ers: Offense

• Jake Tonges, TE, 90.3, 29 snaps
• Connor Colby, LG, 80.7, 3 snaps
• Colton McKivitz, RT, 75.7, 60 snaps
• Jordan James, RB, 74.4, 14 snaps
• Trent Williams, LT, 72.6, 57 snaps

Highest-graded 49ers: Defense

• Deommodore Lenoir, CB, 78.4, 53 snaps
• Upton Stout, CB, 64.0, 18 snaps
• Keion White, DE, 61.7, 25 snaps
• Jason Pinnock, SS, 60.7, 1 snap
• Clelin Ferrell, DE, 60.4, 23 snaps

Lowest-graded 49ers: Offense

• Luke Farrell, TE, 39.7, 34 snaps
• Spencer Burford, LG, 43.5, 60 snaps
• Brian Robinson, RB, 48.6, 15 snaps
• Ricky Pearsall, WR, 51.6, 42 snaps
• Kendrick Bourne, WR, 52.5, 24 snaps

Lowest-graded 49ers: Defense

• Darrell Luter Jr., CB, 25.8, 4 snaps
• Alfred Collins, DT, 26.5, 27 snaps
• Marques Sigle, FS, 27.9, 53 snaps
• CJ West, DT, 29.9, 26 snaps
• Garret Wallow, LB, 42.6, 33 snaps

Highest-graded Seahawks

• Kenneth Walker III, RB, 90.6, 33 snaps
• Ernest Jones, LB, 90.3, 51 snaps
• Devon Witherspoon, CB, 90.2, 51 snaps
• Abraham Lucas, RT, 88.7, 53 snaps
• Cooper Kupp, WR, 88.5, 39 snaps

Quarterback play

Quarterback Brock Purdy finished the game 15-of-27 for 140 passing yards, no touchdowns, and one interception. His 54.6 passer rating was a season low and his lowest ever in a playoff game.
Purdy earned a 59.3 offensive grade and a 56.4 passing grade.

For comparison, Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold finished 12-of-17 for 124 yards, one touchdown, and a 110.9 passer rating. He earned a 73.5 overall grade and a 72.1 passing grade.

Highest marks

Seahawks running back Kenneth Walker III earned the highest grade of the game (90.6). 49ers tight end Jake Tonges and Seahawks linebacker Ernest Jones tied for the second-highest grade (90.3).

Tonges played 29 snaps before exiting the game with a foot injury.

Blocking

San Francisco's highest-graded offensive lineman was left guard Connor Colby, who earned an 80.7 offensive grade. He was also the team's best run-blocker (78.0). However, Colby played just three offensive snaps.

Right tackle Colton McKivitz was the next-highest-graded offensive lineman, earning a 75.7 offensive grade. He also posted the best run-blocking grade (73.6) among linemen with significant playing time.

Veteran left tackle Trent Williams recorded the best pass-blocking grade of the game (86.9). He allowed two pressures, including one hit and one hurry.

Starting left guard Spencer Burford was the lowest-graded offensive lineman in the game, earning a 43.5 offensive grade. He also finished as the team's lowest-graded run blocker (46.3) and pass blocker (38.8).

In total, the 49ers surrendered 19 pressures, with 18 charged to the offensive line.

• LG Spencer Burford — 6
• RT Colton McKivitz — 5
• RG Dominick Puni — 3
• C Jake Brendel, LT Trent Williams — 2 each

• RB Brian Robinson — 1

Pass Catchers

Tight end Jake Tonges earned the game's top receiving grade (89.7), finishing with five catches for a team-high 59 yards on six targets before leaving with an injury.

His replacement, Luke Farrell, earned the 49ers' lowest receiving grade (44.2). He recorded one catch for one yard on two targets.

Running back Christian McCaffrey earned the team's second-highest receiving grade (85.6), finishing with five catches for 39 yards.

• WR Jauan Jennings — 1

Rushing

Running back Jordan James led the team with a 75.0 run grade. He finished with 28 rushing yards on six carries (4.7 yards per attempt).

Christian McCaffrey earned the lowest run grade of the game (52.0), finishing with 35 rushing yards on 11 carries (3.2 yards per attempt).

Pass rush

San Francisco's highest pass-rush grade went to safety Malik Mustapha (77.3), who recorded one pressure and a sack. Linebacker Dee Winters ranked second with a 72.0 pass-rush grade.

Two players tied for the lowest pass-rush grade on the team. Defensive end Bryce Huff earned a 52.5 grade, his second-lowest of the season (41.3 in Week 17 vs. the Bears). Defensive end Keion White matched his season low (52.5, Week 11 vs. the Cardinals).

• DE Sam Okuayinonu, LB Dee Winters — 2 each
• DT Kalia Davis, DT Jordan Elliott, FS Malik Mustapha, CB Upton Stout, DT CJ West — 1 each

Run defense

Cornerback Deommodore Lenoir finished as the team's highest-graded run defender (75.6), recording three stops. Dee Winters ranked second with a 70.1 run-defense grade.

The game's lowest-graded run defenders were rookie defensive tackles Alfred Collins (26.8) and CJ West (29.5).

For comparison, the Seahawks' lowest-graded run defender was Leonard Williams (46.0). San Francisco had six defenders graded lower: Alfred Collins, CJ West, Marques Sigle (35.8), Renardo Green (37.4), Garret Wallow (38.9), and Sam Okuayinonu (45.4).

Pass defense

Cornerback Deommodore Lenoir also earned the 49ers' top coverage grade (76.2). He was targeted twice, allowing one catch for four yards.

Cornerback Darrell Luter Jr. earned the lowest coverage grade of the game (27.5), allowing two receptions for 20 yards and a touchdown on two targets.

Tackling

Linebacker Dee Winters earned the second-highest tackling grade of the game (81.1), trailing only Seahawks safety Coby Bryant (82.7). Linebacker Eric Kendricks ranked second on the team with an 80.2 tackling grade.

The worst tackling grade of the game (25.9) went to defensive end Yetur Gross-Matos. Rookie defensive tackle CJ West followed with the team's second-lowest grade (26.7).

• CB Renardo Green, DE Yetur Gross-Matos, FS Malik Mustapha, FS Marques Sigle, DT CJ West — 1 each

49ers Divisional Round snap counts

Offense
60 - Colton McKivitz (RT), Spencer Burford (LG)
57 - Dominick Puni (RG), Jake Brendel (C), Trent Williams (LT)
51 - Brock Purdy (QB)
47 - Jauan Jennings (WR)
42 - Ricky Pearsall (WR)
34 - Luke Farrell (TE)
31 - Christian McCaffrey (RB), Kyle Juszczyk (FB)
29 - Jake Tonges (TE)
24 - Demarcus Robinson (WR), Kendrick Bourne (WR)
15 - Brian Robinson (RB)
14 - Jordan James (RB)
9 - Mac Jones (QB), Skyy Moore (WR)
3 - Austen Pleasants (LT), Connor Colby (LG), Matt Hennessy (C)

Defense
53 - Deommodore Lenoir (CB), Eric Kendricks (LB), Malik Mustapha (FS), Marques Sigle (FS)
50 - Renardo Green (CB)
45 - Dee Winters (LB)
33 - Garret Wallow (LB)
27 - Alfred Collins (DT)
26 - CJ West (DT)
25 - Jordan Elliott (DT), Keion White (DE), Sam Okuayinonu (DE)
24 - Kalia Davis (DT)
23 - Clelin Ferrell (DE)
21 - Bryce Huff (DE)
18 - Upton Stout (CB), Yetur Gross-Matos (DE)
6 - Curtis Robinson (LB)
4 - Darrell Luter Jr. (CB)
1 - Jason Pinnock (SS)

Special Teams
22 - Luke Gifford
21 - Curtis Robinson, Darrell Luter Jr., Siran Neal
17 - Jason Pinnock
16 - Brayden Willis, Luke Farrell
14 - Garret Wallow
12 - Jordan James
11 - Skyy Moore
8 - Brian Robinson, Eric Kendricks, Keion White, Marques Sigle
7 - Jordan Elliott, Kalia Davis
6 - Alfred Collins
5 - Chase Lucas, Eddy Pineiro (K)
4 - Malik Mustapha
3 - Jon Weeks (LS), Thomas Morstead (P)
2 - Austen Pleasants, Colton McKivitz, Connor Colby, Dominick Puni, Matt Hennessy, Spencer Burford
1 - Bryce Huff, CJ West, Dee Winters, Deommodore Lenoir, Kyle Juszczyk, Renardo Green, Sam Okuayinonu, Yetur Gross-Matos