Seahawks beat 49ers 13-3 for division title, NFC’s top seed

The Seahawks began the season with a 17-13 loss to the 49ers. They ended the regular season with a 13-3 win over the 49ers for the NFC West title and the No. 1 seed in the NFC.Seattle won its seventh consecutive game, improving to 14-3. The 49ers, who saw their six-game winning streak end to fall to 12-5, will be the five seed or the six seed in the NFC.The Seahawks should have won by more than they did but went 0-for-3 in the red zone and Jason Myers missed field goals of 47 and 26 yards. Their defense saved the day, holding San Francisco to nine first downs, 173 yards and 2-for-9 on third down. The Seahawks sacked Brock Purdy three times and hit him eight, and Drake Thomas made a red-zone interception of Purdy on a pass Boye Mafe tipped at the line of scrimmage.The Seahawks rushed for more yards (180) than the 49ers had total yards. Zach Charbonnet had 17 carries for 74 yards, including a 27-yard touchdown run, and Kenneth Walker had 16 carries for 97 yards.The backbreaker came with 3:48 remaining in the third quarter when Walker ran for 19 yards on third-and-17 from the Seattle 25. ESPN cameras caught 49ers General Manager John Lynch in his suite expressing his...