What we learned as 49ers’ 2025 NFL season ends with NFC playoff loss to Seahawks

BOX SCOREThe 49ers’ resilient and impressive 2025 NFL season ended Saturday with a crushing blowout 41-6 loss to the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC Divisional Playoff at Lumen Field.Seattle put San Francisco in a deep hole just 13 seconds into the game when return man Rashid Shaheed took the opening kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown.The 49ers never recovered from that seismic moment.A fumble by tight end Jake Tonges set up another Seahawks touchdown, and by the end of the first quarter, the 49ers were down 17-0.Kicker Eddy Piñeiro got the 49ers on the board with two second-quarter field goals, but that was the extent of San Francisco’s offensive output.Quarterback Brock Purdy entered Saturday’s game 4-0 in Seattle, but he suffered his first career blemish in the Pacific Northwest.Purdy ultimately completed 15 of 27 pass attempts for 140 yards. He didn’t throw any touchdown passes, was intercepted once and lost one fumble.Running back Christian McCaffrey was bottled up by the elite Seahawks defense, as he was held to 35 rushing yards on 11 carries. He caught five passes for 39 yards.Purdy led the 49ers in rushing, with 37 yards on five carries.Seattle put...