Seahawks advance to NFC Championship Game with 41-6 rout of 49ers

Rashid Shaheed got the party started in Seattle, and Kenneth Walker, DeMarcus Lawrence and Ernest Jones turned out the lights on the 49ers.The Seahawks beat down their NFC West rivals, winning easily 41-6 to advance to the NFC Championship Game for the first time since 2014. They will host the winner of Sunday's Rams-Bears game.Shaheed returned the opening kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown, with 49ers kicker Eddy Pineiro's attempted trip not slowing the returner a bit. It was Shaheed's third return for a touchdown since the Seahawks acquired him from New Orleans on Nov. 4.The Seahawks led 24-6 at halftime and 34-6 after three quarters. It was ugly and got uglier before the Seahawks called off the dogs.Walker scored three touchdowns on runs of 7, 15 and 6 yards, seeing more snaps with Zach Charbonnet injuring a knee in the second quarter. He had 19 carries for 116 yards and three catches for 29 yards.The Seahawks defense, which ranked No. 1 in scoring in the NFL, held the 49ers to six points, forced three turnovers and made two sacks. Lawrence had a sack, two forced fumbles and three tackles, and Jones had six tackles, a forced fumble and an interception. Leonard Williams had a...