Now on their third-string quarterback, the San Francisco 49ers are nonetheless still rolling, as they have won six consecutive games following a loss to the Kansas City Chiefs back in Week 7. On Thursday night, the Niners travel north to take on their division rivals, the Seattle Seahawks, for the Week 15 edition of Thursday Night Football.
San Francisco hasn’t allowed more than 17 points since that aforementioned loss to the Chiefs, while it held Seattle to its worst offensive performance of the season when these two teams met for the first time this year. The Seahawks are surely looking to get back on track and jump-start their playoff hopes here, having now lost three of their last four games, including two to fellow NFC playoff hopefuls.
Will the Niners keep rolling with their Brock Purdy at the helm, or will the Seahawks get back on track? We’ll find out soon enough. In the meantime, here’s a look at how you can watch the game.
How to watch
Date: Thursday, Dec. 15 | Time: 8:20 p.m. ET
Location: Lumen Field (Seattle)
Stream: Amazon Prime Video
Follow: CBS Sports App
Odds: 49ers -3, O/U 43
When the 49ers have the ball
San Francisco just cannot stop getting bit by the injury bug. Deebo Samuel was the latest star to go down, though thankfully it seems like he will be able to return by the time the Niners get to the playoffs. He’ll be absent from this game, though, robbing third-string quarterback Brock Purdy of one of his best weapons. Purdy himself is listed as questionable for the contest after he was limited in practices throughout the week due to rib and oblique injuries sustained during last week’s victory over the Buccaneers.
If Purdy cannot go and Josh Johnson gets the start under center, it’s anybody’s guess as to what this offense will look like. (Johnson is on his 14th NFL team, but he does technically have some experience in the Shanahan offense after spending time with the Niners and Jets in 2021.) We’re going to operate under the assumption that Purdy will play, in which case we should see San Francisco run something resembling its usual offense.
The Niners haven’t changed much with Purdy under center in place of Jimmy Garoppolo, and in his last two appearances he has completed 41 of 58 passes for 395 yards, four touchdowns, and one interception. (He was 4 of 9 for 66 yards and a pick in garbage time against the Chiefs earlier this year.)…
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