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What the 49ers and Seahawks are Saying Ahead of the Wild Card Matchup

What the 49ers and Seahawks are Saying Ahead of the Wild Card Matchup


Quarterback Brock Purdy on his mentality entering the postseason:

“I’m not trying to make it bigger than what it is. Obviously, there’s more on the line and everything, but I think having six games under my belt in terms of just playing in an NFL game and trying to win for four quarters has helped me get to this point. And all the guys in the locker room have my back. We’ve all grown together, so we’re ready for what’s ahead.”

Purdy on preparing for Seattle for the third time this season:

“We played them what seems like yesterday, so for myself it’s come back in, what have they done different the last couple games? What did we do to attack them the first time? But again, not try to overthink things or do anything crazy, just stick to what coach has dialed up. I’m just going to try to play my game and go from there. Just keep it simple.”

Purdy on the team’s energy this week:

“Man, we’re in playoffs. It matters obviously every single day, every meeting, every minute matters, so there’s a good vibe right now going on at practice and in the locker room. It feels good; it’s good energy. We just have to translate it onto the field and be detailed with everything because everything matters, but all the guys are really juiced up.”

Linebacker Fred Warner on preparing for a division rival:

“Both teams know each other really well, obviously being division rivals, and play very similar styles of football. We both know what we’re going to do, it’s just a matter of going out and who’s going to execute better, who’s going to make less mistakes, who’s going to take the ball away, who’s gonna protect the ball and that’s how it’s going to be played.”

Warner on what he’s expecting from Seattle’s offense:

“A lot of the same stuff. Obviously, they want to run the ball, they want to rely on (Seahawks running back Kenneth) Walker III to tote the rock because he is such a talented running back and get the run game going to then open up the pass game for Geno Smith, DK Metcalf, Tyler Lockett, all those guys, so a lot of the same.”

Wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk on the team being “ready to go”:

“Everybody’s gonna wake up for it. You might not have another chance, we have only one guaranteed game left… It’s not guaranteed that we’ll be back next Tuesday or Wednesday to prepare for another football game, that’s one thing I do know. They feel the exact same way. I’m sure they’re going to be ready to go, everybody will be ready to go and it’ll be football at the highest level. We’ll see how it…

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