Getty Brock Purdy of the San Francisco 49ers and Geno Smith of the Seattle Seahawks will meet again in the Wild Card round.
The San Francisco 49ers (13-4) host the Seattle Seahawks (9-8) in the Wild Card Round on Saturday, January 14 at Levi’s Stadium.
The game (4:30 p.m. ET start time) will be televised on Fox, but if you don’t have cable, you can watch a live stream on FuboTV or DirecTV Stream, which both include Fox in nearly every market and come with a free trial.
Those are the two best live stream options if you’re cutting cable and want to watch the game for free, but there are also some other alternatives, so here’s a full guide on the different ways to watch the Seahawks vs 49ers streaming live online:
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FuboTV
You can watch a live stream of Fox (live in most markets) and 100-plus other live TV channels on FuboTV, which comes with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch the Seahawks vs 49ers live on the FuboTV app or FuboTV website.
Compatible devices for the FuboTV app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
You can also watch the game live on the Fox Spots app or FoxSports.com. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but you can use your FuboTV credentials to do that.
DirecTV Stream
DirecTV Stream has four different channel packages: “Entertainment,” “Choice,” “Ultimate” and “Premier.” Fox (live in most markets) is included in every one, and you can pick any package and any add-on you want with your free five-day trial:
Once signed up for DirecTV Stream, you can watch the Seahawks vs 49ers live on the DirecTV Stream app or DirecTV Stream website.
Compatible devices for the DirecTV Stream app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Samsung TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
You can also watch the game live on the Fox Sports app or FoxSports.com. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but you can use your DirecTV Stream credentials to do that.
Hulu With Live TV
You can watch a live stream of Fox (live in most markets) and 65+ other TV channels via Hulu With Live TV, which now also includes access to both ESPN+ and Disney+ at no added cost:
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You can also watch the game live on the Fox Sports app or FoxSports.com. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but you can use your Hulu credentials to log in and watch.
If You Live in Canada: DAZN
Viewers in Canada can watch a live stream of every NFL game (preseason, regular season, postseason), NFL Network and NFL RedZone via DAZN, which comes with a free trial:
Once signed up, viewers in Canada can watch the Seahawks vs 49ers live on the DAZN app or DAZN website.
Compatible devices for the DAZN app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Samsung Smart TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
Seahawks vs 49ers Preview
All eyes will be on San Francisco’s rookie quarterback Brock Purdy in this one, as the 23-year old signal-caller will make his playoff debut. The Niners have scored 35 or more points in four of Purdy’s five starts, and the rookie QB played well against the Seahawks in his start against them Week 15. The 49ers won that game as visitors, 21-13, and Purdy went 17-26 for 217 yards and two touchdowns with a passer rating of 117.0.
San Francisco has swept Seattle this season, also winning at home 27-7 on September 18. The Niners have made the playoffs in two of the last three years, and head coach Kyle Shanahan says he isn’t worried about Purdy — or anyone else on his squad — getting rattled by the pressure of the postseason.
“We do the same thing for the playoff game that we do for every other game,” Shanahan said heading into Wild Card weekend, per The Athletic. “It’s seven days to prepare for a team, sometimes six and it’s just one game. … I feel like our mentality, we’ve been playing playoff games for a long time and the pressure’s always on and I think Brock takes that into every game.”
The Seahawks have one two straight, beating both the New York Jets and the Los Angeles Rams in their final two games of the season. They still needed help to get into the playoffs, and they got it after the Detroit Lions beat the Green Bay Packers on Sunday night. Now, the slate is clean, and Seattle is looking to avoid getting handed a third loss in a row courtesy of San Francisco.
“It’s our third time playing them so I know it’s going to be hard to beat a team three times,” Seattle wideout DK Metcalf told the Seattle Times.
The Seahawks will be led by quarterback Geno Smith, who is coming off a career year in his first season leading the team. Smith led the NFL in completion percentage (69.8) and threw for 4,282 yards and 30 TDs while rushing for 366 yards and a score on the ground. Now, he’ll face the league’s No. 1 ranked defense for a third time. The Niners have won 10 games in a row, and enter this game as one of the NFL’s hottest teams.
“They’re pretty good,” Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said about San Francisco. “They’ve won 10 or 11 in a row or something like that and they’re going to just be as high and flying as you can go,” Carroll said. “If you’re going to do something here special at the end, you’ve got to beat really good teams. So let’s start off with these guys and go get this thing going.”
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