San Francisco 49ers: First-take regular-season schedule predictions for 2018
By Peter Panacy
Week 13 @ Seattle Seahawks (Sunday Night Football)
Richard Sherman gets to go back to CenturyLink Field in Seattle, looking to get revenge on the team that let him go this offseason, the Seahawks, in front of all those 12s.
Yeah, a grudge match.
The Seahawks have gone through an offseason from hell, not unlike the one the Niners endured back in 2015. Sherman was just one name of the many, who left Seattle this offseason. Defensive end Michael Bennett is gone. And defenders Kam Chancellor (neck) and Cliff Avril (neck) may not play this season at all.
Those are just some of the names, and we didn’t even have to mention how the Seahawks replaced almost everyone on their coaching staff not named Pete Carroll.
For better or worse, this is now quarterback Russell Wilson’s show. Despite a porous offensive line and a lack of a true ground game, Wilson’s abilities could be enough to carry this team on his shoulders throughout 2018.
It’s just not likely. By all accounts, the Seahawks are looking to turn the page on what was a good five years’ worth of dominance in the NFC.
Sherman and the 49ers will remind Seattle of such on prime-time Sunday Night Football.