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2026 season · HATE WEEK · updated Oct 8, 2026

3-1Record
2NDNFC West
SFWeek 5 opponent
+32Point differential
Latest · Week 5 game prep · October 11
George Kittle in red and gold 49ers artwork
49ers at Seahawks · NFC West showdown
HATE WEEK

Are the 4-0 Niners for real? Seattle outscored San Francisco 54-9 in their last two meetings. A new season brings a different test. The résumé, the matchups and ten things to watch.

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Oct 11 · FOXSEA 3-1· SF 4-0
New · Interactive game · Hate WeekCALL THE PLAYS

Take Mike Macdonald's or Brian Fleury's headset. Eight decisions. One 49ers matchup. How would you call it?

Week 5 predictionsHate Week · 7 human picks + the AI read

Six of seven in the Hawks group chat are taking Seattle. The AI pick is tracked separately from the group average.

Jesse P. · Seahawks pickSEA 27–17 SF
Kendall P. · Seahawks pickSEA 31–3 SF
Barry P. · Seahawks pickSEA 27–23 SF
Matt M. · Seahawks pickSEA 17–10 SF
KC A. · Seahawks pickSEA 24–17 SF
Jeff C. · Seahawks pickSEA 24–23 SF
Steve M. · 49ers pickSEA 24–28 SF
War Room AI · Seahawks pickSEA 24–21 SF
Group average · 7 human picks · AI excludedSEA 24.9 · SF 17.3Seattle by 7.6 on average · 6 Seattle picks, 1 San Francisco pick

War Room AI: Seahawks 24, 49ers 21. Editorial pregame estimate, not a new statistical model run. Week 5 accuracy will be scored after the game.

Week 4 prediction resultsActual · Seahawks 30, Chargers 23

Matt M. wins the week. The group nearly nailed Seattle's score, but underestimated the Chargers offense.

1 · Matt M.30-28 · 5 off
2 · Jeff C.27-20 · 6 off
3 · Barry P.30-16 · 7 off
4 · Steve M.33-16 · 10 off
5 · Taylor C.31-13 · 11 off
6T · KC A.31-10 · 14 off
6T · Mark P.31-10 · 14 off
8 · Jesse P.31-9 · 15 off
Group pick · 8 predictionsAVG 30.5-15.3 · FINAL 30-23Seattle miss: 0.5 · Chargers miss: 7.7

Season Prediction Leaderboard

Cumulative score-prediction error · tracker begins Week 2 · lowest total wins

ScoringWk 2 + Wk 3 + Wk 4Missed weeks use that week's worst submitted error.
Rank
Name
Wk 2
Wk 3
Wk 4
Season
Avg
1
Barry P.Season leader
10
24
7
41off
13.7
2
KC A.
10
22
14
46off
15.3
3
Matt M.Week 4 winner
11
32
5
48off
16.0
4
Josh F.No Wk 4 pick
13
23
15*
51off
17.0
5
Jesse P.
10
27
15
52off
17.3
6
Steve M.
18
27
10
55off
18.3
7T
Kendall P.No Wk 4 pick
8
34
15*
57off
19.0
7T
Jeff C.
18*
33
6
57off
19.0
9
Taylor C.Joined Week 4
18*
34*
11
63off
21.0
10
Mark P.Joined Week 4
18*
34*
14
66off
22.0
Week 4 result
Matt M. wins with only 5 points of total error.
* Missed-week rule
Late joins and missed submissions receive that week's worst submitted error.

Older NewsRecent postgame coverage

Week 4 · Postgame
Seahawks Week 4 postgame artwork
Seahawks · Week 4 Postgame
A WIN IS A WIN

Seattle is 3-1 after a 30-23 win over the Chargers. Four takeaways and a revived run game built a 27-6 lead. Fourteen penalties and a scoreless fourth quarter made the finish far more stressful than it needed to be.

Grade the 10 things + full postgame →
Final SEA 30· LAC 23
Week 3 · Postgame
Final SEA 31· WAS 33
Week 2 · Postgame
Final SEA 31· ARI 7

Season stackTap a helmet for the game recap

Season pulseThrough Week 4 · totals from final scores

105Points scored
73Points allowed
26.3Points / game
18.3Allowed / game

Seattle is 3-1 with a +32 point differential. Next: the 4-0 49ers at Lumen Field, Sunday, October 11.

Prediction recordModel versus human · through Week 3

2-1Model
2-1Jesse pick
10.6Model avg margin miss

Every weekGame Prep Sheets and breakdowns

Wk 5
vs San FranciscoHate Week game prep
Oct 11
Wk 4
vs LA Chargerspostgame + graded prep
W 30-23
Wk 3
at Washingtonbreakdown
L 31-33
Wk 3
at WashingtonGame Prep Sheet
L 31-33
Wk 2
at Arizonabreakdown
W 31-7
Wk 2
at ArizonaGame Prep Sheet
W 31-7
Wk 1
vs New Englandbreakdown
W 13-10
Wk 1
vs New EnglandGame Prep Sheet
W 13-10
Super Bowl
at New Englandbreakdown
W 29-13
Conf championship
vs the Ramsbreakdown
W 31-27
Divisional
vs San Franciscobreakdown
W 41-6