49ers at Seattle Seahawks

Dre Greenlaw stopped Jacob Hollister inches short of the goal line on fourth-and-goal with 8 seconds left and the 49ers beat the Seattle Seahawks 26-21 on Sunday Night Football at CenturyLink Field. The 49ers clinched the NFC West and the NFC #1 seed. Jimmy Garoppolo threw for 285 yards. Raheem Mostert ran for 91. Deebo Samuel caught 5 for 102. Russell Wilson threw for 233 and a TD. The 49ers finished 13-3.[1][2][3]

Dre Greenlaw, the rookie linebacker out of Arkansas, stopped Jacob Hollister inches short of the goal line on fourth-and-goal with 8 seconds left Sunday night at CenturyLink Field. The 49ers beat the Seahawks 26-21 to clinch the NFC West, the NFC #1 seed, and home-field advantage through the conference playoffs.

Garoppolo threw for 285 yards. Raheem Mostert ran for 91 on 14 carries. Deebo Samuel caught 5 passes for 102. Tevin Coleman ran in a touchdown. Robbie Gould kicked four field goals. The 49ers led 19-7 at halftime and 26-21 in the final minute. Russell Wilson, after taking the Seahawks 80 yards in the closing two minutes, threw the final pass to Hollister at the goal line. Greenlaw met him short.

The kind of primetime finale where the year-three Shanahan project closed the regular season at 13-3 with everything to play for. The Vikings come up in the divisional round at home on January 11. The 49ers, who went 4-12 a year ago, have the NFC's #1 seed.

49ers 26, Seahawks 21. Margin: +5. Final 2019 record: 13-3, +169 differential.

• Dre Greenlaw: STOPPED Jacob Hollister short of the goal line on 4th-and-goal with 0:08 left (game-saving play).
• Garoppolo: 18-of-22 for 285.
• Raheem Mostert: 14 carries for 91.
• Deebo Samuel: 5 catches for 102.
• Tevin Coleman: 1 rushing TD.
• Robbie Gould: 4 FGs.
• Russell Wilson: 20-of-31 for 233, 1 TD.
• 49ers clinched NFC West, NFC #1 seed, home-field through playoffs.
• 49ers 13-3 (best record in NFC); Seahawks 11-5 (NFC #5 seed).

A 26-21 Sunday Night Football win at CenturyLink Field. The 49ers finish the regular season 13-3 with the NFC's #1 seed, the NFC West title, and home-field advantage through the NFC playoffs.

How it unfolded

The 49ers built a 19-7 first-half lead behind a Robbie Gould field goal, a Coleman rushing touchdown, and another two Gould field goals. The Seahawks scored a touchdown right before halftime. The second half was a Gould field goal, a Russell Wilson touchdown to make it 22-14, another Gould field goal, and a Seattle touchdown. The 49ers led 26-21 with 2:00 left. Wilson drove the Seahawks 80 yards. On fourth-and-goal from the 1 with 8 seconds left, Wilson threw to Jacob Hollister at the goal line. Greenlaw met him inches short.

The turning point

The Greenlaw goal-line stop. With the season's NFC #1 seed and home-field on the line and the Seahawks one yard from a winning touchdown, Greenlaw's tackle inches short of the goal line was the defining play of the regular season.

By the numbers

Garoppolo 18-of-22 for 285. Mostert 14 carries for 91. Coleman 14 carries for 51 plus a TD. Deebo Samuel 5 catches for 102. Kittle 7 for 86. Russell Wilson 20-of-31 for 233 with a TD plus 33 rushing.

Personnel watch

Greenlaw's goal-line stop announced the 49ers' season. Garoppolo's efficient primetime night. Mostert producing the run game. Deebo Samuel in his most-efficient catch game of the year. The kind of regular-season finale that becomes a franchise reference point.

What it means

13-3. NFC #1 seed. NFC West champions. Home-field advantage through the NFC playoffs. The 49ers, who went 4-12 a year ago, now begin a playoff run with the bye, then a divisional-round home game on January 11 against the Vikings-or-Eagles wild-card survivor. The year-three Shanahan project, in twenty-five months since hire-day, has put the franchise back at the top of the NFC.