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‘Funky’ Seahawks-49ers re-do in playoffs; Elijah Arroyo, Coby Bryant return?

January 13, 2026

Story byGregg BellTue, January 13, 2026 at 2:40 AM UTC·4 min readIt is indeed, as their coach says, “funky.”The last time the Seahawks played the same team in consecutive games, Chuck Knox was their coach, and the team they played twice in a row isn’t even there anymore. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementYeah, that was a while ago. Seattle played the San Diego Chargers in October and again into November 1991, with a bye week in between. There’s far more at stake in this funky one. The top-seeded Seahawks (14-3) come off their wild-card playoff bye Saturday at Lumen Field to play in the NFC divisional round against the team they beat to win the NFC West in their last game: the rival San Francisco 49ers (13-5). The sixth-seeded Niners beat the Eagles in Philadelphia 23-19 in the wild-card round.

‘Funky’ Seahawks-49ers re-do in playoffs; Elijah Arroyo, Coby Bryant return?

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For exacting Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald, this double-dip may by this weekend be a plus. It might give defensive guru’s intricate, 38-year-old mind some rest. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement“In classic Seahawk fashion, maybe we probably overthink some things,” Macdonald said.
By “we,” he primarily meant “I.”“It’s maybe an accelerated time frame than you normally would from another divisional game that you play twice, with not quite enough sample in between to see where they’re going,” Macdonald said of the Niners.
“So you’re really going off how you felt like you played the game, things you did well, maybe where you think they might take things.”The Seahawks did defensive well Jan.
3 in Santa Clara, California.
They held San Francisco to 173 yards and just three points, six days after the 49ers rolled NFC North-champion Chicago for 496 yards and 42 points.

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