Seahawks silence 49ers in Week 18, win NFC's No. 1 seed

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- The Seahawks are heading to the playoffs as the NFC's No. 1 seed. They'll take a seven-game winning streak, a dominant defense and an emerging run game with them.

With the NFC West and conference's top seed on the line, Mike Macdonald's team grounded and pounded its way to a 13-3 victory over the San Francisco 49ers, getting just enough from Sam Darnold and the passing game to hold off their division rivals at Levi's Stadium.

In a battle of the NFL's second-best scoring defense and its hottest offense, the Seahawks won out. San Francisco had scored at least 37 points in their last three games, with Brock Purdy totaling 10…