The Seattle Seahawks would likely rather the San Francisco 49ers not have any built-in excuses for losing at Lumen Field on Saturday in the Divisional Round. Sure, a wounded team can be a dangerous one, but Seattle should be able to take care of business as long as turnovers are kept to a minimum.
The 49ers lost tight end George Kittle to an Achilles tendon tear against the Philadelphia Eagles in the Wild Card Round, and he will obviously be out for the rest of the playoffs (which hopefully only lasts one game for San Francisco), and probably much of next season too.