Field Gulls · Nov 11, 2019
Stopping the run to be key Monday
Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty ImagesWith the Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers set to face off Monday evening in what has the makings of a fantastic primetime matchup, we took a look Sunday at how the two teams have fared defending the pass against the six common opponents they have faced so far. Against those opponents the two defenses have surrendered very similar numbers of touchdowns and snagged a comparable number of interceptions, while the 49ers defense has posted far better rate stats. The second part of the puzzle is, obviously, how each of these teams stacks up against the run.
The six common opponents the Niners and Hawks have both faced so far are:
