Sam Darnold and the Seattle Seahawks clinched the NFC West and the No. 1 overall seed with a 13-3 road victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Saturday.

The Seattle Seahawks have capped off a 14-win season with a Week 18 win over the San Francisco 49ers and quarterback Sam Darnold has now tied an NFL record previously only held by Tom Brady.

The Seattle Seahawks have secured the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs. Zach Charbonnet scored on a 27-yard run in the first quarter and Seattle shut down the high-powered San Francisco offense in a 13-3 victory over the 49ers on Saturday night.

The Seahawks claimed the No. 1 seed in the NFC after defeating the 49ers in Week 18. USA TODAY Sports provided updates, highlights, stats and more.

Week 18 will be the last time for some teams that were not lucky or good enough to make a  run in the playoffs. 14 teams will compete for a Super Bowl title in

San Francisco's offense had been nearly unstoppable heading into a showdown with Seattle with the No. 1 seed in the NFC at stake.

Broadcast info: Panthers-Bucs is on both ABC and ESPN (the former is free with a broadcast antenna). “NFL Countdown” begins the pregame window at 2 p.m. on ESPN. Scott Van Pelt anchors a studio desk with Ryan Clark, Jason Kelce, Marcus Spears and others.

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