How to watch Seahawks vs. 49ers for free: Start time, livestream

The Seahawks and 49ers opened the 2025-26 season against each other; now, they’ll close out the regular season with their second matchup — with a lot more on the line than just wins and losses.

The NFC West is still up for grabs and it’s a winner-takes-all situation: whichever team wins this game between the 13-3 Seahawks and the 12-4 49ers will win the NFC West, the No. 1 seed in the NFC, a first-round bye in the playoffs and home field advantage.

Both teams are riding six-game winning streaks into this matchup. The 49ers most recently beat the Bears, 42-38, while the Seahawks bested Carolina, 27-10. In their first meeting of the season, the 49ers handed the Seahawks their first loss of the season in a 17-13 victory.

Here’s how to tune in to today’s Seahawks vs. 49ers game without cable.

Seahawks vs. 49ers start time:

Panthers vs. Buccaneers is scheduled to kick off at 4:30 p.m. ET today, Jan. 3, on ESPN.

How to watch Seahawks vs. 49ers for free:

If you don’t have cable, you’ll need a live TV streaming service to stream Seahawks vs. 49ers for free.

DIRECTV is our top pick for watching football live for free — its five-day free trial includes ESPN and ABC. When the trial is over, you’ll pay as low as $49.99/month and gain access to over 90 live channels.

If you aren’t ready to commit to a full-on subscription, you can try a Sling Orange 1-Day Pass. Priced at $4.99, you’ll get 24 hours of access to all Sling TV Orange has to offer, including ESPN. Sling also has longer passes for its Orange plan, which offer between three and seven days of access.

Is there a ManningCast tonight?

Yes! Peyton and Eli Manning will be live on ESPN2, watching and reacting to the Seahawks-49ers game for their final ManningCast of the regular season with special guests to be announced before the broadcast.

NFL playoff schedule

• Wild Card Round: Jan. 10-12 (six games)
• Divisional Round: Jan 17-18 (four games)
• Conference Championships: Jan. 25 (two games)
• Pro Bowl Games: Feb. 3
• Super Bowl LX: Feb. 8

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