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The San Francisco beat the Seattle Seahawks 41-23 Saturday afternoon in an exciting win at Levi\u2019s Stadium in Santa Clara, advancing to the divisional round of the NFC playoffs. <\/p>\n

Twenty-three-year-old rookie quarterback Brock Purdy, in his first career playoff start, took the team one step closer to a Super Bowl ring by winning the NFC Wild Card game. He stepped up as veteran Jimmy Garoppolo was unable to play with a broken foot, according to KPIX<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The team\u2019s next opponent will be decided after the long wild-card weekend wraps. If the Minnesota Vikings (13-4) defeat the New York Giants (9-7-1) tomorrow, the Niners will play the Vikings, according to Sports Illustrated<\/a>. If the Giants upset and win, San Francisco will play the winner of the Tampa Bay Buccanneers (8-9) and Dallas Cowboys (12-5) on Monday night.<\/p>\n

The Seahawks put up a good fight for the first half \u2014 Seattle even took a 17-16 halftime lead, after touchdowns from running back Kenneth Walker III and wide receiver DK Metcalf. <\/p>\n

However, the Niners soon pulled ahead. They outscored the Seahawks 25-6 in the second half. The Niners scored on each of its possessions in the second half, according to KTVU<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Overall, Purdy\u2019s strong game took the Niners ahead as he completed 18 out of 30 passes, for 332 yards, including for three passing touchdowns, one rushing touchdown, and a fun two-point conversion. In fact, the shakeup in the Niners\u2019 quarterbacks have given the team a record of becoming the first team to have consecutive five-game winning streaks by different quarterbacks since the 14-0 Miami Dolphins in 1972, according to NFL Research.<\/p>\n