Kurtenbach: My 49ers-Seahawks (part 3) prediction — great start, tough finish

You can stare at the game tape until your retinas detach. You can break down the metrics until you’re hallucinating EPA.

None of that will tell you a single useful thing going into this NFC Divisional Round.

That is the specific, high-grade torment of this Saturday’s rubber match between the San Francisco 49ers and the Seattle Seahawks.

We are well past the point of X’s and O’s here, folks. We have waded deep into the murky waters of psychological warfare.

If you are a fan of logic ...