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BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER
The 49ers suffered their second frustrating home loss of the week Sunday afternoon, falling to the Seattle Seahawks 28–21 on a blistering 90° day at Levi stadium.
George Kittle runs for extra yards following a reception with Seattle’s Marquise Blair in pursuit during the 49ers 28-21 loss to the Seahawks.
The Niners jumped out to a 7–0 lead just over five minutes into the game on a 21 yard touchdown pass from Jimmy Garoppolo to Ross Dwelley, but it was all downhill from there, as Seattle’s Russell Wilson connected with DK Metcalf for a 12 yard touchdown pass late in the second quarter before taking control of the game with a pair of third quarter scores.
San Francisco linebacker Fred Warner defends a play during the Niners 28-21 loss to the Seattle Seahawks Sunday afternoon.
San Francisco’s rash of early season injuries also continued, as Garoppolo was unable to return for the second half after sustaining a calf injury. Kicker Robbie Gould sustained a groin injury forcing punter Mitch Wishnowsky to attempt the Niners PAT’s and field goals without great success, and left tackle Trent Williams was forced out of action after aggravating a shoulder injury.
Trey Lance delivers a pass in the second half of the 49ers loss to Seattle at Levi’s Stadium Sunday afternoon.
Trey Lance, starting the second half in his first sustained action of his young career, did his best to make it interesting, connecting twice for scores with with Deebo Samuel, first on a 76 yard touchdown heave, and again in the closing minute on an eight yard pass play. Samuel finished with eight receptions for 156 yards, while Lance finished 9-18 for 157 yards thru the air.
George Kittle completes a reception against the Seahawks during the Niners loss Sunday afternoon. He finished the day with four receptions for 40 yards in the Niners 28-21 loss.
“He went in there unexpected and he competed,” Niners coach Mike Shanahan said. “Trey’s a football player. He’s always got a chance to make a play and that’s why I think he did. It was good for him to take us down on that scoring drive there at the end. But it takes some time to play in this league as you guys have seen. It’s about knowing where to get rid of the ball, when to try and make those plays, when to check a down and have other guys do it for you, when to hang in the pocket, when to escape the pocket and he got a lot of real NFL game experience with that today and hopefully he’ll get better from it.”
Ryan Neal (26) and Jamal Adams celebrate a defensive stop during the Seahawks 28-21 win over San Francisco Sunday afternoon.
Seahawks QB Russell Wilson improved his career record against San Francisco to 16-4, his most wins vs any single opponent. Wilson also avoided the first three game losing streak of a career that’s spanned 148 starts, the most by any player beginning a career since 1950.
Seattle’s Russell Wilson runs to the end zone for a 16-yard rushing touchdown during the third quarter of the Seahawks 28-21 win in San Francisco Sunday. Wilson joined Peyton Manning as the only two quarterbacks in NFL history with 100+ wins in their first 10 seasons.
Asked about never having lost three in a row, Wilson said, ““I don’t think about losing. I’m not thinking about losing three in a row, thinking about losing one, thinking about losing two, I just don’t think about it. It’s not in my repertoire. I just think about winning. I think that’s why I’ve been able to be so successful in the midst of adversity. We had to win this game today and that’s what we came here to do in a tough environment. Levi’s Stadium is always one of the toughest places to play.”
Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf runs past the outstretched arms of Dion Jordan after catching a pass against the 49ers Sunday during Seattle’s 28-21 victory.
With a week to lick their wounds, San Francisco will face another tough challenge against a division opponent when they travel to Glendale, Arizona to face the 4-0 Cardinals, the only remaining undefeated team in the NFL.
