49ers vs SeaHawks – The San Francisco 49ers returned to Levi’s® Stadium on Sunday after spending the last two weeks on the road. In Week 14, the 49ers hosted the Seattle Seahawks for their second meeting in a span of two weeks. San Francisco‘s first meeting with Seattle came on Thanksgiving night and resulted in a 31-13 takedown of their longtime NFC West rival. This second bout with the Seahawks looked a little different with Seattle backup quarterback Drew Lock under center and the game remaining a close affair through three quarters.
It took the 49ers exactly 57 seconds to find their way to the end zone on Sunday afternoon. Their hot start on offense was all thanks to a 72-yard rush from running back Christian McCaffrey on the first play of the game. McCaffrey sliced through the left side through some key blocks from wide receiver Deebo Samuel and fullback Kyle Juszczyk near the line of scrimmage and was able to make it inside the Seattle five yard line with an open-field block from wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk. Running back Jordan Mason took the next handoff and ran it in for the three-yard score.
The 49ers do-it-all wide receiver racked up three touchdowns versus the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 13 and continued the scoring streak against the Seahawks. The 49ers were trailing 10-7 early in the second quarter in a tough, third-and-long situation, quarterback Brock Purdy called Samuel’s number, connecting with the ‘wideback’ on a deep crosser to convert and then some. Samuel caught Purdy’s pass at roughly Seattle’s 15 yard line and ran untouched into the end zone. With the touchdown, the 49ers took the 14-10 lead with 8:18 left in the half.
Samuel continued to roll in the second half. On third-and-five late in the third quarter, Purdy escaped pressure, rolled right and hit Samuel in the middle of the field for a 13-yard gain to set the offense up on the Seahawks one yard line. On the next play, the wideout took the handoff and ran in the touchdown from the left side to give the 49ers the 21-10 lead.
49ers vs SeaHawks – 49ers Defence makes it count
After giving up ten points in the first half, San Francisco’s defense came out swinging in the third quarter. The unit kicked things off with a quick three-and-out made possible by a big-time pass breakup from cornerback Deommodore Lenoir on second-and-10 and a third down stop by linebacker Fred Warner and cornerback Isaiah Oliver. On the the next defensive series, defensive lineman Clelin Ferrell came up with a sack of Seahawks quarterback Drew Lock and tackled running back Zach Charbonnet for a loss of four yards to help force the Seahawks punt.
The 49ers offense got a much-needed boost following Samuel’s third-quarter score, and on the 49ers next possession, Kittle wanted to join the touchdown-happy offense. Purdy, with plenty of time, aired it out to the left side to the veteran tight end, who ran past three defenders on his way to the end zone. The touchdown gave San Francisco a two-score cushion in Sunday’s chippy division rivalry game.
The fourth-year wideout entered Sunday’s contest 73 yards shy of the 1,000 yard receiving mark and eclipsed that milestone against the Seahawks after catching six passes for 126 yards. He is the first 49ers receiver to record back-to-back 1,000-yard receiving seasons since Anquan Boldin in the 2013 and 2014 seasons.
49ers QB Purdy extends historic passing streak in win vs. Seahawks
The 49ers quarterback led the league in completion percentage (70.2) and passer rating (116.1) entering San Francisco’s 28-16 win over the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, and that accuracy had him close to joining an impressive list that includes none other than franchise legend Joe Montana.
Purdy had six consecutive games with a completion percentage of 70 or higher before Sunday, and he became the fourth quarterback in NFL history to do it seven times in a row after connecting on 70.4 percent of his passes (19 of 27) against the Seahawks. Only Montana (eight consecutive games in 1989), Sam Bradford (seven consecutive in 2016) and Drew Brees (seven consecutive in 2016) have done that.