San Francisco 49ers vs Seattle Seahawks Match Player Stats On Sep 17, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Sep 17, 2017

SEATTLE -- Russell Wilson's 9-yard touchdown pass to Paul Richardson with just over seven minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, Seattle's first touchdown of the season, put the Seahawks ahead to stay in a 12-9 win over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday at CenturyLink Field.

Wilson overcame a poor passing performance on a rainy afternoon to put together a 10-play, 82-yard drive that included several scrambles for first downs before throwing the go-ahead touchdown pass to Richardson with 7:06 remaining.

Seattle stopped San Francisco (0-2) on three downs on the 49ers' next possession, then the Seahawks finished off the game with a seven-play drive -- all runs -- that ran the final 4:47 off the clock.

Wilson completed 23 of 39 passes for 198 yards and a touchdown while adding 35 yards on 11 carries. Rookie running back Chris Carson rushed for 93 yards on 20 carries while accounting for 41 yards on Seattle's final drive.

The Seahawks (1-1) avoided their first loss in a home opener since 2008 despite giving up 124 rushing yards to San Francisco running back Carlos Hyde. The 49ers (0-2) had 159 rushing yards, but only 89 passing yards in the loss.

The 49ers used a 10-play, 54-yard drive to set up the go-ahead field goal early in the fourth quarter. Robbie Gould's third field goal of the day, from 34 yards out, put San Francisco ahead 9-6 with 11:36 remaining.

Four field goals sent the teams into the halftime locker room deadlocked 6-6.

Blair Walsh kicked field goals on two of the Seahawks' first three possessions, with help from a Bobby Wagner interception, as Seattle jumped out to a 6-0 lead after one quarter.

San Francisco got 98 rushing yards from Hyde in the second quarter alone to set up two Gould field goals that tied the score. Gould's 37-yarder with 17 seconds left set up by a Hyde 27-yard run, which tied the score 6-6.

Hyde had 102 rushing yards on seven carries in the first half.

Seattle has now beaten San Francisco in seven consecutive meetings.

San Francisco quarterback Bobby Hoyer completed 15 of 27 passes for 99 yards and an interception.

NOTES: Seahawks RB Eddie Lacy was inactive for Sunday's game. The former Green Bay Packer has fallen behind Thomas Rawls, C.J. Prosise and undrafted rookie Chris Carson on the depth chart. ... 49ers rookie LB Reuben Foster, a first-round pick, was among the inactives. ... San Francisco benched G Zane Beadles and replaced him with recent trade acquisition Laken Tomlinson in the starting offense. ... Seattle CB Richard Sherman, who missed two practice days due to a sore hamstring, made his 93rd consecutive regular-season start Sunday. ... San Francisco S Jimmie Ward and Seattle RB Thomas Rawls made their season debuts after missing the opener with injuries. ... San Francisco S Eric Reid continues to battle a knee injury that led to him being helped off the field twice Sunday.