San Francisco 49ers vs Seattle Seahawks Match Player Stats On Nov 22, 2015

The Sports Xchange
Nov 22, 2015

SEATTLE -- Seattle Seahawks rookie running back Thomas Rawls rushed for 209 yards and a touchdown and added a catch for another score to lead the Seahawks to a 29-13 win against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday.

It was the first time Seattle had a player rush for more than 200 yards since Shaun Alexander had 201 yards against Green Bay on Nov. 27, 2006.

Wide receiver Tyler Lockett added a pair of touchdown catches for the Seahawks, who are 5-5 and are still alive in the playoff hunt.

Rawls started in place of Marshawn Lynch, who was out with an abdominal injury, and showed he might be the future of Seattle's rushing game. Rawls has started four games this season and has the two best rushing games for the Seahawks. The previous best was Rawls' 169 yards on Oct. 11 against Cincinnati.

Rawls' biggest play of the day, though, came on a pass in the fourth quarter that he took 31 yards to the end zone, giving the Seahawks a 29-13 lead and effectively ending the hopes of the 49ers (3-7).

San Francisco quarterback Blaine Gabbert had a decent day, going 22 for 34 passing for 264 yards and a touchdown, but the 49ers were unable to move the ball consistently against Seattle.

The Seahawks opened up a 20-0 lead in the first half, driving for touchdowns the first three times they had the ball. When Rawls wasn't running over and through the 49ers, quarterback Russell Wilson had no trouble picking apart San Francisco with the passing game. Wilson completed 12 of his 13 passes in the first half, with two touchdowns to Lockett, and finished 24 of 29 for 260 yards and three touchdowns.

Lockett doubled his career touchdown numbers before halftime. His only previous touchdown catch came in Seattle's 20-3 win at San Francisco in week seven. Lockett's speed led to the first score, a 24-yard strike from Wilson where Lockett simply outran San Francisco's coverage.

Rawls picked up his second rushing touchdown of the season with a 2-yard run that capped a 59-yard drive in the first quarter. The score put Seattle up 13-0 after the Seahawks missed the extra point.

Lockett showed he has some power as well as speed on his second score, an 11-yard slant. Lockett pulled in the ball a few yards short of the goal line, broke a tackle and then bulled past a pair of defenders to get into the end zone.

San Francisco's offense finally showed some life on the last drive of the first half. After forcing Seattle to punt for the first time, the 49ers took the ball at their own 8-yard line with about 1 1/2 minutes left and drove 92 yards for their first score. Gabbert found tight end Vance McDonald for a 19-yard touchdown pass with nine seconds left in the half.

The teams settled for field goals in the third quarter. San Francisco's Phil Dawson had kicks of 27 and 25 yards, and Seattle's Steven Hauschka added a 33-yarder.

NOTES: Seattle running back Marshawn Lynch was ruled inactive for the game with an abdominal injury. Lynch had been listed as questionable with an abdominal injury, and coach Pete Carroll had indicated earlier in the week he expected Lynch to play. ... San Francisco DT Glenn Dorsey injured his knee on the 49ers first defensive play of the game. He was carted off the field and did not return. ... Seattle failed on two extra-point attempts. Steven Hauschka missed the attempt after the Seahawks' second touchdown, and the kick was blocked after Rawls' touchdown in the fourth quarter. It was the first time the Seahawks missed an extra point since Hauschka had a kick blocked against Buffalo on Dec. 16, 2012. ... Seattle has now won four straight regular-season games against the 49ers.