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Week 8 Game Recap: Seattle Seahawks 34, San Francisco 49ers 13
What you need to know
| Seattle Seahawks |
The Seattle Seahawks took advantage of the 49ers ball control problems and general disarray to grab their second victory of the season.
QB Seneca Wallace filled-in for injured QB Matt Hasselbeck and managed the game well. He did not turn the ball over but outside of two long runs after catches by FB Leonard Weaver, the Seattle offense did not provide any fireworks.
RB Maurice Morris carried the ball the most for the Seahawks but did not have much success as the team only managed 39 total yards on the ground. RB Julius Jones was basically invisible. Weaver caught two short passes from Wallace and turned them into touchdown scores of 43 and 62 yards, inexplicably.
None of the Seahawks' receivers put up notable numbers but WR Koren Robinson did lead the team with four receptions. WR Deion Branch did not play. TE John Carlson was also quiet in the win.
The Seahawks' defense somehow managed to keep RB Frank Gore to under 100 yards on the ground but he still ran well in the loss. Seattle brought their only interception back for a score and also forced four fumbles but only managed to grab one for a turnover.
LB Lofa Tatupu left the game in the first half with an injury and did not return.
| San Francisco 49ers |
The San Francisco 49ers and new head coach Mike Singletary apparently had enough of QB J.T. O'Sullivan's penchant for turnovers and benched the quarterback at the end of the first half for QB Shaun Hill.
O'Sullivan committed two early turnovers, including an interception that was returned for a touchdown before he was sent to bench. QB Shaun Hill managed to hold onto the ball and did not turn the ball over. He also connected with WR Jason Hill for a touchdown in the back of the end zone late in the game.
RB Frank Gore continues to be the lone bright spot on the 49ers' offense. Gore ran the ball well and even managed to be the team's leading receiver in both catches and yards. RB Michael Robinson took a direct snap in the second half and handed the ball off to Gore.
Jason Hill, Isaac Bruce, Bryant Johnson, Arnaz Battle, and Josh Morgan were all held in check by the Seahawks and outside of Hill's touchdown none of the receivers did anything of note. Battle limped off the field in the second half and did not return. Morgan was held without a catch.
TE Vernon Davis picked up an unnecessary roughness flag at the end of the third quarter. Singletary did not approve of Davis' nonchalant attitude about the devastating call and told the tight end to hit the showers early. TE Delanie Walker was also injured and did not return to the game.
Defensively, the 49ers did not play awful. Outside of the two inexplicable long touchdown catches by FB Leonard Weaver, the team held the generally hapless Seahawks' offense in check. The Seahawks' benefited from good field position and a defensive score.
OL Barry Simms and DB Allen Rossum were also injured for the 49ers.
What you ought to know
| QB Seneca Wallace, Pass: 15 - 25 - 222 - 2 TD / 0 INT |
QB Seneca Wallace filled in for the injured QB Matt Hasselbeck and managed the team to victory over the struggling San Francisco 49ers. Wallace did not make any mistakes or turn the ball over. He found FB Leonard Weaver for two long scores but otherwise was not lighting the field on fire with his passing.
| RB Maurice Morris, Rush: 11 - 16 - 0 |
RB Maurice Morris did not have much success running the ball but received the most carries for Seattle.
| RB Julius Jones, Rush: 6 - 9 - 0, Rec: 2 - 22 - 0 (1 targets) |
RB Julius Jones was not very good but the team was able to overcome the absence of a running game to win. RB Maurice Morris ran the ball five more times than Jones.
| RB Leonard Weaver, Rush: 2 - 13 - 0, Rec: 4 - 116 - 2 (6 targets) |
FB Leonard Weaver scored on touchdown passes of 43 and 62 yards in the second half. Weaver is not known for his speed so these long scores reflect very poorly on the 49ers' defense. He also lined up as a wide receiver for at least one play.
| WR Koren Robinson, Rec: 4 - 31 - 0 (4 targets) |
WR Koren Robinson put up better numbers than expected but outside of FB Leonard Weaver's two long scores, the Seahawks' passing game was not very prolific.
| WR Bobby Engram, Rec: 3 - 40 - 0 (8 targets) |
WR Bobby Engram dropped one pass but made a nice diving effort in an attempt to reel it in. With QB Seneca Wallace at the helm, none of the Seahawks' wide receivers put up big numbers.
| WR Keary Colbert, Rec: 1 - 0 - 0 (1 targets) |
WR Keary Colbert was not effective in the win. He did not manage positive yardage on his only catch.
| TE John Carlson, Rec: 1 - 13 - 0 (2 targets) |
TE John Carlson was quiet in the win.
| PK Olindo Mare 2 - 2 FG, 4 - 4 XP, 10 points |
PK Olindo Mare was perfect on the day.
| SEA Rush Defense |
The Seahawks' rush defense, like seemingly all other defenses, was generally unable to stop RB Frank Gore on the ground but prevented the bruising back from reaching the end zone.
| SEA Pass Defense |
The Seahawks' pass defense was able to get regular pressure on both 49ers quarterbacks and also returned their lone interception for a touchdown. The team likely benefited from the troubles that the 49ers' offense has been having recently.
| QB Shaun Hill, Pass: 15 - 23 - 173 - 1 TD / 0 INT, Rush: 2 - 20 - 0 |
QB Shaun Hill relieved QB J.T. O'Sullivan for the final possession of the first half following O'Sullivan's second turnover of the game. Hill played reasonably well for his first appearance of the season, even leading the team on a late scoring drive which culminated in a touchdown pass to WR Jason Hill in the back of the end zone. Hill did not turn the ball over, which for an entire half is pretty good for the 49ers, but he did have the ball knocked out of his hand but the team recovered. Hill also managed 20 yards on the ground and looked good scrambling for first downs.
| QB J.T. OSullivan, Pass: 13 - 21 - 131 - 0 TD / 1 INT |
QB J.T. O'Sullivan was benched at the end of the first half in favor of QB Shaun Hill. O'Sullivan's troubling ball control issues continued as he fumbled twice (once for a loss) and threw an interception. He appeared to be oblivious to the defender chasing him down when he lost the fumble and the interception was brought back for a Seahawks' score. QB Shaun Hill came on for the final drive of the first half and played for the rest of the game.
| RB Frank Gore, Rush: 18 - 94 - 0, Rec: 7 - 65 - 0 (13 targets) |
RB Frank Gore continues to be the best offensive player for the 49ers. Besides being the team's leading receiver in the loss, he ran the ball powerfully and put up solid all-around numbers despite the problems that the rest of the offense was experiencing. Gore had a long run to the one yard line called back because he grabbed a defender's facemask.
| RB Michael Robinson, Rush: 3 - 9 - 0, Rec: 2 - 14 - 0 (2 targets) |
RB Michael Robinson lined up in the wildcat formation for one play and handed off to RB Frank Gore. He was also returning kicks due to a slew of injuries to the 49ers.
| WR Isaac Bruce, Rec: 4 - 49 - 0 (5 targets) |
WR Isaac Bruce was the most productive wide receiver for the 49ers but only managed four receptions in the loss.
| WR Arnaz Battle, Rec: 3 - 26 - 0 (6 targets) |
WR Arnaz Battle limped off the field in the second half and did not return.
| WR Bryant Johnson, Rec: 3 - 30 - 0 (4 targets) |
WR Bryant Johnson had a quiet game but no 49ers' receiver pulled in more than four receptions on the day.
| WR Jason Hill, Rec: 3 - 38 - 1 (5 targets) |
WR Jason Hill had his first receptions and touchdown of the season in the loss. He dropped the first pass thrown to him but made two nice catches in the second half including the touchdown grab.
| WR Josh Morgan (2 targets) |
WR Josh Morgan was held without a catch although he did play. He was overthrown by QB Shaun Hill in the end zone in the second half.
| TE Vernon Davis, Rec: 4 - 29 - 0 (2 targets) |
TE Vernon Davis was handed a personal foul penalty after making a reception at the end of the third quarter for slapping the defender. 49ers head coach Mike Singletary talked to Davis on the sideline while the fans in the stand applauded. Davis was then sent to the locker room for the rest of the game.
| TE Delanie Walker, Rec: 2 - 53 - 0 (3 targets) |
TE Delanie Walker was injured in the first half and did not return to the game but he had a big reception for 53 yards in the first half. He also had a pass that was thrown to him at the one yard line deflected away by a defender.
| PK Joe Nedney 2 - 2 FG, 1 - 1 XP, 7 points |
PK Joe Nedney was perfect on the day.
| SF Rush Defense |
The 49ers rush defense held the weak running game of the Seahawks to only 39 yards on the ground.
| SF Pass Defense |
Outside of the two long and inexcusable touchdown receptions by FB Leonard Weaver, the 49ers defense played reasonably well. QB Seneca Wallace did not light up the 49ers but the defense looked unfocused and perhaps tired on Weavers' two long scampers.
