The Seattle Seahawks sit atop the NFC West at 3-2 heading into this week's Thursday Night Football matchup with the 2-3 San Francisco 49ers. Seattle will be looking to not only defend home turf, but maintain a division lead over the struggling defending NFC champs. The 49ers blew a 13-point lead to lose to the Arizona Cardinals at home last week and have blown double-digit leads in two of their three losses.
Seattle is coming off a 29-20 loss to the Giants in which a potential game-tying field goal attempt was blocked and returned for a touchdown in the final minute.
The game could see some passing fireworks, with Seattle's Geno Smith leading the NFL in passing yards and San Francisco's Brock Purdy ranking fourth. Smith also leads the NFL in pass attempts and is fourth in completion percentage.
On the injury front for Seattle, both defensive tackle Jonathan Hankins and wide receiver DK Metcalf are dealing with hand injuries but were full participants in practice this week. For San Francisco, safety Talano Hufanga missed practice with a wrist injury, as did kicker Jake Moody with an ankle injury. The 49ers did sign veteran kicker Matthew Wright to fill in.
Uh oh, Niners running back Jordan Mason is down with an apparent injury after a 14-yard run. With Christian McCaffrey still out, the Niners have rookie Isaac Guerendo and Patrick Taylor Jr. behind him.
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The Seahawks just can't string a good drive together. They have two first downs in five offensive drives and just punted the ball back to the Niners again.
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FIELD GOAL: Niners tack on three more points
The Seattle defense gets a much-needed stop, but the field position means the Niners are now up 13-0.
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With that TD reception, #49ers WR Deebo Samuel becomes the first WR in NFL history to join the 20-20 club.
Seahawks returner Laviska Shenault Jr. returns the kickoff to the 30, but the ball comes loose and ends up in the Niners' hands. It's not going well for Seattle.
And it's a 3-and-out for the Seahawks now, with Fred Warner getting the big stop on third down. Outside of the Metcalf play, they're averaging 2.1 yards per play.
And the Seahawks get the ball right back after forcing a 49ers 3-and-out
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Seahawks punt after three straight passes intended for DK Metcalf fall incomplete.
49ers take over late in the 1st quarter.
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49ers take lead with FG
Matthew Wright, signed this week to fill in for injured kicker Jake Moody, hits from 25 yards out as a long 49ers drive stalls in the red zone.
Niners lead 3-0.
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After the 49ers grind out a couple first downs, Jordan Mason breaks free for a 38-yard run to get into scoring range. The drive started at SF's own 3-yard line.
