49ers at Seattle Seahawks

Josh Brown kicked a 22-yard field goal as time expired and the Seattle Seahawks beat the 49ers 20-19 at Seahawks Stadium. Matt Hasselbeck threw for 207 yards and a touchdown. Jeff Garcia threw for 168 yards with no touchdowns and no interceptions. Tai Streets caught five for 77. Garrison Hearst ran for 62 with a touchdown. The 49ers fell to 2-4 with the late road loss.[1][2][3]

Josh Brown kicked a 22-yard field goal as time expired Sunday afternoon at Seahawks Stadium. The Seattle Seahawks beat the 49ers 20-19 in the kind of division road loss where the new Erickson era's offense produced 19 points and the kind of late-game discipline the year's defensive identity has been trying to build did not finish the game.

Jeff Garcia threw for 168 efficiently (no TDs, no INTs). Tai Streets caught five for 77. Garrison Hearst ran for 62 with a touchdown. Matt Hasselbeck threw a touchdown. Shaun Alexander ran for 77. The 49ers' offense managed 19 points but the defense surrendered the late field-goal drive.

2-4. The kind of late-game division road loss that, against the conference's NFC West leader on a walk-off field goal, was the kind of close loss the year's competitive identity has been producing. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers at home next Sunday in another NFC matchup. The kind of October where the year's identity tape, with two close losses in the past three weeks, has the kind of competitive-but-not-finishing arc.

Seahawks 20, 49ers 19. Margin: -1. Six-game record: 2-4, +16 differential.

* Josh Brown: 22y FG as time expired (game-winner).
* Matt Hasselbeck: 17-of-27 for 207, 1 TD, 1 INT.
* Shaun Alexander: 22 carries for 77.
* Jeff Garcia: 16-of-27 for 168, 0 TDs, 0 INTs.
* Garrison Hearst: 16 carries for 62, 1 TD.
* Tai Streets: 5 catches for 77.
* 49ers 2-4; Seahawks 4-2.

A 20-19 division road loss at Seahawks Stadium. Josh Brown's late field goal ends the year's most competitive division road game. The 49ers fall to 2-4.

How it unfolded

The Seahawks scored on their opening drive with a Hasselbeck touchdown to make it 7-0. The 49ers answered with a Garrison Hearst short touchdown run to tie at 7-7. Seattle added a field goal to make it 10-7. The 49ers added two field goals in the second quarter to make it 13-10. Seattle added a touchdown to make it 17-13 at halftime. The third quarter was a Joe Nedney field goal that made it 17-16. The fourth quarter was a 49ers field goal to push them ahead 19-17. Seattle drove for the winning field goal as time expired.

The turning point

Josh Brown's walk-off field goal. With the 49ers up 19-17 and the new Erickson era's defense one stop away from the kind of late-game discipline the year's identity is built around, Brown's 22-yard kick ended the road game and the year's chance at a division road win.

By the numbers

Garcia 168 passing on 27 attempts with no TDs and no INTs. Hearst 62 rushing on 16 carries with a TD. Tai Streets 77 receiving on 5 catches. Terrell Owens 53 receiving on 6 catches. Hasselbeck 207 on 27 attempts with a TD. Shaun Alexander 77 rushing.

Personnel watch

Jeff Garcia's clean game (no TDs, no INTs). Garrison Hearst's rushing touchdown. Tai Streets's productive game. The defense surrendering the late field-goal drive. The kind of division road loss where the offense produced just enough but the defense did not finish the game.

What it means

2-4 with the Buccaneers at home next Sunday. The kind of division road loss where the year's competitive identity, on the late-game field goal, ended on the wrong side of one point. The kind of October where the new Erickson era's defensive identity continues to surrender late drives.