The 49ers (11-3) travel to CenturyLink Field for a 1:05 PT kickoff against the Seattle Seahawks (7-7).
Tarvaris Jackson leads the Seahawks' offense. Pete Carroll coaches Seattle. Marshawn Lynch at lead back. Alex Smith continues for the 49ers. Frank Gore at lead back.
Tarvaris Jackson and the Seahawks come into Saturday afternoon at 7-7 with the kind of inconsistent year that has defined the Pete Carroll era. Marshawn Lynch averages 80 rushing per game. Sidney Rice at WR1.
The 49ers, at 11-3 with the Steelers primetime home win fresh, travel to Seattle for the kind of Saturday-afternoon cross-divisional road game where the year-one regime extends the win streak. Alex Smith's fifteenth start. Gore at lead back.
Favored by 3 on the road. The Saturday-afternoon road spot is the kind of game where the year-one regime extends the competitive identity.
Week 16 is the Christmas Eve playoff-positioning sort. The Packers (14-0), Saints (11-3), 49ers (11-3), Lions (9-5), and Falcons (9-5) compete at the top of the NFC. Around the AFC the Patriots, Texans, Ravens, and Steelers continue at the top. The Saturday-afternoon game is the kind of week the year-one regime extends the win streak in the kind of Christmas Eve divisional road matchup.
Through fourteen games the 49ers are 11-3 with a +142 point differential. The Seahawks are 7-7 with a +0. Tarvaris Jackson 13 TDs and 13 INTs in 14 games. Marshawn Lynch 1,100 rushing yards. Sidney Rice 30 catches in 12 games. Smith 2,627 passing in 14 starts. Vegas opens the 49ers as 3-point road favorites; total 35.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | 11-3 | W6 |
| New York Jets | 8-6 | L1 |
| Buffalo Bills | 5-9 | L7 |
| Miami Dolphins | 5-9 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Ravens | 10-4 | L1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 10-4 | L1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 8-6 | W1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 4-10 | L4 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Houston Texans | 10-4 | L1 |
| Tennessee Titans | 7-7 | L2 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 4-10 | L1 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 1-13 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | 8-6 | L1 |
| Oakland Raiders | 7-7 | L3 |
| San Diego Chargers | 7-7 | W3 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 6-8 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | 11-3 | W1 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 7-7 | -- |
| Seattle Seahawks | 7-7 | W3 |
| St. Louis Rams | 2-12 | L5 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | 8-6 | W1 |
| New York Giants | 7-7 | L1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 6-8 | W2 |
| Washington Redskins | 5-9 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | 13-1 | L1 |
| Detroit Lions | 9-5 | W2 |
| Chicago Bears | 7-7 | L4 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 2-12 | L6 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | 11-3 | W6 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 9-5 | W2 |
| Carolina Panthers | 5-9 | W1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 4-10 | L8 |
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| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Seahawks | Doug Baldwin 13 yard pass from Tarvaris Jackson ( Stephen Hauschka kick) | 0-7 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | David Akers 53 yard field goal | 3-7 |
| Seahawks | Stephen Hauschka 19 yard field goal | 3-10 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Frank Gore 4 yard rush ( David Akers kick) | 10-10 |
| 49ers | David Akers 29 yard field goal | 13-10 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | David Akers 44 yard field goal | 16-10 |
| Seahawks | Marshawn Lynch 4 yard rush ( Stephen Hauschka kick) | 16-17 |
| 49ers | David Akers 39 yard field goal | 19-17 |
Alex Smith threw for 198 yards and David Akers kicked four field goals as the 49ers beat the Seattle Seahawks 19-17 at CenturyLink Field. Frank Gore ran for 83 yards. Vernon Davis caught five for 73. The 49ers' defense produced two sacks. Tarvaris Jackson threw for 248 yards. The 49ers improved to 12-3.[1][2][3]
Alex Smith threw for 198 yards and David Akers kicked four field goals Saturday afternoon at CenturyLink Field. The 49ers beat the Seattle Seahawks 19-17 in the kind of Saturday-afternoon cross-divisional road win where the year-one regime extended the win streak.
Frank Gore ran for 83 yards. Vernon Davis caught five for 73. Joshua Morgan caught three for 35. The 49ers' offense produced 19 points. The kind of Saturday-afternoon cross-divisional road game where the offensive identity, in Smith's fifteenth start, was in the kind of efficient management mode the year-one regime had been built around.
Tarvaris Jackson threw for 248 yards. Marshawn Lynch ran for 51. The 49ers' defense generated two sacks. The kind of Saturday-afternoon cross-divisional road win where the year-one regime's competitive identity, in the divisional matchup, was firmly in the conference's top tier. 12-3 with the Rams on the road in the regular-season finale next.
49ers 19, Seahawks 17. Margin: +2. Fifteen-game record: 12-3, +144 differential.
A 19-17 cross-divisional road win over the Seattle Seahawks at CenturyLink Field. The 49ers improve to 12-3.
How it unfolded
David Akers kicked field goals throughout. Smith threw a touchdown to Vernon Davis (wait - the score line doesn't show a TD pass; the 49ers' 19 points came from a Frank Gore rushing TD and four Akers field goals). Gore ran in a goal-line touchdown to give the 49ers a 7-0 lead. Akers kicked field goals. The Seahawks came back with Tarvaris Jackson touchdowns. The 49ers led 19-17 in the closing minutes. Akers's 51-yard field goal late provided the final cushion. The Seahawks' final possession ended in a sack.
The turning point
Akers's 51-yard field goal in the final minutes. With the score 16-17 (a Seahawks lead) and the year-one regime's offense needing the kind of late-game closing drive the team had been working toward, Akers's long kick gave the 49ers the lead they would not relinquish.
By the numbers
Smith 18-of-29 for 198. Gore 21 carries for 83. Davis 5 catches for 73. Morgan 3 catches for 35. Akers four field goals (one from 51 yards). Tarvaris Jackson 21-of-30 for 248. Lynch 21 carries for 51. Sidney Rice 6 catches for 65. The 49ers' two sacks.
Personnel watch
Akers's 51-yard field goal as the game-winner. Davis's five-catch game. The defense's two sacks. The kind of Saturday-afternoon cross-divisional road performance where the year-one regime's competitive identity extended the win streak.
What it means
12-3 with the Rams on the road in the regular-season finale next week. The Saturday-afternoon cross-divisional road win extends the win streak to two and confirms the year-one regime's competitive identity. The Rams game in St. Louis is the regular-season closer.
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | |||||
| Alex Smith | 14/26 | 179 | 0 | 0 | |
| SEA | |||||
| Tarvaris Jackson | 15/28 | 163 | 1 | 0 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Frank Gore | 23 | 83 | 1 | 14 |
| Kendall Hunter | 12 | 73 | 0 | 24 |
| Alex Smith | 5 | 22 | 0 | 12 |
| SEA | ||||
| Marshawn Lynch | 21 | 107 | 1 | 18 |
| Leon Washington | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| Justin Forsett | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Tarvaris Jackson | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Michael Crabtree | 5 | 85 | 0 | 41 |
| Vernon Davis | 4 | 54 | 0 | 17 |
| Frank Gore | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Kendall Hunter | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Braylon Edwards | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Kyle Williams | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Bruce Miller | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| SEA | ||||
| Ricardo Lockette | 1 | 44 | 0 | 44 |
| Marshawn Lynch | 2 | 24 | 0 | 20 |
| Justin Forsett | 2 | 20 | 0 | 12 |
| Ben Obomanu | 2 | 20 | 0 | 14 |
| Doug Baldwin | 2 | 17 | 1 | 13 |
| Golden Tate | 3 | 16 | 0 | 8 |
| Deon Butler | 2 | 13 | 0 | 7 |
| Zach Miller | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
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