The 49ers (8-4) host the Seattle Seahawks (11-1) at Candlestick Park for a 1:25 PT kickoff.
Russell Wilson leads the Seahawks' offense. Pete Carroll coaches Seattle. Marshawn Lynch at lead back. Colin Kaepernick continues for the 49ers. Frank Gore at lead back.
Russell Wilson and the Seahawks come in at 11-1 on pace for the NFC's #1 seed. Lynch averages 80 per game. Wilson averages 215 with 18 TDs.
The 49ers, at 8-4 on two-straight wins, host the conference's hottest team. Kaepernick's thirteenth start. The W2 primetime 29-3 blowout is the year's lowest point.
Underdog by 1.5. The year's most-important home game.
Week 14 is the December playoff-positioning sort. The Seahawks (11-1) lead the conference. The Saints, Panthers, Cowboys, Eagles, and Lions are in the NFC's contender mix. The 49ers (8-4) are in the wild-card chase. Around the AFC the Broncos, Patriots, and Chiefs continue at the top. The Sunday home game is the kind of week the championship-window team faces the conference's #1 seed candidate.
Through twelve games the 49ers are 8-4 with a +100 point differential. The Seahawks are 11-1 with a +148. Russell Wilson 18 TDs and 6 INTs in 12 games. Marshawn Lynch 80 rushing per game. The Seahawks beat the 49ers 29-3 at CenturyLink in W2. Vegas opens the Seahawks as 1.5-point road favorites; total 39.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | 9-3 | W2 |
| Miami Dolphins | 6-6 | W1 |
| New York Jets | 5-7 | L3 |
| Buffalo Bills | 4-8 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | 8-4 | W2 |
| Baltimore Ravens | 6-6 | W2 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 5-7 | L1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 4-8 | L3 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | 8-4 | W1 |
| Tennessee Titans | 5-7 | L1 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 3-9 | W2 |
| Houston Texans | 2-10 | L10 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | 10-2 | W1 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 9-3 | L3 |
| San Diego Chargers | 5-7 | L1 |
| Oakland Raiders | 4-8 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle Seahawks | 11-1 | W7 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 8-4 | W2 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 7-5 | -- |
| St. Louis Rams | 5-7 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | 7-5 | W2 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 7-5 | W4 |
| New York Giants | 5-7 | W1 |
| Washington Redskins | 3-9 | L4 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | 7-5 | W1 |
| Chicago Bears | 6-6 | L2 |
| Green Bay Packers | 5-6-1 | L1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 3-8-1 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | 9-3 | W8 |
| New Orleans Saints | 9-3 | L1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 3-9 | W1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 3-9 | L1 |
Reveal each quarter as you watch, the next quarter stays hidden until you tap it.
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Phil Dawson 23 yard field goal | 0-3 |
| 49ers | Phil Dawson 48 yard field goal | 0-6 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Seahawks | Marshawn Lynch 11 yard rush ( Stephen Hauschka kick) | 7-6 |
| 49ers | Phil Dawson 52 yard field goal | 7-9 |
| Seahawks | Luke Willson 39 yard pass from Russell Wilson ( Stephen Hauschka kick) | 14-9 |
| 49ers | Vernon Davis 8 yard pass from Colin Kaepernick ( Phil Dawson kick) | 14-16 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| No scoring this quarter. | ||
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Seahawks | Stephen Hauschka 31 yard field goal | 17-16 |
| 49ers | Phil Dawson 22 yard field goal | 17-19 |
Phil Dawson kicked a 22-yard field goal as time expired and the 49ers beat the Seattle Seahawks 19-17 at Candlestick Park. Colin Kaepernick threw for 175 yards. Frank Gore ran for 110 yards and a touchdown. Anquan Boldin caught six for 93. NaVorro Bowman had a 16-yard touchdown after intercepting Russell Wilson and returning it to the 12 to set up the winning kick. The 49ers improved to 9-4.[1][2][3]
Phil Dawson kicked a 22-yard field goal as time expired Sunday afternoon at Candlestick Park. NaVorro Bowman intercepted Russell Wilson and returned it 16 yards to the 12 to set up the kick. The 49ers beat the Seattle Seahawks 19-17 in the kind of Sunday-afternoon home win where the championship-window team produced exactly the kind of complete-team performance the rebuild had been planning for in the year's must-win.
Colin Kaepernick threw for 175 yards. Frank Gore ran for 110 yards and a touchdown. Anquan Boldin caught six for 93. Vernon Davis caught a touchdown. The kind of Sunday-afternoon home game where the offense produced 19 points and the defense produced one interception that set up the game-winning field goal.
Russell Wilson threw for 192 yards and two touchdowns. Marshawn Lynch ran for 72. The 49ers' defense produced three sacks of Wilson and the late interception by Bowman. The kind of Sunday-afternoon home win where the championship-window team's competitive identity, in the year's most-important Sunday, was at its highest point. 9-4 with the Buccaneers on the road next week.
49ers 19, Seahawks 17. Margin: +2. Thirteen-game record: 9-4, +102 differential.
A 19-17 home win over the Seattle Seahawks at Candlestick Park. The 49ers improve to 9-4 in the year's most-important Sunday.
How it unfolded
The Seahawks built a 7-0 lead behind a Wilson touchdown to Doug Baldwin. The 49ers answered with a Frank Gore rushing touchdown. The Seahawks kicked a field goal. Wilson threw a touchdown to Zach Miller. The Seahawks led 17-9 at halftime. The third quarter was a Kaepernick touchdown to Vernon Davis. The fourth quarter was a Phil Dawson field goal to make it 19-17 with under three minutes left. Russell Wilson drove the Seahawks toward field-goal range. NaVorro Bowman intercepted Wilson and returned the ball 16 yards to the 12. Dawson kicked the 22-yard winner as time expired.
The turning point
NaVorro Bowman's interception of Russell Wilson with under two minutes left. With the Seahawks driving for the winning field goal in the year's most-important Sunday game, the Pro Bowl linebacker stepped in front of a pass intended for Doug Baldwin and returned the ball into the red zone. Dawson's 22-yard field goal as time expired ended it.
By the numbers
Kaepernick 15-of-29 for 175. Gore 17 carries for 110 with a TD. Boldin 6 catches for 93. Davis 4 catches for 52 with a TD. Russell Wilson 15-of-25 for 192 with two TDs. Marshawn Lynch 20 carries for 72. The 49ers' three sacks of Wilson and the Bowman game-winning INT.
Personnel watch
NaVorro Bowman with the game-winning interception. Gore's third 100-yard game of the year. Dawson with the winning kick. The defense's three sacks of Wilson. The kind of Sunday-afternoon home performance where the championship-window team's competitive identity, in the year's must-win, was the year's highest point.
What it means
9-4 with the Buccaneers on the road next week. The Sunday-afternoon home win over the conference's #1 seed candidate confirms the championship-window team's wild-card position and resets the W2 primetime road blowout result. The schedule from here favors the 49ers.
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | |||||
| Colin Kaepernick | 15/29 | 175 | 1 | 1 | |
| SEA | |||||
| Russell Wilson | 15/25 | 199 | 1 | 1 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Frank Gore | 17 | 110 | 0 | 51 |
| Colin Kaepernick | 9 | 31 | 0 | 9 |
| Kendall Hunter | 4 | 16 | 0 | 7 |
| Bruce Miller | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| SEA | ||||
| Marshawn Lynch | 20 | 72 | 1 | 11 |
| Robert Turbin | 2 | 12 | 0 | 8 |
| Russell Wilson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Anquan Boldin | 6 | 93 | 0 | 27 |
| Michael Crabtree | 4 | 40 | 0 | 17 |
| Bruce Miller | 3 | 21 | 0 | 11 |
| Vernon Davis | 2 | 21 | 1 | 13 |
| SEA | ||||
| Luke Willson | 3 | 70 | 1 | 39 |
| Golden Tate | 6 | 65 | 0 | 25 |
| Doug Baldwin | 3 | 36 | 0 | 14 |
| Jermaine Kearse | 2 | 15 | 0 | 9 |
| Zach Miller | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
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