49ers vs. Seattle Seahawks

Robbie Gould kicked a 36-yard field goal in overtime and the 49ers stunned the Seattle Seahawks 26-23 at Levi's Stadium. Nick Mullens threw for 414 yards and two touchdowns. Matt Breida ran for 49. Marquise Goodwin caught five passes for 102. Russell Wilson threw for 233 and a TD. The 49ers improved to 4-10 in the kind of upset win the rebuilding team needed.[1][2][3]

Robbie Gould kicked a 36-yard field goal in overtime Sunday afternoon at Levi's Stadium. The 49ers stunned the Seattle Seahawks 26-23. Five-straight head-to-head over the Seahawks now.

Nick Mullens threw for 414 yards and two touchdowns. The most by a 49ers quarterback since Joe Montana threw for 463 in 1990. The kind of breakout home Sunday where the practice-squad-pickup quarterback played out of his depth chart.

Matt Breida ran for 49. Marquise Goodwin caught five passes for 102. George Kittle had nine catches for 75. The 49ers' defense produced one sack of Russell Wilson. Stephen Hauschka missed a 53-yarder in OT for the Seahawks that would have won it. Gould then drove the 49ers down the field for the winner. The kind of Sunday afternoon home win the Niners' rebuilding offense will remember for the depth chart and the resilience.

49ers 26, Seahawks 23 (OT). Margin: +3. Fourteen-game record: 4-10, -72 differential.

• Robbie Gould: 36y FG in OT (game-winner).
• Nick Mullens: 30-of-43 for 414, 2 TDs (most 49ers QB passing yards in a game since Joe Montana 1990).
• Marquise Goodwin: 5 catches for 102, 1 TD.
• George Kittle: 9 catches for 75.
• Matt Breida: 14 carries for 49.
• Russell Wilson: 23-of-31 for 233, 1 TD.
• Stephen Hauschka: missed 53y FG in OT.
• 5 straight head-to-head over Seahawks.
• 49ers 4-10; Seahawks 8-6.

A 26-23 overtime home win over the Seattle Seahawks at Levi's Stadium. The 49ers improve to 4-10 with the year's most impactful win.

How it unfolded

The Seahawks built a 6-0 first-half lead behind two Hauschka field goals. The 49ers answered with a Mullens touchdown to Goodwin. Russell Wilson threw a touchdown to Tyler Lockett to make it 13-7. Mullens threw a second touchdown to Kendrick Bourne to make it 14-13. The second half was a back-and-forth: Hauschka field goal, Gould field goal, Wilson touchdown to Doug Baldwin, Gould field goal. The 49ers tied it 23-23 in regulation. Hauschka missed a 53-yard field goal in overtime. Mullens drove the 49ers into field-goal range and Gould kicked the 36-yard winner.

The turning point

Hauschka's missed 53-yard field goal in overtime. With the Seahawks having driven into field-goal range and the rebuilding 49ers facing a likely overtime loss, the wide-right miss gave Mullens and the 49ers' offense the chance to drive for the winner.

By the numbers

Mullens 30-of-43 for 414 with two TDs (most 49ers QB passing yards since Joe Montana 1990). Goodwin 5 catches for 102 with a TD. Kittle 9 catches for 75. Bourne 1 catch for a 25-yard TD. Wilson 23-of-31 for 233 with a TD. The 49ers' one sack of Wilson.

Personnel watch

Mullens's career game with 414 passing yards. Goodwin's first 100-yard receiving game. Kittle's nine-catch performance. The kind of Sunday performance where the Niners' building effort's third-stringer QB looked like a real NFL starter and the team responded with the upset win.

What it means

4-10 with the Bears on the road next week. The Sunday overtime win, in Mullens's fifth start, is the kind of result that gives the Niners' developing roster's depth chart something to think about for 2019. Five-straight head-to-head over the Seahawks is the franchise's longest active divisional streak.