49ers Lose to Seattle Again

USPA NEWS - The San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks usually combine for solid matchups. Today was a tall task the 49ers had to face, considering Seattle already downed the 49ers once this season. This game ultimately decides the 49ers 2014 fate. San Francisco had to win.

The San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks usually combine for solid match ups. Today was a tall task the 49ers had to face, considering Seattle already downed the 49ers once this season. This game ultimately decides the 49ers 2014 fate. San Francisco had to win. The 49ers came out strong in the first half. They looked focus, prepared and ready for a battle in today´s game. They answered back in the second quarter. Faced with a 4th-and-short try, running back Frank Gore not only gained the first down, but pushed in a 10-yard rush into the end zone, to put the 49ers up 7-3. They sacked Russell Wilson 3 times, put up 104 total rushing yards in the first half and held the Seattle Seahawks to 3 points.

But the story line of the first half is the 49ers running back Frank Gore who endured an injury and had to sit out the rest of the game with a concussion. Gore left with 11 carries for 29 yards and one touchdown to give the 49ers the 7-3 lead going into the half.

The Seattle Seahawks haven't looked as dominant as they did a season ago, but after some early season struggles, they're in the middle of a heated battle for the NFC West. With a win over San Francisco this week, the Seahawks would put themselves into a position to play for first place in the NFC West next Sunday against Arizona.

At the start of the third quarter the momentum seem to change the 49ers or Seattle didn´t look like the team that was out there in the first half. It seemed as though there roles were switched and Seattle became the dominate team. Their defense sacked Kaepernick twice and the pressure started coming. The sixed man came alive as did Seattle´s offense, the beast started running wild 17 carries for 76 yards which drove Seattle down for a score to take the lead 10-7. Again Seattle´s defense comes up big with a stop going into the 4th quarter and Seattle gets the ball on 20 yard line to start the 4th. They drove 80 yards to score a touchdown and extends the lead to 17- 7.

These two teams are basically built to face each other and anything can happen when they play and that´s just what happened. It was a questionable call made on a hit to Russell Wilson which gave Seattle the first down and kept the drive alive for them to get a touch down instead of a field goal.

Still in the 4th the 49ers have the ball and driving, but still having their offensive woes and it´s now 4th and one. With no Gore, they go to full back Miller and he gets stuffed short of a first down. Seattle up two scores pretty much is game over at this point with 5 minutes is left in the game. Seattle dominated the second half and shut the 49ers down once again to keep their position to play for first place in the NFC West alive.