SANTA CLARA, Calif. — No turkey necessary this time, just some high-flying defense and more power running by Marshawn Lynch. ADVERTISING SANTA CLARA, Calif. — No turkey necessary this time, just some high-flying defense and more power running by Marshawn
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — No turkey necessary this time, just some high-flying defense and more power running by Marshawn Lynch.
The Seattle Seahawks rediscovered their tried-and-true formula to get back in the win column, with Russell Wilson and Co. ruling this one-sided rivalry with San Francisco.
On another Thursday night, and on San Francisco’s home field again.
Wilson threw a 43-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Lockett late in the first half, Lynch added a leaping 1-yard score, and Seattle beat the hapless 49ers 20-3 for its fourth straight victory against its NFC West rival.
“It felt like a really normal Seahawk night tonight,” coach Pete Carroll said.
The Seahawks (3-4) whipped San Francisco in Levi’s Stadium on a Thursday in prime time 11 months after Richard Sherman chomped turkey on the field last Thanksgiving night following a 19-3 victory.
Wilson completed 10 of his first 12 passes and finished with 235 yards passing and Lynch ran for 122 yards after vomiting on the sideline in the first half, something Carroll said was caused by him getting winded during a busy opening drive. Seattle won for the first time in four road games this season, avoiding another fourth-quarter collapse.
Carroll and his players were thrilled how they came together after a tough loss at home Sunday against Carolina.
“After the tough loss, we said, ‘We choose to believe,’” Wilson said about the message he and defensive end Michael Bennett gave to the team. “The idea was to believe in one another. … We lost four tough games but we thought we could have won each one of those.”
This game lacked its usual intrigue with both teams trying to save their seasons and Carroll missing former nemesis and now-Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh.
Wilson made the key plays and Colin Kaepernick struggled once again facing Seattle as the 49ers (2-5) lost four days after snapping a four-game losing streak by beating Baltimore.
Wilson was sacked five times to push his NFL-leading total to 31 and threw a pair of interceptions, but still made plenty of big plays for another lopsided result against the Niners.
Phil Dawson kicked a 35-yard field goal late in the third, and the 49ers have been held to single digits in their past three losses to Seattle with just one touchdown — outscored 56-13.
