While the ailment has followed him since that absence, he finally put together his first signature performance of the season last Thursday, when he rampaged the 49ers for 122 yards and one touchdown on 27 carries.
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The sack total marked a single-game best for Bennett, who is now tied for the National Football League lead with 6.5 sacks on the season.
If there is a concern at this point for Seattle, it might be the amount Bennett is playing. “I think sometimes people look over him because we have so many big names on defense”.
Michael Bennett has been named NFC defensive player of the week. “I’m not going to change who I am because he’s so insane”, Avril said.
Also back, he thinks, is the mentality that got the team to the Super Bowl the last two years. In those situations, Bennett lines up as the defensive tackle with Avril on the end. It’s one of those things you get awarded for somebody noticing you.
Lynch has been slowed by injury this season and even missed two games (Weeks 4 and 5) due to a hamstring injury.
On one of the sacks, Bennett lined up nearly directly in front of right tackle Erik Pears, with Avril lined up outside of Bennett. As the 49ers’ linemen moved left at the snap, Bennett and Avril were each left nearly unblocked. “Kind of makes the guards become tackles”.
“I think the way he lines up kind of helps me out as far as how wide he is, ” said Avril, who has 3½ sacks this season. “He did run a little bit yesterday, been running a little bit today”.
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The ATS victory was just Seattle’s second in their last 10 contests, while improving the club to a disappointing 1-3 SU on the road ahead of Sunday afternoon’s Seahawks versus Cowboys betting matchup at AT&T Stadium. Then Wednesday he added that defensive tackle Jordan Hill (quadriceps), defensive end Demarcus Dobbs (shoulder), linebacker Nick Moody (ankle) and center Patrick Lewis (ankle) would return to practice this week and that he expects them to be able to play this weekend…. Carroll said there is still a chance Rawls is healthy enough to play this week, but Seattle needed additional depth, leading to the decision to sign Brown….
