Start ’em: Seahawks D/ST, K Steven Hauschka – I gotta think sacks and interceptions are potentially an option.
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“There’s a lot of playing left, a lot of games left, and a lot of things are going to happen”. Football Outsiders’ playoff odds have the Seahawks at just 9.9 percent. I’ve got the Seahawks winning 24-6.
The last time the Seattle Seahawks faced the San Francisco 49ers, the Seahawks were 2-4 and their season was on the ropes.
But their record says they’re a below-average team. The right side of the line must keep pressure out of Blaine Gabbert’s face.
Also probable for Seattle are Baldwin (toe), tackle Russell Okung (toe/ankle), tight end Luke Willson (toe), defensive ends Cliff Avril (ankle) and Michael Bennett (non-injury related), defensive tackle Demarcus Dobbs (shoulder) and linebacker K.J. Wright (knee). He wanted to accompany his teammates and help on the sideline during the game, then travel on his own to Colorado, a source said.
Patrick Lewis is starting again Sunday at center for the third time this season. I’m going with Seattle at home, 27-13. But the rest of the San Francisco defense won’t be able to hang with Seattle’s commitment to the running game, and the 49ers will fall behind. The Seattle Seahawks defeated the San Francisco 49ers 20-3.
Rehabilitation likely will take four to six months, which could overlap with a key date on Kaepernick’s contract.
But the 49ers haven’t won in Seattle since 2011. All five of Seattle’s losses came after they blew fourth-quarter leads, including in Sunday night’s 39-32 home loss to the Arizona Cardinals.
This game depends on offense. Now, Seattle’s offensive line is certainly not helping his production, but the injuries might be the bigger issue. Also, Seattle can’t afford to fall into a hole like they did last week. “Last year, we felt like we had to win every game”. Should Seattle lose, the team would sit at 4-6. “Letting the ball go was me realizing I was seriously injured”. Fortunately, they have a great opportunity to get back on track this week.
THIRD-DOWN TROUBLE: Seattle was 1 of 8 on third downs against Arizona largely because the Seahawks were in third-and-long most of the game.
San Francisco coach Jim Tomsula didn’t agree with the notion that Hyde’s slow recovery is a sign that he has suffered setbacks during his rehab. “We always find a way to get things done”, Sherman said.
This game has all the makings for a bounce-back win.
Still, change is change, as players and coaches have taken to noting with increasing frequency in recent weeks as the losses have piled up and media and others have come looking for answers. Blaine Gabbert’s first start in place of Colin Kaepernick was a success and the 49ers defense looked like the dominant unit it was in previous years.
The Seahawks, despite entering Sunday just a game ahead of the 49ers in the standings, still appear closer to the top than the bottom of the NFL.
Smith was only targeted once against the Seahawks the first time around and was held without a reception.
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The Seahawks defense may have caved in during those losses but, overall, it still is allowing the second-fewest yards in the league (203.3 yards per game).
