Niners Nation
The 49ers had another ugly outing in the division, this time at home against the Seattle Seahawks.
The San Francisco 49ers dropped another ugly divisional game at Levi’s Stadium, falling to 5-5 on the season with a 20-17 defeat at the hands of the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.
It was another ugly game for the 49ers, as they just weren’t able to close out the contest, despite having a number of opportunities to do so, allowing Seattle to mount a comeback, with quarterback Geno Smith scoring the go-ahead touchdown with just 12 seconds left.
Offensively, the 49ers really struggled to finish drives, which has been the case all year, thanks to penalties and inconsistencies.
Defensively, San Francisco looked good enough and made stops for much of the afternoon, but faltered on the final drive as Seattle was able to drive 80 yards to get the game-winning score on Sunday.
Here are three quick takeaways from the 49ers 20-17 loss to the Seattle Seahawks.
How many times have second halves and finishing games come up for the 49ers in 2024? With the loss, San Francisco dropped to 2-4 in one-score games, struggling to maintain their leads in the second half once again.
This game was filled with missed opportunities for San Francisco from the start to the end that ultimately allowed the Seahawks to capitalize and claw back in with the finish.
Looking back at the first half, the 49ers defense got out of a field goal chance for Seattle with a crucial third down sack, leading to a punt and a touchback for the offense to work with. But, two plays later, Brock Purdy forced a ball to Christian McCaffrey, throwing his eighth pick of the year, to which Seattle scored a field goal off.
Later in the half, the 49ers got into field goal range and were dragged out due to penalties, forcing a punt.
But, the real damage came in the second half, where Seattle outscored San Francisco 14-10 en route to the three-point victory. It all started with a positive defensive play, as Isaac Yiadom intercepted Geno Smith, but the 49ers could only muster a field goal in return, despite starting at the Seahawks 27-yard line.
After both sides traded touchdowns, giving San Francisco a 17-13 lead, the defense got a crucial turnover on downs, giving the offense a chance to put the kill shot on with under four minutes left in the game.
Once again, the 49ers got into Seattle territory, but as has been the case all year long, they weren’t able to successfully end the game, instead punting in plus territory once again at the Seahawks 42-yard line.
Defensively, San Francisco faltered from there, as Geno Smith led an 11-play, 80-yard touchdown drive over 2:26 to get the Seahawks the go-ahead score with just 12 seconds left, using his legs on a number of occasions to catch the 49ers off guard.
San Francisco has dealt with some ugly collapses this year....
