SEATTLE – The San Francisco 49ers had been like a baseball group pressured to play with out its injured All-Big name nearer.
Everybody within the bullpen has needed to regulate their roles, and the chief hasn’t moderately been positive whom at hand the ball to within the 9th inning.
Or, within the 49ers’ case, the fourth quarter.
Thursday night time, the 49ers used a bullpen-by-committee method within the absence of reigning NFL Offensive Participant of the Yr Christian McCaffrey, who has but to take a snap this season as a result of Achilles tendinitis, as they hung on for a 36-24 victory towards host Seattle to tug even with the Seahawks atop the NFC West at 3-3.
The 49ers had already blown double-digit leads in losses to department opponents Arizona and the Los Angeles Rams and appeared like they could do it once more after development a 20-point edge early within the 3rd quarter at the first of George Kittle’s two landing receptions.
Seattle’s Laviska Shenault Jr. returned the following kickoff 97 yards for a landing, Kenneth Walker III scored on a 1-yard run, and the Seahawks were given the ball again trailing 23-17.
All-Professional linebacker Fred Warner admitted to having flashbacks to the former defeats at that time.
“(A) thousand p.c,” Warner mentioned. “It sucks, however sure, it used to be one thing that felt acquainted evidently. I am like, ‘Howdy, we will cross one in all two tactics proper right here. We will stand tall in a opposed surroundings and get the sport that we were given to get, or we will accept precisely how we have been taking part in the final couple losses.’”
Rookie 49ers defensive again Renardo Inexperienced then stepped in entrance of DK Metcalf and picked off a Geno Smith cross to arrange Kittle’s 2nd landing, a 9-yard reception with 6:20 last, to make it 29-17.
“We’ve got been in numerous large video games, we have received numerous large video games. We’ve got misplaced some large video games, and so it is simply we’re skilled within the second,” Kittle mentioned. “If in case you have new guys available in the market and once they really feel the boldness from all of the guys who have been via there prior to, they really feel like they are compatible proper into it and they’ve that self assurance as smartly. So, it is simply our group’s been in the ones scenarios, and we have achieved lovely just right with the ones, particularly right here at the highway in Seattle.”
The Seahawks scored once more with 1:44 left to tug inside six and had all 3 timeouts last.
Niners rookie Isaac Guerendo broke loose on a 76-yard run, and two performs later fullback Kyle Juszczyk clinched the victory by way of scoring from 6 yards.
Guerendo rushed for 99 yards on 10 makes an attempt after Jordan Mason, who entered the sport 2nd within the NFL in dashing, left with a shoulder harm after gaining 73 yards on 9 carries.
“I have mentioned some exhausting losses are tougher than others and when you’re feeling like you’ve the ones received, particularly department video games, that is made us in poor health about it,” 49ers trainer Kyle Shanahan mentioned. “We’ve got been speaking about how those two losses are a reminder of the way the NFL works, and I feel we were given a bit of spoiled in that manner of simply human nature of on occasion feeling too comfy and you’ll be able to by no means really feel too comfy.”
The Niners’ Brock Purdy used to be 18-of-28 passing for 255 yards and 3 touchdowns, together with a 76-yarder to Deebo Samuel Sr. within the first part.
“We speak about it at all times, and it is one thing we have needed to get well at this season,” Purdy mentioned of conserving directly to leads. “Trainer at all times says, it doesn’t matter what the rating is, our offense will have to have the ability to submit issues when our group wishes it.”
The 49ers will take the weekend off prior to getting ready for a Tremendous Bowl 58 rematch towards the Kansas Town Chiefs (5-0), who’re on their bye week. The Chiefs beat San Francisco 25-22 in additional time within the name recreation performed Feb. 11 in Las Vegas.
“It isn’t like we will get payback for shedding within the Tremendous Bowl,” 49ers All-Professional left take on Trent Williams mentioned. “That send has sailed. … Clearly, we all know what form of group this is—one of the crucial easiest groups within the league, all-star quarterback, nice trainer. So, it will be a difficult recreation regardless. We are going to take those 3 days off and regroup and are available attempt to put an entire recreation in combination.”
