Mike Singletary ended his head coaching debut by apologizing to
49ers fans above the locker room tunnel. Tight end Vernon Davis got sent to the
showers like a petulant teenager, J.T. O’Sullivan was benched after his 11th
fumble of the season, and the San Francisco defense let a 242-pound fullback
catch two long touchdown passes.
And to think, the Seattle Seahawks actually wondered if they were the biggest
mess in the NFC West.
Leonard Weaver rambled for scores of 62 and 43 yards on short passes from Seneca
Wallace, while Josh Wilson returned an interception 75 yards for another TD on
Sunday in the Seahawks’ 34-13 victory over Singletary’s feuding, bumbling Niners.
Sure, the Seahawks (2-5) are off to a dismal start in coach Mike Holmgren’s
final season, but Weaver and Wilson led a series of big plays to end their
three-game losing streak. Holmgren thought much of Seattle’s success was simply
a matter of staying cool while the 49ers melted down.
“We had a different attitude going into the week,” said Wallace, who passed for
222 yards in his third career victory as a starter. “Mike started that when he
came out and said we’re just going to play football and let it all hang out. You
could see the difference in us today. We had a little juice, a little life when
we came out.”...more
Scoring Summary
SEA - SF
1st Quarter
9:58
SEA
FG
Olindo Mare kicked a 43-yard field goal
3 - 0
6:10
SEA
FG
Olindo Mare kicked a 42-yard field goal
6 - 0
2nd Quarter
12:01
SEA
TD
T.J. Duckett rushed up the middle for 1 yard gain (Olindo
Mare made PAT)
13 - 0
7:05
SF
FG
Joe Nedney kicked a 42-yard field goal
13 - 3
0:31
SEA
TD
Josh Wilson intercepted J.T. O'Sullivan for 75 yards (Olindo
Mare made PAT)
20 - 3
3rd Quarter
4:12
SF
FG
Joe Nedney kicked a 40-yard field goal
20 - 6
1:50
SEA
TD
Seneca Wallace passed to Leonard Weaver down the middle
for 43 yard gain (Olindo Mare made PAT)
27 - 6
4th Quarter
9:57
SF
TD
Shaun Hill passed to Jason Hill down the middle for 2
yard gain (Joe Nedney made PAT)
27 - 13
6:10
SEA
TD
Seneca Wallace passed to Leonard Weaver to the left for
62 yard gain (Olindo Mare made PAT)
34 - 13
Team Statistics
SEA
SF
First Downs
14
21
Passing
10
14
Rushing
4
7
Penalty
0
0
Third Down Efficiency
6-14
7-15
Fourth Down Efficiency
1-1
0-2
TOTAL NET YARDS
261
388
Total Plays
54
73
Average Gain Per Play
4.8
5.3
NET YARDS RUSHING
39
124
Rushes
28
24
Average Per Rush
1.4
5.2
NET YARDS PASSING
222
264
Completions-Attempts
15-25
28-44
Yards Per Pass Play
8.5
5.4
Times Sacked
1
5
Yards Lost to Sacks
0
40
Had Intercepted
0
1
PUNTS
5
4
Average Punt
53.4
49.0
PENALTIES
3
7
Penalty Yards
15
65
FUMBLES
0
4
Fumbles Lost
0
1
TIME OF POSSESSION
25:58
34:02
Pregame Previews, Storylines,
and News
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Preview:
Seattle Seahawks coach Mike Holmgren insists he's not wavering
on his plan to spend the 2009 season out of the NFL. That has to be good news
for the San Francisco 49ers' Mike Singletary, who's already contending with a
rumored successor before coaching his first game. Amid speculation that Holmgren
could take over in San Francisco next season, Singletary will make his head
coaching debut as the 49ers host Holmgren's Seahawks on Sunday in a matchup of
NFC West rivals looking for their first wins in more than a month...more
Pick:
Both these teams are on losing skids but the head
coaching change this week to Mike Singletary in San Fran should give them the
boost they need to prevail here but they wont cover. 49ers 24 - Seahawks 21
Notable:
One team's completely
banged up and depleted. The other just fired its head coach on Monday.
Flip a coin, pick the other one, and pencil the Cardinals into the
playoffs this season
Look for
Singletary's defense to prey on an injury-riddled Seattle offense, and
then for the running of Frank Gore to seal the deal in the second half.
'Hawks are 0-3 away and QB Matt
Hasselbeck (back/leg/lousy stats) may be out again
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