San Francisco 49ers come to Seattle, crumble before us and the Seahawks, recapped on Twitter

There was a time this season when it seemed to many people that the Seahawks playoff chances and prospects were all but dashed. The team probably never dipped below 30 percent playoff odds, and they’ve surely been helped by the quarterback situation in Arizona continuing to devolve. The Seahawks Week 15 opponent, the San Francisco 49ers, devolved in front of our eyes today.

 

"Is that a Shaun Alexander jersey?!" "I'm prone to falling down when wearing this, though." I have a good sense of humor about my attire.

— Seattle Sportsnet (@alexSSN)

I had season tickets to the both years at Husky Stadium. I should get a trophy or something.

— Mo Mo Grenadier (@TheMattHolt)

*writers scramble to re-write "Johnny Manziel has stellar debut" stories after he all of a sudden had a terrible game actually*

— Miracle On ARth St. (@KennethArthuRS)

Seahawks jumping on the sideline like before a college game. Don't think they know they can put the nail in the 49ers' coffin?

— Jayson Jenks (@JaysonJenks)

The will rue the day for allowing great John Olerud raise the 12th man flag.

— Mo Mo Grenadier (@TheMattHolt)

This control their own destiny on the 1 seed talk… Seahawks could win out and be tied with Cowboys, right?

— Casey McLain (@TheCaseyMcLain)

 

1^st Quarter

Big hit by Brock Coyle on kick coverage.

— Stephen Cohen (@scohenPI)

 

Carlos Hyde with a 38 yard run on third down, but it comes back a lot of the way after a block in the back penalty.

Hyde takes third-down draw to Seattle 39 but block in back will bring it back quite a bit.

— Bob Condotta (@bcondotta)

 

K.J. Wright sacks Colin Kaepernick just past midfield. San Francisco to punt.

kj eating

— Q Nolen (@JustQ17)

Seahawks will start at own 10 after fair catch by Walters.

— Bob Condotta (@bcondotta)

Chris Matthews with the near block… he long

— Mele Kalikimoeaki (@30AcreFortress)

 

Marshawn Lynch runs hard.

Which happens first? A) We colonize the moon B) Marshawn Lynch gets tackled by the first guy to hit him

— Jacs Frost (@JacsonBevens)

 

Seahawks drive stalls and they punt.

Seahawks wanted a block in back called on the punt but don't get it. 49ers will start at own 31, scoreless game, 8:18 to go in first.

— Bob Condotta (@bcondotta)

 

Three and out for the 49ers. This one could be a defensive struggle all day.

Interesting seeing Kaepernick going with the knuckleball opposed to the fastball.

— Mo Mo Grenadier (@TheMattHolt)

What if Bryan Walters fielded a punt, then punted it RIGHT back at them? What if that happened, then what

— Mele Kalikimoeaki (@30AcreFortress)

 

Football is easy.

If a lineman sneezes, it's a false start unless you're jumping up to move spots, or turning around to talk to your qb. Football is easy.

— Andrew J Rivers (@andrewjrivers)

 

Doug Baldwin takes a late hit.

Eric Reid a huge hit on Baldwin out of bounds and Seattle will move to its own 42.

— Bob Condotta (@bcondotta)

 

Eric Reid with another penalty, hitting a defenseless receiver in the head.

Another personal foul on Reid, this coming on a hit on Richardson. Seattle will be at the 20.

— Bob Condotta (@bcondotta)

Great job by P-Rich to hold on there-

— DAVIS HSU (@DavisHsuSeattle)

Eric reid is a bad bad bad bad Football player right now.

— Casey McLain (@TheCaseyMcLain)

 

Seahawks drive stalls in the red zone, and the Seahawks will attempt a field goal. Steven Hauschka good from 38 yards. Seahawks lead 3-0.

Wilson and Tony Moeaki can't connect on third-and-9, Hauschka 38-yard field goal gives Seattle 3-0 lead.

— Curtis Crabtree (@Curtis_Crabtree)

 

Long pass to Garret Celek.

Nice play by Colin Kaepernick to extend the play and hit Garrett Celek for 31 yards. Caught Bruce Irvin hi-low'd a bit.

— Curtis Crabtree (@Curtis_Crabtree)

 

2^nd Quarter

After gaining just 64 yards on the ground against the Seahawks on Thanksgiving, the 49ers already have 60 through one quarter today.

— John Boyle (@johnpboyle)

 

Frank Gore stuffed on third and one. 49ers line up to go for it.

49ers going for it on fourth and one at the 10 after Avril tackles Gore for no gain.

— Bob Condotta (@bcondotta)

 

Seahawks call time, and then 49ers call time. Someday, this play will be run.

— Bob Condotta (@bcondotta)

 

Frank Gore runs for an 11 yard touchdown on fourth down. 49ers lead 7-3.

Frank Gore TD. Seahawks run defense doesn't look good. Averaging 7 yards per carry.

— Dave Softy Mahler (@Softykjr)

 

Jermaine drops a 47 yard pass into Jermaine Kearse’s hands amid good coverage by Perish Cox.

Perfect throw by Russell Wilson to Jermaine Kearse for a 47-yard gain, and with pressure in his face.

— John Boyle (@johnpboyle)

47 yards officially to Kearse.

— Curtis Crabtree (@Curtis_Crabtree)

Was that from the pocket? It sure looked like it.

— Mike Salk, 710 ESPN (@TheMikeSalk)

 

Marshawn Lynch fights for a first down on third and one.

Lynch flat out beasting on 3rd and short today.

— Mele Kalikimoeaki (@30AcreFortress)

 

Pass into the red zone brought back by a Justin Britt penalty.

Holding on Justin Britt negates big gain on completion from Wilson to Paul Richardson.

— Curtis Crabtree (@Curtis_Crabtree)

 

Penalty on Russell Okung.

False start on Russell Okung. shooting selves in foot on this drive.

— Nick Eaton (@njeaton)

 

Russell Wilson runs about 35 yards, juking defenders to gain two yards.

What a move by Russell Wilson! Stops on a dime and SF's Quinton Dial rumbles on by. Still just a 1-yard gain though.

— Nick Eaton (@njeaton)

 

Wilson sacked, and Seahawks out of field goal range. Seahawks punt. Holding penalty on the 49ers on the return.

The offensive line just killed that drive all by itself. Of course, they'd be in FG range if Richardson had just kneeled in endzone.

— Mike Salk, 710 ESPN (@TheMikeSalk)

Flag on Dontae Johnson pushses back to own 6 to start drive. There's 7:54 left before halftime.

— Nick Eaton (@njeaton)

I miss Breno Giacomini. You win, universe.

— Chris Crawford (@CrawfordChrisV)

 

49ers driving.

Kaepernick hits Brandon Lloyd as Lloyd gets open off a rub concept against Richard Sherman for 12 yards and a first down.

— Curtis Crabtree (@Curtis_Crabtree)

Earl Thomas just saved Kaepernick from likely taking it to the house. Scramble gains SF 22 yards to own 42.

— Nick Eaton (@njeaton)

 

Kaepernick avoids a sack, passes to Bruce Miller, who gains a bunch of yards. Frank Gore injured on the play.

Jordan Hill very nearly had the sack on that play, but Kaepernick finds Bruce Miller and gains 22 yards to the SEA 34.

— Nick Eaton (@njeaton)

Frank Gore down for the 49ers and hurting.

— Curtis Crabtree (@Curtis_Crabtree)

Marshawn Lynch came across the field to see if Gore was alright. Class act.

— Luke Wehrheim (@WalterSeahawk)

 

Kaepernick sacked on the next play.

Kevin Williams with a sack of Colin Kaepernick.

— Curtis Crabtree (@Curtis_Crabtree)

 

After a tackle for a loss on Kaepernick on second down, the Seahawks sack Kaepernick on third down. 49ers to punt.

I LOVE YOU JORDAN HILL even if the results may be outweighing the overall performance on the field

— Mele Kalikimoeaki (@30AcreFortress)

49ers lose yards on three straight plays, Hill getting a sack for a loss of 10 on third down, and 49ers will punt.

— Bob Condotta (@bcondotta)

Watching Ken Norton Jr. chest-bump Jordan Hill is the highlight of my day so far.

— Jerry Brewer (@JerryBrewer)

Fair catch at the SEA 14. have 1:53 before halftime to put some more points on the board.

— Nick Eaton (@njeaton)

 

Jermaine Kearse nearly makes an incredible catch.

Such an amazing adjustment and catch and then a less amazing drop

— Mele Kalikimoeaki (@30AcreFortress)

 

Robert Turbin with a big third down run to the 50 yard line, and Turbin gets out of bounds so the Seahawks could preserve their two timeouts.

Solid run by Robert Turbin for 15 yards on 3rd and 1 to extend the drive and get out of bounds to stop the clock, then Wilson takes a sack.

— Curtis Crabtree (@Curtis_Crabtree)

 

Then Wilson is sacked, losing nine yards.

Huge sack on first-and-10 there by Ray McDonald. Lose 9 yards. call second timeout with 29 seconds left.

— Nick Eaton (@njeaton)

Max Unger get well soon

— Spike Friedman (@SpikeFriedman)

 

Doug Baldwin with a great catch down the sideline when Wilson is given a lot of time. Seahawks take their last timeout.

Russell Wilson finally given time and hits Doug Baldwin for 35 yards to the SF 29. 19 seconds left in half.

— Tim Booth (@ByTimBooth)

Wilson buys time in the pocket and then hits Doug Baldwin for 35 yards to move Seattle into field goal range… textbook Wilson play.

— Curtis Crabtree (@Curtis_Crabtree)

Russell Wilson can make EVERY requisite pass in the game. GIVE. HIM. TIME.

— Nate (@AnOutragedJew)

 

Russell Wilson throws an interception on third down to Eric Reid. Reid returns the ball about 70 yards, which could have been the worst possible way to end the half. Play started with eight seconds on the clock.

Wilson's pass with 8 seconds left intercepted by Eric Reed, who NEARLY took it all the way. Brought down after 73 yards by Turbin.

— Nick Eaton (@njeaton)

Fun fact about that INT is that it still wasn't in the endzone

— Mele Kalikimoeaki (@30AcreFortress)

 

Halftime

Russell Okung seems to be walking into the locker room in pain, or angry, or both.

— Miracle On ARth St. (@KennethArthuRS)

All #50 on San Fran had to do was block the QB and Reid scores. Instead, Wilson leveled him and blew up the return in the process.

— Paul Swydan (@Swydan)

Unless they somehow didn't feel Steven Hauschka was in range at 47 yards… that's the only possible justification for that call.

— Curtis Crabtree (@Curtis_Crabtree)

Seeing some people blame Bevell for that. That's Carroll's call. Bevell doesn't decide when or if they go for it.

— Jayson Jenks (@JaysonJenks)

 

3^rd Quarter

Entire section yelling "take a knee" at Richardson. He listened

— Dave Softy Mahler (@Softykjr)

 

Seahawks first drive stalls.

Jon Ryan punts it to about the 10 yard line, where the ball bounces to about the 1 before the down it. Spotted at 4.

— Nick Eaton (@njeaton)

Yeah, I mean, that was PI, but I get the impression Luke Willson won't ever get a PI flag until he proves a ball thrown to him is catchable.

— Mele Kalikimoeaki (@30AcreFortress)

 

Seahawks challenge a catch by Michael Crabtree, and lose.

Doesn't matter if he's challenging the catch. It's still clearly a catch. Still a dumb challenge.

— Curtis Crabtree (@Curtis_Crabtree)

I believe Crabtree's catch will STAND ..I don't se any indisputable evidence that he lost control of the pass before putting it away…

— Jim Daopoulos (@RefereeJimD)

 

Kaepernick sacked on third down. 49ers to punt.

PERFECTLY timed blitz. Seahawks are jumping Kaep’s cadence.

— Frosty the Snowmatt (@musingmatt)

 

Injuries.

Frank Gore is OUT with a concussion.

— San Francisco 49ers (@49ers)

TE (ankle) is questionable to return.

— San Francisco 49ers (@49ers)

T Russell Okung has a chest injury and his return is doubtful.

— Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks)

 

Marshawn Lynch with a big run.

Marshawn is starting to Marshawn. Blatantly obvious what the message was at halftime: run the ball.

— Jayson Jenks (@JaysonJenks)

 

Another big run for Lynch.

Earl Thomas comes flying over to Lynch after that 15-yard run. Thomas got a talking to from the ref because he was too far on the field.

— Jayson Jenks (@JaysonJenks)

 

Pass to Paul Richardson inside the 15 yard line.

Perfect route by Paul Richardson on 11-yard completion.

— Tim Booth (@ByTimBooth)

 

Marshawn Lynch runs for four yards and a Seahawks touchdown. Seahawks lead the 49ers 10-7.

Always nice to watch a better, stronger team overwhelm a softer team.

— Frosty the Snowmatt (@musingmatt)

The Russell Wilson tenure has been so amazing and also is shaving years off my life.

— Spike Friedman (@SpikeFriedman)

My favorite thing in football is Marshawn Lynch casually walking into an end zone, then offering cordial handshakes to his teammates

— Scott Enyeart (@ScottEnyeart)

Marshawn strolls into the endzone. NBD. https://t.co/CyxRm3lNgq

— jose rivera. (@Jose8BS)

 

Carlos Hyde hurt.

Ouch. Hyde may be done for a bit too.

— Mo Mo Grenadier (@TheMattHolt)

49ers are now potentially down to Alfonso Smith at running back.

— Curtis Crabtree (@Curtis_Crabtree)

 

Seahawks take a timeout.

Hawks down to one timeout

— Dave Softy Mahler (@Softykjr)

 

Another sack on Kaepernick for Jordan Hill.

Where has this pass rush come from?

— Twelve Days of Jared (@jwatkin94)

No one goes down quite like Colin Kaepernick.

— Seattle Sportsnet (@alexSSN)

Jordan ILL.

— DAVIS HSU (@DavisHsuSeattle)

 

Bryan Walters with a decent punt return.

Hey look! Bryan Walters returned a punt for some yards!

— Nick Eaton (@njeaton)

 

Attendance record broken.

Today's record CLink attendence of 68,526 tops the previous record of 68,454 at the NFC championship game in January.

— Nick Eaton (@njeaton)

 

Russell Wilson with a big run.

Russell Wilson keeps an option handoff for 19 yards. Seattle at SF 20-yard line.

— Curtis Crabtree (@Curtis_Crabtree)

 

4^th Quarter

49ers gained six yards in the third quarter.

— Curtis Crabtree (@Curtis_Crabtree)

 

Russell Wilson finds Christine Michael in the back of the endzone, but Michael can’t keep his feet inbounds.

Russell Wilson creates time on a scramble but just overthrows Christine Michael in the end zone.

— Curtis Crabtree (@Curtis_Crabtree)

 

Roughing call on the 49ers keeps the Seahawks drive alive.

Wilson has been owed a roughing for so long, dude takes a ton of late hits

— Nathan Ernst (@NathanE11)

Late flag, roughing-QB after Moody & Bethea hit Wilson on third-down incompletion. Ridiculous call. Baalke slaps press-box table in disgust

— Cam Inman (@CamInman)

I love Russell, but that is a ridiculous penalty

— Jesse (@hates_sleeves)

 

Wilson throws a touchdown pass to Paul Richardson. Seahawks lead 17-7.

. with his first TD. Congrats!

— Mo Mo Grenadier (@TheMattHolt)

Should be 20-7. ;)

— Dave Softy Mahler (@Softykjr)

49ers start at own 7 following penalty on kickoff return.

— Bob Condotta (@bcondotta)

 

Big TFL for Bobby Wagner.

Bobby Wagner can do whatever he wants.

— Dave Softy Mahler (@Softykjr)

 

Things are tough in San Francisco.

MT : Detroit just went ahead, about 3 minutes left. If Detroit wins and 49ers lose, the 49ers will be eliminated from playoffs.

— Chris Daniels (@ChrisDaniels5)

 

Bobby Wagner having a hell of a game.

To quote Frank Gore… Bobby Wagner is f—— fast as f—. He's almost single-handedly keeping Kaepernick hemmed in on scrambles.

— Curtis Crabtree (@Curtis_Crabtree)

 

49ers go for it on fourth and inches and convert.

Bruce Miller takes it for about 4 yards for an easy first down. keep moving it.

— Nick Eaton (@njeaton)

 

Seahawks stop Bruce Miller on fourth down. Turnover on downs.

49ers go for it on fourth and one at the 38 and don't get it.

— Bob Condotta (@bcondotta)

Watching Harbaugh for many years. The handoff to fullback works 98% of the time on 3rd/4th and short. That's a huge stop for

— Aaron Levine (@AaronQ13Fox)

 

With five minutes left in the game.

Kaepernick 10/16, 127 yards.

— Dave Softy Mahler (@Softykjr)

 

Two straight sacks on Russell Wilson, who seemed content to keep the clock moving.

Tank Carradine with ANOTHER big sack on third-and-30. lose 9 and Jon Ryan will come out to punt on fourth-and-39.

— Nick Eaton (@njeaton)

 

Seahawks bottle up return on long punt by Jon Ryan.

Nice job by Lockette there shedding blocker and slowing return. 49ers will start on own 45 with 4:02 left.

— Bob Condotta (@bcondotta)

11-way tackle

— Danny Kelly (@FieldGulls)

 

Bruce Irvin with a sack.

Bruce Irvin with a sack of Colin Kaepernick… their sixth sack of the game.

— Curtis Crabtree (@Curtis_Crabtree)

 

Kaepernick incomplete on fourth down. Another turn over on downs.

No flag — uncatchable — and that's a turnover on downs with 2:32 left. That should do it for the , who still lead 17-7.

— Nick Eaton (@njeaton)

 

Jim Harbaugh’s career in San Francisco coming to an end, it appears.

Harbaugh's coaching career vs the Seahawks in six seconds https://t.co/XMUE7aPgZC

— jose rivera. (@Jose8BS)

 

Seahawks win 17-7.

Beating the 49ers twice by double digits.and knocking them out of the playoffs ….. Priceless

— Dave Grosby (@Thegroz)

First time in Seahawks history winning double-digit games in three consecutive seasons. Wow.

— Sean Kramer (@SKramerWrites)