Geno Smith scored on a 13-yard scramble with 12 seconds remaining and the Seattle Seahawks snapped a six-game losing streak against the San Francisco 49ers with a 20-17 victory on Sunday.
Smith completed seven of eight passes for 65 yards to get the Seahawks in position to score after taking over at their 20 with 2:38 remaining. He then ran it in against a depleted defense for the 49ers that sorely missed injured edge rusher
The win moved Seattle into a three-way tie for second place in the NFC West with San Francisco and the Rams, a game behind Arizona. The Niners have lost three division games, blowing fourth-quarter leads in all of them after dropping games earlier this season to the Rams and Cardinals.with 9:33 to play. The Niners looked to be in great shape for a comeback win after stopping Seattle on back-to-back plays for no gain from the 37 with the Seahawks needing only 1 yard for a first down.
But the 49ers couldn't run out the clock on offense and gave Smith and the Seahawks the chance at the comeback.Purdy went 21 for 28 for 159 yards with a touchdown pass, a TD run and an interception. Jennings had 10 catches for 91 yards and a score andBoth offenses struggled in the first half with the 49ers scoring only once on a 10-yard scramble by Purdy and the Seahawks settling for two long field goals bySeahawks: WR Laviska Shenault left the game in the first quarter. ...
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