6 silver linings from the 49ers’ heartbreaking loss to Seahawks

The 49ers lost on Monday night, but it’s not all bad in Santa Clara.

Defense bounces back

The Seahawks’ first touchdown came on a terrific defensive play where Jadeveon Clowney scooped up a Jimmy Garoppolo fumble and rumbled in from 10 yards out for the score. After that, points and yards were hard to come by for Seattle.

They had three scoring drives on offense in regulation that racked up a grand total of 87 yards. Two of those series came on back-to-back turnovers by Garoppolo – one interception and one fumble.

The 49ers’ defense was sensational when not given a short field to work with:

After a rough showing against Arizona in Week 9, the 49ers defense came back with an elite Week 10 outing. That unit is still among the NFL’s best.

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