5 takeaways from 49ers’ wild Monday night loss to Seahawks

The 49ers took their first loss of the season against the Seahawks on Monday night. There was plenty to learn from it.

The 49ers took their first loss of the year to the Seattle Seahawks 27-24 in overtime.

Here are five takeaways from a tremendous contest at Levi’s Stadium:

49ers still in first place

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After all that, the 49ers are still the top team in their division and the NFC. Seattle is only a half-game behind them in the West at 8-2, while San Francisco dropped to 8-1. And the Saints’ loss to the Falcons put them at 7-2,  so the 49ers still sit a full game up on them. It was a heartbreaking loss to a division rival, but not the end of the world.