The bruising, physical game did not come without its downfalls however, as two key members of the Seattle offense suffered injuries that could have an impact on this team down the line.
Veteran receiver Tyler Lockett, arguably Seattle’s second most important offensive player, suffered a lower leg contusion late in the game and was not on the field during the overtime period.
Coach Pete Carroll said after the game that the contusion caused immediate swelling, enough that he was off-site getting evaluated right after the game.
“He got a really bad lower-leg bruise,” Carroll said. “He’ll be okay, but it’s a pretty severe situation for right now.”
It’s unclear if this injury will cause Lockett to miss any time, which would be a devastating loss for this Seahawks team.
Lockett only had three catches for 26 yards, but he has been Seattle’s leading receiver all season and is playing at a Pro Bowl level this year.
The other injury was a hamstring for tight end Luke Willson, who came out of the game in the second quarter and never returned.
Carroll wouldn’t elaborate on Willson’s injury, but hamstring injuries can linger and could certainly limit him down the stretch this season.
The team does have reinforcements coming in Ed Dickson, who will need to return from the injured reserve in Week 12 or else be out for the year. Seattle also got another strong performance from Jacob Hollister, which eases the sting of potentially losing Willson.
Carroll will speak to the media again on Tuesday before the team takes the rest of the week off for their bye, so check back then for an injury update.
The Seattle Seahawks defeated the previously unbeaten San Francisco 49ers with a statement victory. Here are five takeaways from the game.
The Seattle Seahawks (8-2) defeated the previously unbeaten San Francisco 49ers (8-1) on the road in overtime as the clock expired, obtaining perhaps their most important victory of the season. They now head into their bye week in the thick of the NFC West race. Here are five takeaways from Monday’s game.
The defense stepped up and showed drastic improvement at times
The Seahawks consistently got to the quarterback for seemingly the first time all year, in perhaps their most crucial game of the season. After surrendering 10 unanswered points to begin the game, the defense stiffened up and made plays in key moments. Jarran Reed strip-sacked Jimmy Garoppolo and Jadeveon Clowney recovered the ball, returning it for his second touchdown of the season and putting Seattle on the board. Quandre Diggs had a key interception off a pass that deflected off Kendrick Bourne’s hands and set up Seattle’s second touchdown to take a 14-10 lead. The defense also did enough in overtime to stop the 49ers offense and force a field goal try, which Chase McLaughlin shanked badly. However . . .
The defense dropped interceptions that could have sealed the game in regulation
On the 49ers’ final drive before overtime, Tre Flowers dropped an interception off another deflection by Bourne, bobbling it but failing to come up with the ball. Garoppolo then threw a ball directly to K.J. Wright, but he also failed to catch it. The ball to Flowers was tough to corral, but the pass to Wright was thrown right to him, and he could have sealed the game for Seattle right then and there.
Crucial fumbles and takeaways galore
Both offenses routinely had the ball stripped, and two of these fumbles were returned for touchdowns. In addition to Clowney’s fumble recovery for a TD, 49ers defensive end DeForest Buckner scooped up a fumble by Germain Ifedi after a fumble by Russell Wilson, returning it for a touchdown that San Francisco would put an exclamation mark on with a two-point conversion, cutting the deficit to 21-18. Clowney also had a strip-sack of his own, with Poona Ford recovering to set up a rushing TD by Chris Carson (who also had a fumble before the Seahawks’ second TD) to make the score 21-10 in favor of the Seahawks. Speaking of key fumbles . . .
DK Metcalf’s red zone fumble before halftime was costly
With just over a minute to go before the half, Wilson completed a pass to Metcalf. The rookie second-round pick tried to power his way through to the end zone, fighting through tacklers along the sideline. As Metcalf spun inside the 5-yard line, 49ers defensive back Jaquiski Tartt stripped the ball from Metcalf at the 2. It was more of a great play by Tartt than a mistake by Metcalf, but a golden opportunity to score was squandered.
Sweet redemption for Myers
After nearly costing the Seahawks the game against Tampa Bay last week with two misses, one of which came as regulation expired, Myers made two clutch field goals. His first was a 46-yarder that gave Seattle a 24-21 lead with 1:45 in regulation, and his second was the game-winning 42-yarder that went just inside the right upright after Kyle Shanahan nullified Myers’ first attempt (which he also made) by burning his final timeout. There were many fans wondering if Myers should have been cut after last week, and some outright clamoring for it. It’s safe to say he got redemption in Santa Clara.
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson proved nearly unstoppable Week 10 in the team’s overtime victory over the San Francisco 49ers.
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson continues to prove he’s the clear-cut candidate for this year’s Most Valuable Player after displaying his magic in prime time.
Against the 49ers Week 10 on the national stage, Wilson finished the night completing 24 of 34 passes attempted for 232 yards and a touchdown. While he did throw his second interception of the season, he was unstoppable on the ground, posting six carries for 53 yards while escaping some serious pressure.
According to ESPN Stats & Info, Wilson is now 6-0 in his career against teams that are at least eight games above .500.
Russell Wilson career games vs. teams 8+ games over .500:
With everything on the line and the clock ticking down in overtime, Wilson led the Seahawks on their game-winning drive, which kicker Jason Myers finished off with his 42-yard field goal to seal the victory.
With the win, the Seahawks advance 8-2 on the year and the 49ers are no longer the league’s only unbeaten team.
Seattle has a bye week to rest and recover before battling the Eagles Nov. 24.
Seahawks defensive end Jadeveon Clowney had his best game of the season, earning player of the game honors in Seattle’s overtime win.
The Seattle Seahawks pulled off an epic, wild, heart-attack inducing overtime victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Monday Night Football. The 27-24 win ended San Francisco’s undefeated season and pulled Seattle within one game of the division lead heading into Week 11.
The game had a lot of ugliness to it, from penalties, missed interception opportunities, stalled drives on offense, etc, but one player really stood out with his performance: defensive end Jadeveon Clowney.
Clowney finished the game with five combined tackles, five quarterback hits, one sack, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery, which he ran back for a touchdown early in the game.
That line is plenty good enough for him to earn player of the game honors, but Clowney showed up in ways that aren’t on the final box score. He frequently disrupted plays that resulted in sacks for other players, including forcing 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo to pump fake and eventually take a sack from Poona Ford. Later in the game, he pushed Garoppolo up in the pocket and into the waiting arms of Al Woods for another sack.
Those two plays don’t go down in the books, but would not have happened had Clowney not been disruptive off the edge.
Seattle has struggled to generate an effective pass rush this entire season, but the defensive front stepped up in a crucial game, frustrating Garoppolo in the pocket all night long and leading to a season-high five sacks and eight quarterback hits.
This Seattle team will get a much needed bye week in Week 11, before taking on the Philadelphia Eagles on the road in Week 12.
The Seahawks and 49ers went into overtime in a Monday night classic, with Seattle prevailing, 27-24, to hand San Francisco their first loss.
In an instant classic that should reignite their rivalry, the Seattle Seahawks escaped with a 27-24 overtime victory over the 49ers on Monday night, handing San Francisco its first loss of the season.
As the clock expired, kicker Jason Myers nailed the game-winner from 42 yards out after his counterpart, Chase McLaughlin of the 49ers, missed a potential game-winner earlier in the extra period. It was the second straight overtime win for the Seahawks, who beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 40-34 in Week 9.
The Seahawks once again got off to a very slow start against San Francisco, quickly going down 10-0 in the first quarter. It almost went very differently, with Shaquill Griffin appearing to pick off Jimmy Garoppolo on the first drive of the game — but a holding penalty on nickel cornerback Jamar Taylor negated the pick and led to a field goal for San Francisco.
Taylor got beaten badly on the following drive, allowing Garoppolo to find Kendrick Bourne for a touchdown to give San Francisco an early 10-0 lead.
The momentum eventually swung back to the Seahawks, however, with Jarran Reed forcing a fumble in the second quarter that was recovered by Jadeveon Clowney, who picked it up and walked into the end zone for his second touchdown of the season.
Seattle nearly scored again right before halftime, but wide receiver DK Metcalf was stripped at the 2-yard line by Jaquiski Tartt, allowing the 49ers to take their 10-7 lead into the break.
The third quarter was mostly uneventful until Garoppolo, while getting hit by linebacker Mychal Kendricks, overthrew Dante Pettis. The ball landed right in the hands of Seattle’s new safety, Quandre Diggs, who returned the interception 44 yards to the 49ers’ 16-yard line.
Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson found Jacob Hollister in the end zone a few plays later, giving Hollister his third career touchdown — all which have come in the last two games. It was Seattle’s first lead of the game, with 4:37 left in the third quarter.
The Seahawks scored again to end the third on a one-yard touchdown run from Chris Carson. That score was also created by Jadeveon Clowney, who forced a fumble that was recovered by Poona Ford and gave Seattle outstanding field position.
However, San Francisco’s defensive line had tricks up their sleeves as well. Wilson was sacked, and the ball landed in Germain Ifedi’s arms. He promptly fumbled it away, which allowed DeForest Buckner to pick it up and score a touchdown. A two-point conversion brought the score to 21-18 with 12 minutes to play.
After a San Francisco field goal tied things up, Wilson and the Seahawks marched down the field and scored on a field goal from Myers, who redeemed himself after missing a potential game-winner at the end of regulation last week. But the Seahawks missed a pair of interception opportunities on the ensuing drive, allowing San Francisco to nail a field goal of their own and send the game into overtime.
Seattle got the ball first, but after a handful of magnificent plays — including a third-and-16 conversion to Malik Turner after a highly questionable call in which Wilson was ruled to have been sacked — Wilson threw a red zone interception to Dre Greenlaw that put the 49ers in great field position. It was Wilson’s second interception of the season.
Seattle’s defense stepped up, though, and McLaughlin couldn’t convert his second consecutive 47-yard field goal attempt.
After a pair of failed drives for both sides, the Seahawks turned to Myers once again, and the former Pro Bowler nailed the 42-yard attempt to give San Francisco its first loss of the season and lift Seattle to 8-2.
It wasn’t the prettiest game, with both quarterbacks posting passer ratings below 90, along with myriad penalties, turnovers and injuries, but the Seahawks got the job done when it counted and have given themselves an excellent opportunity to still win the NFC West.
They’ll head into a much-deserved bye week next before taking on the Eagles in Philadelphia on Sunday, Nov. 24.
After scoring 21 unanswered points Monday night, the Seattle Seahawks have taken the lead over the San Francisco 49ers Week 10.
The Seattle Seahawks were trailing the San Francisco 49ers through nearly three quarters Monday night until quarterback Russell Wilson found tight end Jacob Hollister for the go-ahead score.
After the extra point, the Seahawks lead the 49ers 14-10 with 4:37 left to play in the third quarter.
Recently activated from the practice squad, Hollister now has three touchdowns on the year after logging his first two in last week’s win over Tampa Bay.
Running back Chris Carson was the next man up to score for the Seahawks, on a one-yard touchdown run to increase Seattle’s lead to 21-10.
All three of the Seahawks’ un-answered scores have come on the heels of 49ers’ turnovers.
As of this post, Seattle is beating San Francisco 21-10 at the start of the fourth quarter.
If the Seahawks are able to hold onto the lead, they would hand the 49ers their first loss of the 2019 regular season and Seattle would advance to 8-2 on the year.
“One thing I can tell you, we can’t talk about hamstrings and ankles today because we’re in pretty good shape here,” coach Pete Carroll said following Saturday’s walkthrough. Only a couple guys on the list. We can cut all that stuff out and just go right to whatever you want to know.”
Here are the inactive players Week 10 for the Seahawks:
The Seattle Seahawks have a chance to hand the San Francisco 49ers their first loss of the 2019 season on Monday night.
The Seattle Seahawks will play the biggest game of the 2019 season, at least so far, on Monday night when they take on the undefeated San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clara.
The game has massive playoff implications for both teams, and will help reignite the rivalry between the two NFC west foes.
That alone is enough to make this one of the most compelling games of the entire NFL season, but for Seahawks fans, there are even more reasons to watch tonight.
The team could potentially debut both receiver Josh Gordon and defensive back Quandre Diggs, giving fans their first chance to see them in their new uniforms.
Russell Wilson’s quest for an MVP award continues tonight as well, another storyline that has everyone’s attention at this point in the season.
Here are some more notes on what to watch for in tonight’s NFC west showdown.
Between Weeks 10 and 13, it is not that unusual for teams to take the week off and turn in a shocking loss where they did not show up. They are impossible to forecast and yet can have significant impacts on the fantasy players. Even if they don’t lose, teams will just play flat and others come off their bye and look like they still needed more rest.
Worst of all, this is the time of year that teams end up with more low-scoring games. And that means their fantasy players likely disappointed.
The Packers game had snow but it didn’t impact the game much. From now on, the weather will be a consideration as winter starts to move in and field conditions decline.
ATL 26, NO 9
Well. Wasn’t this a surprise? The Saints came off their bye (sort of) and proved that any team, at any time, can turn in a trash game. The Saints faced the worst secondary in the NFL and yet Drew Brees – at home – was limited to only 287 yards and no touchdowns. Michael Thomas caught 13 passes for 152 yards and Jared Cook ended with six receptions for 74 yards. Alvin Kamara (completely healthy) only ran for 24 yards on four rushes and added eight catches for 50 yards. Latavius Murray had one more carry than Kamara but only gained 12 yards. Again – go figure.
Matt Ryan won and yet only threw for 182 yards and scores to Austin Hooper (4-17, TD) and Brian Hill (1-10, TD). Julio Jones (3-79) was the only Falcon with more than 28 receiving yards. Devonta Freeman left with an ankle injury and Brian Hill turned in 61 yards on 20 carries. The Falcons really did nothing special and no player had a very notable game. But the realities of a trash game meant the Saints trailed from the second quarter on and never scored a touchdown. At home. Against a truly bad defense.
DET 13, CHI 20
The Lions scratched Matt Stafford and Jeff Driskel passed for 269 yards but only one score to Kenny Golladay (3-57, TD) and one interception. Ty Johnson left with a concussion so the top Detriot running back for now is J.D. McKissic who totaled 55 yards. Marvin Jones was the top receiver with five catches for 77 yards but the Lions had almost no rushing offense and a marginal passing effort with Driskel under center.
Mitchell Trubisky threw for three touchdowns though only 137 yards since he only had 23 passing attempts. Allen Robinson (6-86) was the top receiver while Taylor Gabriel (4-39, TD) and Tarik Cohen (4-23, TD) both had quiet days lifted by the scores. David Montgomery rushed for 60 yards on 17 carries but never had a target. It was a low-scoring effort for both teams but at least the Bears had no turnovers and secured the home win thanks in part to Stafford taking the day off.
LAR 12, PIT 17
Yeah, what a bounty of fantasy points. The Rams could get little going and their points reflect a fumble recovery for a touchdown, a safety and just one field goal by the offense. Jared Goff threw for 243 yards and two interceptions. Robert Woods (7-95) and Gerald Everett (8-68) were the only receivers with more than 50 yards. Todd Gurley rushed for 73 yards on 12 carries but failed to catch any of his four targets. The Steelers defense played very well but the Rams were just uninspired and flat. Goff only completed 22 of 41 passes.
Mason Rudolph passed for 242 yards and one score to his college buddy James Washington (6-90, TD) and Diontea Johnson (4-64) were effective but JuJu Smith-Schuster only managed three catches for 44 yards. Jalen Samuels was held to 29 yards on 14 catches and only added three receptions for 11 yards. James Washington was the best fantasy play in the game but by now, he’s riding fantasy benches and waiver wires. The Steelers got the win but there was nothing pretty here.
BAL 49, CIN 13
Ryan Finley’s debut could have gone better. The rookie passed for 167 yards and one score with one interception in a game that the Bengals immediately and permanently and significantly trailed. Joe Mixon ran for 114 yards with 30 carries and added two receptions for 37 for the rare good performance. Tyler Boyd (6-62) wasn’t terrible but all other receivers were. Tyler Eifert did catch a touchdown but ended with only two catches for 20 yards.
The best part of the Ravens easy win was that all the fantasy players showed up. Lamar Jackson ran for 65 yards and a touchdown plus passed for 223 yards and three touchdowns. Marquise Brown (4-80, TD) finally had a notable day and Mark Andrews (6-52, 2 TD) enjoyed his first two-touchdown game. Even Nick Boyle (4-78) produced a career-high mark in yardage. Mark Ingram only ran nine times but gained 34 yards and scored once. The Ravens also scored on both an interception return and a fumble recovery.
BUF 16, CLE 19
Plenty exciting for a Browns fan, not so much for everyone else. Josh Allen threw for 266 yards and no scores but ran in two touchdowns on his six rushes for 28 yards. That left Devin Singletary with only eight runs for 42 yards and Frank Gore still was given five runs for 12 yards. The only notable receivers were John Brown (5-77) and Cole Beasley (4-74). The Bills tried to tie with a 53-yard field goal with 17 seconds left but Steven Hauschka was wide left.
Nick Chubb ran for 116 yards on 20 carries and caught two passes for five yards. Kareem Hunt debuted to four runs for 30 yards and seven receptions for 44 yards. His nine targets were only behind Jarvis Landry (9-97, TD) and Odell Beckham (5-57). Landry fielded ten targets while Beckham had a team-high 12 targets but only caught five. Baker Mayfield threw two scores and produced 238 passing yards and most importantly, had no interceptions. Close game, not many fireworks but Hunt jumped into the game plan in his first game.
NYG 27, NYJ 34
They only had three wins between them, so at least the Jets got to rise to 2-7. The Jets benefitted by a fumble return touchdown and never had a turnover of their own. Sam Darnold only threw for 230 yards and one score to Jamison Crowder (5-81, TD) and Demaryius Thomas (6-84) led the receivers. Le’Veon Bell ran for 34 yards and a score on 18 carries and added four catches for 34 yards. The Jets won with 13 unanswered points starting at the end of the third quarter.
The Giants only had Saquon Barkley gain one yard on 13 carries and caught five passes for 30 yards. The offensive line was missing three starters and it showed. Daniel Jones racked up 308 passing yards and four touchdowns between Darius Slayton (10-121, 2 TD) and Golden Tate (4-95, 2 TD). No other Giants receiver gained more than 16 yards. It is a positive that Jones could connect with his wideouts so well, but in the end, it wasn’t enough and they had no rushing offense for support.
ARI 27, TB 30
Plenty of fantasy points in this one, just as expected. Kyler Murray threw for 324 yards and three touchdowns and added 38 yards on three runs. Christian Kirk enjoyed a career-best three scores on his six receptions for 138 yards. Andy Isabella caught another long pass and ended with 78 yards on three catches that included a 55-yard gain. Even Larry Fitzgerald (8-71) showed some life after declining for many weeks. The painful part of this game was that David Johnson was back, sort of, but only ran for two yards on five carries and caught one pass for eight yards. Kenyan Drake was given ten rushes for 35 yards and he caught six passes for six total yards.
Jameis Winston ended with 358 passing yards and one score to… Wow… O.J. Howard (4-47, TD). Mike Evans (4-82) and Chris Godwin (6-74) had just moderate production. Peyton Barber (11-43, TD) and Ronald Jones (11-29, TD) split the rushing duties but Jones went on to catch a team-high eight passes for 77 yards. The Cardinals own the worst defense against tight ends so Howard wasn’t a total surprise. But his production lowered both Evans and Godwin.
MIA 16, IND 12
Another low scoring upset. The Colts made Jacoby Brissett inactive so Brian Hoyer took over and threw for 204 yards and one score with three interceptions. Eric Ebron (5-56) and Jack Doyle (3-44, TD) were the only receivers of any note and Maron Mack ran for 74 yards on 19 carries. He only added one catch for 38 yards in this home game where the offense struggled against the Dolphins. This was another trash game and while they had to rely on Hoyer, he threw for three touchdowns last week in Pittsburgh.
The Dolphins hardly excelled. Ryan Fitzpatrick only totaled 169 passing yards and one interception. DeVante Parker (5-69) was the top receiver and no one else gained more than 32 yards. Kalen Ballage is the last man standing newest primary back and only gained 43 yards on 20 rushes with two yards on four catches. This snore-fest was two touchdowns and a handful of field goals. But hey – the Dolphins two-game winning streak is longer than all but two other AFC teams.
CAR 16, GB 24
On a day with so many flat performances and upsets, this went off as expected with several players delivering the fantasy points. Kyle Allen ended with 307 passing yards and one score to Curtis Samuel (4-35, TD). DJ Moore (9-120) and Greg Olsen (8-98) both turned in better than usual games and Christian McCaffrey ran for 108 yards and a score on 20 rushes. He added six catches for 33 yards. The Panthers are not very diverse. Only five players caught a pass and just one ran the ball.
Aaron Rodgers totaled just 233 passing yards with no touchdowns. Davante Adams (7-118) and even Jimmy Graham (2-59) were tops as receivers but no other wideouts gained more than 27 yards. Both Geronimo Allison (3-6) and Marquez Valdes-Scantling (no catch) are mere afterthoughts by now. Aaron Jones had yet another monster game with 93 yards and three touchdown son his 13 carries. Jamaal Williams also had 13 carries and gained 63 yards. The Packers were mostly content to let the backfield control the game.
MIN 28, DAL 24
Yet another upset though it came down to four plays from the Vikings 19-yard line with under a minute to play. They only gained five yards. Ezekiel Elliott ran for only 47 yards on 20 carries for a career-worst in a home game. He added just two catches for 16 yards. Dak Prescott threw for 397 yards and three touchdowns between Amari Cooper (11-147, TD), Randall Cobb (6-106, TD), and Michael Gallup (4-76, TD). The loss evens up the NFC East at 5-4 with the Eagles.
Not unlike most games, Dalvin Cook took over with 97 yards and a score on 26 carries and was the leading receiver with seven catches for 87 yards. Adam Thielen was out and Stefon Diggs only managed 49 yards on three catches as the next best receiver. Kirk Cousins only totaled 220 passing yards and both scores ended up with Kyle Rudolph (4-14, 2 TD). The biggest difference in the game was that the Vikings stopped Elliott but the Cowboys had no answer for Cook.
The Game-o-the-Week
KC 32, TEN 35
High-scoring, all the right players turned in good performances and it was an upset. It’s a fantasy football delight.
Patrick Mahomes certainly looked back to form with 446 passing yards and three touchdowns. Tyreek Hill (11-157, TD), Travis Kelce (7-75, TD), and Mecole Hardman (1-63, TD) all rewarded their fantasy owners. Sammy Watkins caught five passes but only gained 39 yards but he’s been pretty unreliable for a long time. LeSean McCoy was a surprise healthy scratch but had fallen from favor for several weeks. Damien Williams ran for 77 yards on 19 rushes and added 32 yards on five receptions for a respectable day. The notable was that Damien Williams is being used as a workhorse back again.
Ryan Tannehill passed for 181 yards and two scores but only threw 19 passes, completing 13. Adam Humphries scored on his only catch in the game. The Titans relied on Derrick Henry who ran for 188 yards and two touchdowns with two catches for three yards. He scored on a 68-yard run in the third quarter.
The Chiefs led 29-20 at the start of the fourth quarter but the Titans would score two touchdowns against just one field goal for the Chiefs. The final touchdown came with 29 seconds remaining when Tannehill completed a 23-yard touchdown catch by Adam Humphries. The Chiefs ran the ball to their 38-yard line on the kickoff and with only three seconds left, Harrison Butker had his 52-yard field goal attempt blocked.
