SEATTLE, Wa. — This is the live blog for the first quarter of the 49ers’ Week 15 game against the Seahawks. I will update this frequently with information and analysis from the press box.
1:22 The Seahawks win the toss and defer.
1:25 The Seahwaks tackle Bruce Ellington at the 49ers’ 17 on the opening kickoff.
1:41 K. J. Wright sacks Colin Kaepernick on third-and-10 from the Seahawks’ 45. Seahawks ball at their 10 after the punt.
1:32 Carlos Hyde and Frank Gore gained 43 yards on back-to-back read-option carries so, of course, Greg Roman follows up with three-straight pass plays. Result: two incompletions and a sack.
1:38 Ahmad Brooks sacks Russell Wilson on third-and-10 from the Seahawks’ 22. Aldon Smith lined up at defensive tackle next to Brooks. Smith looped around to the Ray McDonald and Justin Smith and forced Wilson to step up into Brooks.
1:39 Ellington returns the punt 9 yards to the 49ers’ 31.
1:42 The Niners go three-and-out. Kaepernick throws a 7-yard grounder to Vernon Davis on third-and-9. Pass was tipped. Frank Gore lost two yards on a Weak G run to the left on second-and-7.
1:43 Kassim Osgood tackles Walters at the Seahawks’ 19.
1:51 The 49ers blitz two players on third-and-9 from the Seahawks’ 19, forcing Wilson to throw early and behind Tony Moeaki. Steven Hauschka makes a 38-yard field goal and the score is 3-0 Seattle. Eric Reid committed two unnecessary roughness penalties on that drive — hitting a player out of bounds, and hitting a defenseless receiver over the middle. Reid has not played well this season.
1:54 Ellington returns the kick to the 49ers’ 31, but Osgood is flagged for holding. First-and-10 at the 15.
2:01 Carlos Hyde gains 10 yards on a counter run to the left and the first quarter ends. First-and-10 from the Seahawks’ 20 when the second quarter begins.
Let’s get this party started!
Good throw Kaep. Now keep doing that.
Nice call
Just keep feeding Gore and Hyde Roman.
They had Crabtree blocking inline on that play ahha
C’mon Kaep! Davis was wide open!
And what’s worse is that Kaep had a comfortable pocket and plenty of time to hit Davis. Ugh!
The team isn’t missing a deep threat receiver just a deep threat QB.
same old same old
I hope the defense shows up today and they contain Wilson.
Need to roll CK out.
#7 has to take off and run sooner. He waits for the pocket to completely collapse before he ties to run. That’s too late. Get out when you see the pressure like you used to.
Go through progressions or run early. Can’t do both.
Run early and slow the pass rush Bay. Es scared to death anyway. Take off and stop sliding. Take the shot, it might wake him up. Stop playing scared!
Oh look at Lame Bay playing QB coach. Stop with the fakeness guy, everyone in the room knows your weak game!
Man, that stupid block in the back by Lloyd, then you have #7 missing VD wide open. Lead him up field with that throw. Don’t throw it out of bounce. Nobody was around him. He would of scored. I feel like this is gonna be a tough, frustrating game haha
Good pass rush.
Hyde: needs a hole but can exploit one. Gore: doesnt need a true hole to rip off a big run – lets the blockers do their job while keeping his legs moving.
Vernon completely whiffs on the first run, btw. Trying to block a 350 lb DL with your hands only aint gonna work
Nice run by Hyde. Rbs open put of Backfield. Kaeps gotta see that. Missing Vernon was a choke.
Don’t worry I’m sure you’ll find a way of blaming Roman for it.
Or Johnathan Martin
Love Borland, but he stands no chance against a back like Lynch.
Hope we can keep this from being a blowout.
Good stop D. Now hit your freaking targets Kaep!
We definitely need a PR/KR in the offseason.
I think your team looks nothing like it did on Thanksgiving. Right now they are looking good.
That was the wrong time for a run to be called for Kaep.
Stop staring down your intended target Kaep!
Stop staring down one player.
Defense has to pitch a shutout.
Time for a turnover!
the one read dud slinger……
Dumb penalty Reid.
On offense can we try to run the ball?
that was a dumb play by Reid.
Our D is doing its thing.
Johnson has been getting abused lately. Looking like a rookie.
I miss Bowman and Willis.
kap just doesnt have that run ability he had last year and the year before. he makes no moves just slides down and takes the loss
B.S call on Reid there.
That second call was bs
Wow refs….
We rush the qb in Oakland like this and we win easy.
That’s how bad we missed Brooks. Harbaugh played college coach and benched him in the most important game of the year.
Clearly the Niner coaches are not doing their job, because rushing Niners keep going for the Russell Wilson pump fake. You’re not going to bat down the pass, even if he throws it. And he suckers us and everyone else every time with that pump fake. you’d think we’d coach for that by now…
Niners defense is looking good. BS call on Reid
He lowered his head. What are you suppose yo do?
You have to break down and be under control to sack wilson on a blitz. You can’t run at him full speed and out of control.
They are containing Wilson and Lynch so far Good effort.
Ellington takes too long getting into that second gear.
another inopportune penalty. That’s two already this game. Taking away big plays.
Freakin penalties. We look like the Raiders. Penalty on every positive play on offense. Finally get a decent kickoff return and it comes back!
Look at gore helping #7 make that read.
Nice throw#7.
Need to block better than that Davis.
Looney is invisible.
Nice laser Kaep.
Nice throw #7. Good pass protection.
Gore looks slow. If I fire Harbaugh it’s for not running Hyde more
+1
See….Hyde.
Not Gore’s fault that the OL left someone completely unblocked there.
This U fan says Gore is done
tight window
3-0
This thing’s over.
Come on E, if there is one thing we are proven to be good at, it’s kicking field goals. :)
Notice how we are snapping the ball much earlier.
Notice how we are taking the ball out of CK’s hand until it’s absolutely 3rd down!
Notice how you should shut up and be positive. Agenda clear.
Can’t afford to have him accept sacks like Alex Smith on 1st down. It’s a drive killer.
Start hyde. Sit gore. Simple as that.
Hard to keep justifying giving Gore carries over Hyde right now. Hyde just looks better
oh oh….i think he is BACK!!!!
Good drive.
This site keeps crashing on me.
Have you cleared your cache and restarted the browser?
Yep, but it keeps crashing.
Hyde just has the speed to get going. Gore cant. If he keeps running like this we need to feed him the ball more.
To be fair Looney whiffed on his block on Williams and he got tacked in the backfield on the second drive and on another drive V Davis missed his block for a loss of three.
Need Ellington in slot
They have to sit Gores slow ass down and stay with Hyde… Only chance they have of winning this game
Keep it up o’ line.
Why Gore….
Go for it.
Why isn’t Hyde in for the 4th down try?
Don’t love going for it. But it may work.
Shut the Buck up Buck!
How do you come out of a timeout and have to call one? Come on guys.
Take the 3!
Where is Hyde? Why was :05 left on the play clock after a TO?
That’s why Gore. Wow.
Touchdown! Woohoo!
Yippee
Finally, we aren’t kicking a field goal!
I think something has clicked……#7 can breathe again
O line playing good today.
Dline beating it up
But Gore looks slow? Clown
Hyde time…. Ellington needed in pass I g game.
2nd Q thread is open.
Coaching mistake not playing Hyde.
Kaep is “the highest level of great.”
Trade value on the rise.