SANTA CLARA — This is the live blog for the first quarter of the 49ers’ Week 13 game against the Seahawks. I will update this frequently with information and analysis from the press box. Happy Thanksgiving.
5:21 The 49ers’ defense takes the field all at once. The 49ers’ offense takes the field one by one.
5:24 The Seahawks calls heads. It’s heads, and they defer.
5:29 Anyone else catch Jim Harbaugh’s face during the national anthem?
5:31 Carlos Hyde gets tackled at the 49ers’ 13. Santa Clara ball.
5:32 Frank Gore gains 7 yards up the middle on an inside zone run on first down. On second down, Michael Crabtree catches a 5-yard pass over the middle and injures what appears to be his left knee. He’s walking off the field. He seems fine.
5:37 Kaepernick throws behind Gore on first down. Incomplete. Gore gains 4 yards to the left on a second-down counter run. Kaepernick throws deep on third-and-6 to Brandon Lloyd who is covered by Richard Sherman. Incomplete. The Niners punt.
5:39 Crabtree has a rib injury and his return is questionable.
5:40 Justin Britt is flagged for clipping and the Seahawks go three-and-out.
5:41 Perrish Cox fumbles the punt and recovers the ball at the 49ers’ 31.
5:45 Cliff Avril beats Jonathan Martin and sacks Kaepernick on third-and-5, and the Niners go three-and-out. Seahawks’ ball at their 21.
5:46 Ray McDonald has a finger injury and his return is questionable.
5:50 Wilson rolls to his left and throws a grounder to Tony Moeaki on third-and-3, and the Seahawks go three-and-out.
5:50 49ers’ ball at their 28.
5:54 On third-and-8, Kaepernick throws a strike right to Richard Sherman. Brandon Lloyd ran a stutter and go. Sherman was playing zone coverage, so he was looking and Kap and not fooled by the double move.
6:01 Chris Culliver, playing zone, follows the wide receiver into the middle of the field and leaves Robert Turbin wide open in the flat on second-and-goal from the 13. Wilson hits Turbin for an easy touchdown. 7-0 Seahawks. The 49ers would have forced a three-and-out, but Dontae Johnson was flagged for holding Doug Baldwin on third-and-5. Three plays later, Baldwin beat Borland for a 24-yard catch over the middle of the field.
6:06 Kaepernick completes a 7-yard pass to Stevie Johnson on third-and-4 from the Niners’ 26 and the first quarter ends.
Happy Turkey Day everyone.
Beat the seahawks
Shoot not a good start
Yea Frank
oh no
Man, we can’t get healthy this year. Injuries are killing us.
Happy Thanksgiving Lou, bring in Stevie. Hope Crabs is ok.
Our Injury list is worrisome.
Happy Thanksgiving Niner fans!
No touch at all. That’s gonna be there all game Kap.
Sherman allover Lloyd there and Lloyd still got a little separation.
Stadium is rocking
Good job defense!!!
Two tough D’s Every point will be well earned
Beat em up with the legs KAP. Don’t force passes. Take off and gash em!!
Beat the Seahags
Martin has killed us all year!
Could be a lot of punts tonite. Go Andy, field position will be everything tonite.
Avril is always tuff. We gotta be able to slow him down.of course, he loves 3rd and long
Roman seems to have designed his game plan around Lloyd, and it should be around Stevie. Not pleased with the offense so far.
Of course you aren’t, if they were throwing to Steve you’d bitch that they weren’t giving it to Lloyd.
Uh no I wouldn’t, and i’m not talking about targets I’m talking about snaps.
now ray mcdonald is out. but he might be back
good call refs!
I need those guys that were around in the beginning of the season to remind me of how good Jonathin Martin is again because all I see is the turd that I thought he was to begin with.
Cox, WOW!
I used to think Cox was a decent PR. (not sure why). now i’m having second (and third ) thoughts
I thought he was too Lou but that was a brain cramp.
McDonald questionable with a finger injury. Damn!
I thought JM was a good player at Stanford. I haven’t completely given up on him yet
Dobbs, Ex Niner. Why??
Wait! Dobbs used to be on our side
Oh man. this sucks
Stevie Johnson has had a lot of success against Sherman. So what does Roman do? Put Lloyd across from him. Smh
Oh just go and propose to Kaepernick already because you’re so blindly in love with the guy you can’t see how badly he sucks.
Why do you think I’m a Kap homer? That was an awful throw and awful decision. The offensive strategy has just been terrible early.
Great pass Kap! He’s a turnover machine against Seattle. leave Sherman alone!
See, another bad play call by Roman. When will he stop calling plays that make Kaepernick turnover the ball. Worst OC ever.
Turnovers are going to be the game decider today. Our D still looks awesome
amen
wait Tufu is on the seahawks too. niner re-treads
Don’t forget about Lockett
Let’s go defense!!!
What the hell is wrong with our offense? The plays are not bad today so far, but people don’t execute. Did Lloyd go out when he should have gone in or did Kaep miss the throw inside by 5 fkn yards?
Dang. This drive should have been over. That defensive holding call was an absolute gift.
True. That hurt.
Freakin Kap!!
How do champions respond to the pressure of a big game? I wouldn’t know because our QB is 1/5 with an INT.
One more turnover, we lose. We have to take care of the ball. Kap is scared of this team. His Seahawks stats are horrible. More picks against them than any other team in the league!
Cmon niners.
Jack said settle down, kaep was playing well these past three weeks. Yeah, against some losing teams like the saints, giants, and redskins.
See how Russell Wilson just threw a TD to a back out of the backfield.
Maybe we see that in 2016 when kaep finally learns how to be a pocket qb.
We just don’t look fired up at all!! Offense looks flat
Wow. great throw, great catch
Stevie!
Please don’tell me i am awake and rest few Hours at this side of the world to see A game like this…. Go niners
Haha…me too. 3:15am in Germany for this
Jurasic world looks like its gonna be a thrill ride of a movie
I wonder if other teams would actually score if our offense doesn’t give them good field position.
oh, cmon refs
Staley is a putrid POS.
Damn I hate to be so negative but we have no confidence on offense!!
oh no. we can’t do anything on O
No room for error tonite
I guess we don’t have a 20 yard passin our playbook. Just throw the damn ball deep sometimes!!!!
Now Reed gets blocked in the back. gets up limping. refs make no call. and our Post Season hopes are shrinking like a wool sweater.
I’ve been waiting for a couple of weeks, its time for our D to start scoring some points
Raaayyy is back
We need a turnover, forced fumble!
Tv guys have a man crush on Borland
Kap is not the only QB who can overthrow a WR
Oh shoot. oh shoot oh shoot
Kap is looking dispirited on the side line
Johnson hasn’t watched the film I guess. Wilson spins that way every time, Every Time!!!
Yea broooks
Great Defense!!!!
Let’s go niners. lets go
KAP would you start earning that contract!!!!!! If you can’t lead against Seattle, we need a new QB. Come on man!!
Crabtree is back,Good play by kap
I don’t think i can bear to watch this
They have all the mo and they get the ball after the half. We need a game changer now.
Play calling is atrocious; if I can tell by the formation whether it’s run or pass, im pretty sure the D can. Shouldn’t they attempt to deceive the defense?
Kap playing poorly but Roman just has to go. Zero imagination.
Kaep is fast. Kaep is strong. But Kaepernick is a peabrained moron.
I don’t know who the bigger moron is…Kaepernick, who has $120M of the 49ers money, or Trent Baalke for allowing the contract to be offered…..