Russell Wilson Leads Seahawks Past 49ers 28-21

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Russell Wilson overcame a shaky commencement to throw for 2 touchdowns and tally for a 3rd and the Seattle Seahawks rebounded from back-to-back losses by beating the San Francisco 49ers 28-21 connected Sunday.

The Seahawks (2-2) went three-and-out connected their archetypal 5 drives of the crippled and appeared successful information of their archetypal three-game losing streak successful a play successful 9 seasons with Wilson astatine quarterback.

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But helium connected connected a 12-yard TD walk to DK Metcalf precocious successful the archetypal fractional and past produced 2 touchdowns successful a span of little than a infinitesimal successful the 3rd 4th with a 16-yard run and 13-yard walk to Freddie Swain astir a fumbled kickoff by Trenton Cannon.

The TD walk to Swain was vintage Wilson, who spun distant from a blitzing Dontae Johnson earlier uncovering Swain for the TD.

Alex Collins added a 14-yard TD tally aboriginal successful the 4th fourth and the 49ers (2-2) were incapable to flooded it aft losing starting backmost Jimmy Garoppolo to a calf wounded astatine halftime and playing without injured kicker Robbie Gould each game.

Garoppolo threw a 21-yard TD walk to Ross Dwelley connected the opening thrust but did small other earlier leaving with the injury.

Rookie Trey Lance took implicit and connected connected a 76-yard touchdown walk to Deebo Samuel but the Niners lone crossed midfield 1 different clip earlier scoring connected different TD walk to Samuel with 1:20 remaining. Seattle recovered the onside footwear to seal the game.

Lance finished 9 for 18 for 157 yards with 2 TDs, 41 yards rushing and a 2-point conversion run.

SLOW START

The Seahawks took plentifulness of clip to get going offensively with 5 consecutive three-and-outs to statesman the game. Seattle was held to minus-7 yards connected those possessions before yet breaking done with a 28-yard walk to Collins connected the opening play of the sixth drive.

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Wilson past completed a 28-yard walk to Metcalf to get Seattle into the reddish portion and capped the thrust with a 12-yard propulsion to Metcalf that tied the crippled astatine 7.

DIRTY DOZEN

San Francisco scored connected a the pass from Garoppolo to Dwelley on the opening thrust for their 12th TD of the season.

Those scores person travel from 12 players arsenic the Niners are the archetypal squad since the merger to person 12 antithetic players people their archetypal 12 TDs.

INJURY REPORT

Seahawks: LB Cody Barton (ribs) near the crippled successful the archetypal half.

49ers: K Robbie Gould seemingly injured his groin successful warmups and was unavailable. Punter Mitch Wishnowsky kicked an other constituent connected the opening thrust but missed a 41-yard FG effort aboriginal successful the archetypal half. Wishnowsky past missed an other constituent pursuing San Francisco’s 2nd TD aft a mendacious commencement earlier a 2-point try. … LT Trent Williams near successful the 2nd fractional with an elbow injury. … DE Arden Key was evaluated for a concussion.

UP NEXT

Seahawks: Host Rams connected Thursday night.

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49ers: Visit Arizona connected Sunday.