Seattle Seahawks Dud and Stud of Week 4 at San Francisco
Ed Stein
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After every Seattle Seahawks game, Pacific Northwest Sports presents our Dud and Stud of the week. Here are the Zeroes and Heroes of the Seahawks’ 28–21 win over San Francisco.
Sunday, the Seattle Seahawks went into hostile territory at Levi’s Stadium and left with a 28–21 win. Here are our Dud and Stud of the big win over NFC West rival San Francisco.
The Dud
Second Dishonorable Mention – Chris Carson
Chris Carson had a bad day accounting for 31 yards on 11 touches (2.82 average yards per play). There aren’t many games that Carson is a non-factor and gets outplayed by another Seahawk running back.
It’s not all Carson’s fault because his line didn’t block for him. But 12’s have seen Carson, time and again, make something out of nothing. He’ll be back.
First Dishonorable Mention – Offensive Line
It sure felt like San Francisco had someone in the Seattle Seahawks backfield all game. Once again, Seattle’s offensive line disappointed. They gave up seven tackles for loss. Yes, the Niners have one of the best defensive fronts in football. Still, that’s too many negative yard plays.
In addition to failing Carson, the O-line also gave San Francisco the green light to go after Russell Wilson. He had an average of 1.7 seconds in the pocket, nowhere near enough time to let plays develop. Many of the Seahawks’ big plays came as a result of RW3’s improvisation skills.
Dud of the Week – Defensive Line
Another week, another poor performance turned in by the Seattle Seahawks defensive line. Another week and another no-name running back shredded them. Fourth-stringer Trey Sermon gained 89 yards on 19 carries which were more than double his career output.
To make matters worse, 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo had plenty of time to sit in the pocket and pick apart the secondary. The defensive line consistently failed to get pressure on the quarterback.
It wasn’t until San Francisco lost left tackle Trent Williams and Garoppolo for the game that they finally made some headway. Of course, Jimmy G.’s replacement Trey Lance often ran through what little pass rush the Seahawks mustered.
Deebo Samuel is IN! @49ers cut the lead to 7 with 1:20 left.
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