• 49ers’ environment friendly passing assault and constant run recreation show deadly: Thirty-two of the offense’s 33 dropbacks resulted in targets or principally profitable scrambles. Without any main setbacks within the passing recreation, San Francisco’s offense could be very onerous to cease.
• Seahawks come up quick late: Despite the 49ers’ general dominance, Seattle had an opportunity to take the lead within the fourth quarter.
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The San Francisco 49ers bought a much-needed win in opposition to the Seattle Seahawks, holding off a comeback try to finally win 36-24 on Thursday Night Football in Week 6.
Game Summary
According to PFF’s noise-canceled rating metric, the 49ers dominated the sport from the start. The solely factor that saved the Seahawks within the contest was San Francisco’s failure to show scoring drives into touchdowns early on. Seattle as soon as had possession with an opportunity to take the lead within the fourth quarter, however the offense couldn’t pull by way of, and the evening resulted in a deserving 49ers win.
Passing Summary
The 49ers’ passing offense was very clear. Brock Purdy threw the ball away as soon as, however 32 of the offense’s 33 dropbacks resulted in targets or principally profitable scrambles. Without any main setbacks within the passing recreation, San Francisco’s offense could be very onerous to cease.
Receiving Summary
The Seahawks unfold the wealth amongst their receivers, regardless that it’s nonetheless obvious that Jaxon Smith-Njigba and DK Metcalf are the clear No. 1 choices by way of targets and alternatives.
With Brandon Aiyuk, Deebo Samuel, George Kittle and Jauan Jennings all wholesome, the 49ers will all the time produce by way of the air; one simply doesn’t know who will get the most important piece of the cake. This time, it was Samuel who recorded greater than 100 yards — due to his 76-yard landing catch-and-run.
Rushing Summary
Both groups had zero runs on late downs, which is a rarity within the NFL. The Seahawks didn’t run on late downs as a result of they needed to play catch-up the entire recreation, whereas the 49ers didn’t run on late downs as a result of they had been usually profitable on early downs already and had solely 12 late-down performs in whole.
