Seahawks offense shutdown as 49ers hand Seattle 27-7 loss

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Coach Pete Carroll knew it wouldn’t be straightforward for the Seattle Seahawks to observe up their emotional, season-opening win with one other impressed efficiency.

Boy, was he proper.

Six days after knocking off former quarterback Russell Wilson and the Denver Broncos, nearly nothing went proper for the Seahawks. The offense failed to attain some extent, a trick play backfired and so they had been dominated within the trenches by the San Francisco 49ers in a 27-7 loss on Sunday.

“We didn’t look excellent, did we?” Carroll stated. “We didn’t do very effectively with that. Wished to, and supposed to and had all of it discovered from means again when, and to win that sport it was going to be a problem. We took it head on, however didn’t do effectively sufficient with it. We didn’t come again and play the way in which we wished to play. We missed tackles, simply didn’t look the identical. So I’ve to do a greater job.”

The Seahawks (1-1) had been held to 216 yards for the sport, drove contained in the San Francisco 40 simply as soon as earlier than the ultimate drive and had been outrushed 189-36.

Security Quandre Diggs stated there was no cause why Seattle ought to have had any form of psychological hangover from final week.

“If it it was, it’s the league that may humble you fast,” he stated. “We had been humbled at this time and it’s simply a part of it. I don’t see why we might be using excessive. All people’s doubting us anyway. We shouldn’t be feeding into all of the hype anyhow. Clearly, we’re not that good.”

The offense led by Geno Smith struggled to get going in any respect towards San Francisco’s stellar protection. After a scintillating first half of the opener, the Seahawks haven’t scored some extent on offense the previous six quarters.

Smith was correct however didn’t produce a lot. He accomplished 24 of 30 passes however solely gained 197 yards as Seattle had only one play generate greater than 17 yards. Smith threw an interception early within the second quarter.

“We simply didn’t do what we would have liked to do at this time,” Smith stated. “Had an important week of follow, preparation was on level, really feel like everyone was locked in. We had good power the complete time. We simply made some errors we couldn’t recuperate from.”

The largest mistake got here the next drive after Seattle received contained in the San Francisco 10. The Seahawks known as for a trick play with a direct snap to Kenneth Walker III, who handed to fellow working again DeeJay Dallas.

Dallas forced a throw to DK Metcalf ultimately zone, however Charvarius Ward intercepted it.

“It was a very cool play to name, and we had a shot, too, nevertheless it requested loads,” Carroll stated. “In that state of affairs, I want I simply would have gotten us out of it. I checked out it and I simply wanted to get us out of it, and I didn’t get it achieved. That’s an enormous turnaround. We screwed that up. We get ultimately zone proper there, it might have been totally completely different.”

Seattle then muffed a punt late within the half that arrange one other San Francisco landing and was unable to mount something after falling behind 20-0.

The one rating got here on a blocked area objective return by Michael Jackson.

“Fairly a distance from one week to the subsequent,” Carroll stated. “This league simply reminds you the way you get humbled. We didn’t do something like we wished to at this time on the line of scrimmage, on both aspect of the ball, we didn’t do issues proper. It could have been very onerous to win this sport at this time with the way in which we performed. We are able to’t play soccer like that.”

BLOCKED

The Seahawks received on the board within the third quarter due to their particular groups. Tariq Woolen blocked a 20-yard field goal try by Robbie Gould, and Michael Jackson scooped it up and ran 86 yards for the rating.

VERSATILITY

Dwelley had an enormous day on offense and particular groups. Together with the TD catch from Garoppolo, Dwelly additionally recovered a muffed punt after Tarvarius Moore pushed blocker Xavier Crawford into returner Tyler Lockett.

Dwelley was the primary participant within the NFL to catch a TD cross and recuperate a fumble by the opponent in the identical sport since teammate Kyle Juszczyk did it towards Atlanta on Dec. 15, 2019.

That restoration arrange Juszczyk’s 1-yard run that it 20-0 on the half.

TRICKED UP

The Seahawks known as for a trick play within the second quarter that they instantly regretted. DeeJay Dallas took a handoff following a direct snap to Kenneth Walker III and tried to force a pass into the top zone to DK Metcalf. Charvarius Ward was proper there for his first interception for San Francisco.

INJURIES

Seahawks: DL Shelby Harris (glute) left the sport within the first half and didn’t return. … G Damien Lewis (thigh) additionally received damage and didn’t return.

49ers: TE Tyler Kroft (knee) left the sport within the second half and didn’t return.

UP NEXT

Seahawks: Host Atlanta on Sunday.

49ers: Go to Denver on Sunday evening.