Hope everyone is enjoying the Holidays. I sure am. On Christmas Eve, the 49ers looked to give me one of the things I wishing for. No, not a new car, though I wouldn't object. A Win. The 49ers went into Seattle into that loud stadium of theirs and had a close game with the Seahawks. The Seahawks contolled this game until the 3rd quarter when the 49ers took a 16-10 lead by the early 4th. A block punt, however, gave the momentum and the lead back to the Seahawks as it led to a Marshawn Lynch TD run. The 49ers didn't lose confidence, though, as they managed another FG from David Akers to give them a 2 point lead.
With little under 3 minutes left, the Seahawks had gotten the ball back and were driving down field when Larry Grant of the 49ers knocked the ball out of Tavaris Jackson's hand and forced a fumble the 49ers recovered. The 49ers weren't able to run out the clock but they were able to make Seattle use all of their timeouts and punt them out of striking distance. With only 41 seconds left, Jackson wasn't able to move the Seahawks this time as he would force a turnover on downs. The 49ers kneed it out and won, 19-17.
The Red and Gold advance to 12-3 and remain in the driver's seat for the #2 seed in the NFC. A couple of historic things to note as David Akers' FGs tonight (4 of them) makes him the record holder for the most FGs in a single season with 42. This game was also the first game this season that any team has run a TD on us. But a win is a win.
One more game left in the season and it's technically next year against the Rams in St. Louis.
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