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San Francisco quarterback and 2021 No. 3 overall draft selection Trey Lance suffered an apparent ankle injury and was carted off during the team's Week 2 ...

Lance was 2 for 30 for 30 yards passing and had three carries for 13 yards before leaving the game. Garoppolo didn't take long to get into form, throwing a 38-yard TD pass to Ross Dwelley on his first full possession. Lance had taken over the starting job this season from Garoppolo after being drafted third overall in 2021.

The Seattle Seahawks entered their Week 2 matchup against the San Francisco 49ers riding high off the momentum from their upset win over the Denver Broncos ...

[@lockedonseahawks](https://mobile.twitter.com/Locked_Seahawks) today! Offensively, it was a half to forget for the Seahawks. On his first drive he connected with tight end Ross Dwelley for a 38-yard touchdown, putting the 49ers ahead 13-0. The Seahawks defense held the 49ers to a pair of field goals for an early 6-0 deficit, but the offense simply could not get anything going. ](https://www.si.com/nfl/seahawks/news/seattle-san-francisco-49ers-week-two-live-game-updates) [following an injury to Trey Lance](https://www.si.com/nfl/seahawks/nfl/seahawks/news/seattle-seahawks-breaking-qb-trey-lance-exits-serious-injury-jimmy-garoppolo-49ers), the Seahawks defense could not get off the field.

Six days after one of the most feel-good wins of the Pete Carroll era, the Seahawks came crashing back to earth Sunday.

The lead was cut to 20-7 with 5:25 left in the third quarter. The pass, intended for DK Metcalf, was instead picked off by Charvarius Ward. The 49ers played the final three quarters with former starter Jimmy Garoppolo at quarterback after second-year man Trey Lance suffered a serious ankle injury that resulted in him being carted off the field. And a special teams mistake led to a fumbled punt that led to a San Francisco touchdown — one of three turnovers in the first half, all in the second quarter. Still, the Seahawks held and were poised to get the ball back late in the first half hoping for a drive to get back in the game, still down just 13-0. Typifying the slog of a day that it was for the offense was a curious play call in the second quarter to have running back DeeJay Dallas throw a pass on second-and-5 from the 49ers 8-yard line.

Originally the No. 3 overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft, Trey Lance was selected with very minimal college experience from North Dakota State University. Lance ...

Lance only had one full season as a starter in 2019, but he made the most of his limited snaps. Lance threw 28 touchdowns against *zero* interceptions as he led the Bison to a 16-0 record and yet another National Championship for Fargo. This time it will be quarterback Trey Lance with the San Francisco 49ers.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Jimmy Garoppolo threw a touchdown pass on his first full drive after replacing an injured Trey Lance and ran for another score to ...

DeeJay Dallas took a handoff following a direct snap to Kenneth Walker III and tried to force a pass into the end zone to DK Metcalf. Tariq Woolen blocked a 20-yard field goal attempt by Robbie Gould, and Michael Jackson scooped it up and ran 86 yards for the score. He iced the game with a 1-yard sneak late in the fourth quarter. Lance took over the starting job this season from Garoppolo after being drafted third overall in 2021. He was taken off the field on a cart, his injured ankle in an air cast. Geno Smith went 24 for 30 for 198 yards and an interception.

San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle is inactive for the team's Week 2 game against the Seattle Seahawks, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport.

Seattle took a big step back in Week 2 against the 49ers, suffering a blowout loss.

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Watch rookie cornerback Tariq Woolen block a field goal attempt by 49ers kicker Robbie Gould, then Mike Jackson scoop up the ball and run it all the way back ...

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49ers quarterback Trey Lance left Sunday's game against the Seahawks after taking a massive hit in the first quarter. As the second-year signal-caller ran ...

Bucs Despite Fractures in Back](https://www.si.com/nfl/2022/09/18/jameis-winston-to-play-vs-buccaneers-despite-fractures-in-back-per-report?utm_source=recommendations&utm_medium=in-article&utm_campaign=end-of-story) Seahawks: Game Preview and Prediction](https://www.si.com/nfl/49ers/news/49ers-vs-seahawks-game-preview-and-prediction?utm_source=recommendations&utm_medium=in-article&utm_campaign=end-of-story) When he was driven off the field and into the locker room, his right leg was in an air cast. As the second-year signal-caller ran from the pocket in an effort to gain a few yards, he was quickly met by the Seattle defense. He was officially [l](https://twitter.com/49ers/status/1571599175447621632?s=20&t=XfKFE49sCsUA9hY9m8xU2A) [isted with an ankle injury.](https://twitter.com/49ers/status/1571599175447621632?s=20&t=XfKFE49sCsUA9hY9m8xU2A) [Get your seats to San Francisco 49ers games with SI Tickets](https://sitickets.com/performer/san-francisco-49ers?utm_source=si-editorial&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=san-francisco-49ers)

As the rushing game struggled, Nick Bosa made the game hell for Geno Smith, and the defense struggled to contain the San Francisco rushing attack. Here are ...

As a whole, the 49ers defense finished with nine quarterback hits, two sacks and seven tackles for loss. The ball bounced away and was recovered by San Francisco’s Ross Dwelley at the 22. A few minutes later, the game swung in the 49ers’ favor once again, as Seahawks special teamer Xavier Crawford bumped into Tyler Lockett on a San Francisco punt. A series of crucial first-half mistakes kept the Seahawks off the board and gave San Francisco plenty of chances to score. On the next drive, the Seahawks tried a trick play. After an emotional season-opening 17-16 victory over the Denver Broncos on “Monday Night Football” last week, the Seahawks came back to earth in Week 2 against San Francisco.

49ers quarterback Trey Lance suffered a fractured ankle that will require season-ending surgery, coach Kyle Shanahan announced Sunday.

To his credit, Lance [took ownership of his mistakes](https://www.nfl.com/news/49ers-qb-trey-lance-after-loss-to-bears-i-have-a-lot-of-stuff-to-clean-up) after the loss, but the growth he looked to achieve going forward will have to wait another season. [carted off the field](https://www.nfl.com/news/49ers-qb-trey-lance-carted-off-field-vs-seahawks-after-suffering-ankle-injury) with his right leg in an air cast after sustaining the injury in the first quarter. Lance was hand-picked by the 49ers brass in 2021, as San Francisco "Do you guys watch the other teams in this league?" So, to see him have that bad of an injury to where he can't come back from it, you feel for him" "We're really hurting for him and we were really hoping to see a lot of him this year.

After winning four straight and 15 of the last 17 matchups against the 49ers, Seattle came crashing back down to earth against their rivals. San Francisco ...

The highest point Seattle reached was on special teams when rookie cornerback Tariq Woolen blocked a field goal attempt that led to a touchdown, the first time that’s happened for this team in 10 years. Lockett found a lot of holes in the Niners’ zones, catching nine of his 11 targets from Geno Smith and totaling a team-high 107 receiving yards. Woods used his surplus size and power to blow up several plays in the backfield, posting three tackles for a loss and one pass breakup. Waldron’s lowest point came in the second quarter when he called for a trick play pass from fourth-string running back DeeJay Dallas. That was the case today, as the Seahawks got beat up on both sides of the line of scrimmage. and sometimes the bar, well…

Mike Jackson races 85 yards for the score after rookie Tariq Woolen blocked the kick.

[Robbie Gould](https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/9354/robbie-gould)'s kick. [Mike Jackson](https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3917853/mike-jackson), who's starting again at cornerback opposite Woolen, scooped the ball up in stride and raced 85 yards for a touchdown. [Tariq Woolen](https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4245185/tariq-woolen) delivered.

The Seahawks offense has now gone six quarters without scoring. On Sunday, their offensive inefficiency and scoring deficiency was on full display.

He was rightly praised for his poised and efficient game against Denver, but most of that damage was done in the first half, when Smith connected on his first 13 passes and 17 of his first 18. And that won’t be easy until the Seahawks unleash a running attack that forces defenses to loosen up coverage. In the long run (which the Seahawks had far too few of), the Seahawks forced their defense to be on the field far too long, which was compounded by some tackling issues that helped prolong 49ers drives. The Seahawks must figure out a way to once again turn Metcalf from a big-play threat to a big-play maker. — The emotion and elation of Seattle’s season-opening win over Denver helped gloss over a troubling trend: The Seahawks didn’t score at all in the second half in that game. The Seahawks’ seven points came courtesy of a blocked field goal by Tariq Woolen that Michael Jackson scooped up and took 86 yards to the end zone.

Simply put, Seattle has lots of questions to answer before Atlanta comes into town next Sunday. Reporter Bob Condotta grades the Week 2 loss.

Brooks and Cody Barton led the Seahawks with 11 tackles each. According to ESPN, the 49ers had 113 yards after contact, their most since 2009. But no one else had a QB hit and the 189 rushing yards allowed loomed large. Tackle Al Woods had another strong game with seven tackles, three for a loss and a pass defense. And obviously there were issues all along the line with run blocking. The rest of the receiving corps has three for 28. Lockett had 107 yards on nine receptions, his 16th 100-yard receiving game. Grade: D. Grade: C-minus. But as noted, the hope that Seattle can lean on its running game this year the way it did at the end of last season is beginning to look like wishful thinking until proven otherwise. Grade: C. Rookie Kenneth Walker III had 10 yards on four attempts in his NFL debut.

Coming off an emotional win over Denver, the Seahawks looked the part of a team competing for the No. 1 overall pick on Sunday with several careless ...

Unfortunately, those efforts were squandered thanks to the ineptitude of Smith and his counterparts, who finished with punts on each of their first three drives and only picked up a single first down on those possessions. Though they weren't able to make many quick stops to earn themselves a much-needed breather, the Seahawks forced two punts and blocked a field goal on their first three defensive drives of the half, keeping the team within two scores. Such fortune wasn't bestowed upon Clint Hurtt's unit on Sunday, however, and the physical 49ers were able to ground and pound from the opening drive against a defense leaving tackles on the field in bunches. The first snap actually worked as Walker took the direct snap and wiggled his way to a five-yard gain. Trailing 13-0 early in the second quarter, he tried to squeeze a pass into a tight window to Lockett on a post route, only for the pass to be deflected into the air by safety Talanoa Hufanga and intercepted off the carom by Tashaun Gipson to give San Francisco outstanding field position. Failing to build off a strong first start to the season, Smith completed 24 of 30 passes for only 198 yards and threw a costly first half interception, which was one of three critical turnovers by the visitors.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Coach Pete Carroll knew it wouldn't be easy for the Seattle Seahawks to follow up their emotional, season-opening win with ...

We didn’t do anything like we wanted to today at the line of scrimmage, on either side of the ball, we didn’t do things right. I looked at it and I just needed to get us out of it, and I didn’t get it done. “We just didn’t do what we needed to do today,” Smith said. “We were humbled today and it’s just part of it. “If it it was, it’s the league that will humble you quick,” he said. “We didn’t do very well with that.

Rather than move Smith back to quarterback, Walker, Rashaad Penny, Travis Homer, and Dee Jay Dallas all remained in the backfield. The rookie again took the ...

As for the four-back personnel grouping, it may be a smart idea to return the formation to where it came from collecting dust and not touch it again. "I thought it was going to be a touchdown, honestly," Smith said when asked what went through his head on the play. Taking the direct snap out of pistol, rookie running back Ken Walker III faked a handoff and then bolted to his right, turning what looked to be a tackle for loss somehow into a five-yard gain down to San Francisco's eight-yard line. Turning the football over three times and converting on just two out of seven third down opportunities, Smith and his counterparts never found a rhythm playing against one of the NFL's best defenses. Rolling out to his right to evade multiple oncoming pass rushers, quarterback Geno Smith had just completed his longest pass of the afternoon, linking up with Tyler Lockett on a 27-yard crossing route down to the San Francisco 13-yard line. To make the look legal, Smith slid out wide as a receiver, serving as little more than a decoy.

Rewinding Week 2 with interviews, highlights, press conference audio, and more.

- Tyler Lockett Postgame Presser (42:03) - Quandre Diggs Postgame Presser (38:37) - Geno Smith Postgame Presser (34:00) - Pete Carroll Postgame Presser (14:53) Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher and wherever else you might get your podcasts. The Seahawks made some costly mistakes early and couldn't bounce back, resulting in a 27-7 loss on the road to the San Francisco 49ers in Week 2.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Coach Pete Carroll knew it wouldn't be easy for the Seattle Seahawks to follow up their emotional, season-opening win with ...

We didn’t do anything like we wanted to today at the line of scrimmage, on either side of the ball, we didn’t do things right. I looked at it and I just needed to get us out of it, and I didn’t get it done. “We just didn’t do what we needed to do today,” Smith said. The Seahawks called for a trick play with a direct snap to Kenneth Walker III, who handed to fellow running back DeeJay Dallas. We just made some mistakes we couldn’t recover from.” We shouldn’t be feeding into all the hype anyways. The offense led by Geno Smith struggled to get going at all against San Francisco’s stellar defense. “We didn’t do very well with that. “We were humbled today and it’s just part of it. “If it it was, it’s the league that will humble you quick,” he said. The offense failed to score a point, a trick play backfired and they were dominated in the trenches by the San Francisco 49ers in a [27-7 loss](https://apnews.com/article/san-francisco-49ers-seattle-seahawks-nfl-sports-999d17e726c10587de157a85de3bfc67) on Sunday. “We didn’t look very good, did we?” Carroll said.

Trey Lance's injury stole the spotlight Sunday at Levi's Stadium, but the 49ers' defense put on a show.

Coming away with a victory, being penalized once and watching their defense shut down the Seahawks always will be a recipe for success in Santa Clara. Luckily for the 49ers, Seattle couldn't capitalize on the penalty. The fact that we were clean on that is a big reason we won." The ball was tipped in the air and Warner came away with it. That one time the 49ers were flagged didn't come without controversy, too. "Just being smarter with certain things, and when you're suffocating an offense like we have the past two weeks, that can be game-changing. As a team, the Seahawks ran for 36 yards on 14 carries. The 49ers were flagged for only one penalty all game long, giving the Seahawks an extra 26 yards. You never want to give a team life, especially a rival in Seattle that's been tough to close out since I've been here and before. I think when you turn the tape on, you see that." Former first-round draft pick Rashaad Penny, and Kenneth Walker III -- the Seahawks' second pick of the second round this past April -- combined to carry the ball 10 times for 25 yards. That's especially true on the ground.

The Seattle Seahawks followed their emotional victory in Week 1 by laying an egg by the Bay. Seattle's four-game win streak over the San Francisco 49ers ...

Against the 49ers, who were able to grind the ball 45 times for 189 yards, the Seahawks could barely manage 36 yards on 14 carries. However, rookie Tariq Woolen and veteran Mike Jackson deserve a spot on the Studs list as they directly contributed to Seattle’s only score of the afternoon. Seattle joined the Indianapolis Colts as the only teams in Week 2 to fail to score an offensive point. Seattle’s defense actually played admirably all things considered, but could not stem the tide of San Francisco, or make up for the anemic Seattle offense. It was a sloppy afternoon for the Seahawks, who were flagged with 10 penalties for 106 yards, which is only 114 yards less than Seattle netted all afternoon. Seattle’s four-game win streak over the San Francisco 49ers came to a screeching halt as they fell 27-7 to the division rival.

Get a recap of the Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers football game.

... G [Damien Lewis](https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4362647/damien-lewis) (thigh) also got hurt and didn't return. [Charvarius Ward](http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4037361/charvarius-ward) was right there for his first interception for San Francisco. [season-opening victory](https://apnews.com/article/seattle-seahawks-denver-broncos-nfl-sports-77b3dff4ea5082437674f0ced118c440) over former quarterback [Russell Wilson](https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/14881/russell-wilson) and the Broncos. The Raiders fumble the ball in overtime, and Byron Murphy Jr. [Geno Smith](http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/15864/geno-smith) went 24 for 30 for 198 yards and an interception. [Tyler Kroft](https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/2582410/tyler-kroft) (knee) left the game in the second half and didn't return. He iced the game with a 1-yard sneak late in the fourth quarter. [Shelby Harris](https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/16837/shelby-harris) (glute) left the game in the first half and didn't return. Lance took over the starting job this season from Garoppolo after being drafted third overall in 2021. [DeeJay Dallas](https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4240631/deejay-dallas) took a handoff following a direct snap to [Kenneth Walker III](https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4567048/kenneth-walker) and [tried to force a pass](https://twitter.com/49ers/status/1571608471682031616?s=20) into the end zone to [DK Metcalf](https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4047650/dk-metcalf). He was taken off the field on a cart, his injured ankle in an air cast. [recovered a muffed punt](https://twitter.com/49ers/status/1571610029215870976?s=20) after [Tarvarius Moore](https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4039278/tarvarius-moore) pushed blocker [Xavier Crawford](https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3860287/xavier-crawford) into returner [Tyler Lockett](https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/2577327/tyler-lockett).

Surely that meant Seattle was running the ball, right? Wrong. Instead, running back Kenneth Walker III handed off to running back DeeJay Dallas, who threw the ...

The 49ers beat the Seahawks, 27-7. Surely that meant Seattle was running the ball, right? In Week 2, the Seahawks took “try new things” to a ridiculous level.

Jimmy Garoppolo threw a touchdown pass on his first full drive after replacing an injured Trey Lance and ran for another score to help the San Francisco ...

DeeJay Dallas took a handoff following a direct snap to Kenneth Walker III and tried to force a pass into the end zone to DK Metcalf. He iced the game with a 1-yard sneak late in the fourth quarter. Tariq Woolen blocked a 20-yard field goal attempt by Robbie Gould, and Michael Jackson scooped it up and ran 86 yards for the score. We didn't do anything like we wanted to today at the line of scrimmage, on either side of the ball." I'm not saying I knew this was going to happen, but I was ready for this in case it did happen." Lance took over the starting job this season from Garoppolo after being drafted third overall in 2021. "I'm comfortable here," Garoppolo said. He was taken off the field on a cart, his injured ankle in an air cast. "Quite a distance from one week to the next," coach Pete Carroll. Geno Smith went 24 for 30 for 198 yards and an interception. Jimmy's been around for a long time. That sucks for him."