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Seahawks 31, 49ers 6 SEATTLE - Matt Hasselbeck threw for two touchdowns and ran for another as Seattle gave its new coach a victory over San Francisco.
Seahawks 31, 49ers 6
SEATTLE - Matt Hasselbeck threw for two touchdowns and ran for another as Seattle gave its new coach a victory over San Francisco.
Coaching his first NFL game in 11 years, Pete Carroll stalked the sideline, marching up and down almost constantly in motion.
After throwing an interception on Seattle's first play and running just seven plays for 11 yards in the first 11/2 quarters, Hasselbeck completed 10 of his next 11 throws.
He finished 18 of 23 for 170 yards and two touchdowns.
San Francisco 3 3 0 0 – 6
Seattle 0 14 14 3 – 31
First quarter
SF–FG Nedney 23, 10:16.
Second quarter
SF–FG Nedney 23, 6:23.
Sea–Hasselbeck 1 run (Mare kick), 2:26.
Sea–Butler 13 pass from Hasselbeck (Mare kick), 1:27.
Third quarter
Sea–Trufant 32 interception return (Mare kick), 13:59.
Sea–Branch 3 pass from Hasselbeck (Mare kick), 10:30.
Fourth quarter
Sea–FG Mare 35, 2:24.
A: 67,044.
SF Sea
First downs 14 14
Total Net Yards 263 242
Rushes-yards 19-49 23-77
Passing 214 165
Punt Returns 2-27 3-17
Kickoff Returns 4-67 2-58
Interceptions Ret. 1-7 2-52
Comp-Att-Int 26-45-2 18-23-1
Sacked-Yards Lost 2-11 1-5
Punts 6-41.5 5-41.4
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0
Penalties-Yards 8-60 5-35
Time of Possession 32:45 27:15
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing: San Francisco, Gore 17-38, Walker 1-10, Norris 1-1. Seattle, Forsett 7-43, Jones 8-18, Washington 6-12, Hasselbeck 2-4.
Passing: San Francisco, A.Smith 26-45-2-225. Seattle, Hasselbeck 18-23-1-170.
Receiving: San Francisco, V.Davis 8-73, Gore 6-45, Morgan 3-32, Walker 3-27, Crabtree 2-12, Ginn Jr. 1-19, Zeigler 1-10, Byham 1-5, Norris 1-2. Seattle, Williams 4-64, Carlson 3-36, Forsett 3-17, Branch 3-11, Robinson 2-12, Butler 1-13, Morrah 1-11, Obomanu 1-6.