That was different.
For the first time in many of these players’ NFL careers, the Seattle Seahawks defeated the San Francisco 49ers. Following a 20-17 victory in Week 11, the Seahawks have saved at least some level of interest on this season.
So what was the difference between the two games? From offense to pass defense to new players, below are compiled some of the biggest changes from six weeks ago.
Enjoy.
Defensive Rush Yards Allowed
Game 1: 228 yards on 33 carries. 6.9 YPC
Game 2: 131 yards on 27 carries. 4.9 YPC
While that’s a sizable difference, it doesn’t even tell the whole story. Brock Purdy had 40 scramble yards on five carries. If you take the designed runs, Seattle held the 49ers to 91 yards on 23 carries. 3.95 YPC.
Offensive Rush Yards
Game 1: 52 yards on 20 carries. 2.6 YPC
Game 2: 94 yards on 23 carries. 4.1YPC. Improvement, to say the least.
Linebackers
Game 1: Tyrel Dodson and Jerome Baker
Game 2: Ernest Jones IV and Tyrice Knight
The former were tackle leaders number two and three in Week 6 behind Julian Love. This Sunday, Jones and Knight led the team in tackles.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba Stuff
Game 1: 53 yards on 9 targets
Game 2: 110 receiving yards on 10 catches out of 11 targets, and one rush for 8 yards.
He is suddenly more effective.
Yards Per Pass Allowed
Game 1: 9.1
Game 2: 4.9
If you want to talk about wholesale turnaround, this is a good place to start. In Week 6 the 49ers had four players with double-digit yards per catch; in Week 11 they had zero. Big plays were severely limited, bolstered by the run game standing up throughout and much improved tackling.
Penalties
Game 1: Seattle committed 9 for 69; San Francisco 5 for 34
Game 2: Seattle committed 4 for 20; San Francisco 9 for 54
A near perfect reversal.
Turnover Differential
Game 1: Seahawks -3
Game 2: Even
The Big Play
Game 1: No super cool Geno Smith TD runs.
Game 2:
For the record, the other notable indicators were largely the same between the two contests. Things like third downs, red zone, fourth downs, time of possession (identical), tackles for loss - were essentially unchanged.
