Eric Williams
NFC West Writer
The Seattle Seahawks made a series of transactions to bolster their defense this offseason, with the goal of slowing down the explosive offense of the San Francisco 49ers.
They brought back veteran players and tone-setters in linebacker Bobby Wagner and defensive tackle Jarran Reed, handed out decent money in free agency to defensive lineman Dre’Mont Jones and safety Julian Love, drafted cornerback Devon Witherspoon in the first round of this year’s draft and traded second- and fifth-round picks for defensive lineman Leonard Williams last month at the trade deadline.
But none of those moves proved fruitful Thursday, as the 49ers blew past the Seahawks at Lumen Field in the first Thanksgiving Day game in Seattle, 31-13.
Led by Christian McCaffrey’s 114 rushing yards and two scores, San Francisco finished with 169 yards on the ground. McCaffrey now has 11 rushing touchdowns this season, the most in franchise history. Defensively, the 49ers sacked Seattle quarterback Geno Smith six times and forced two Seattle turnovers.
McCaffrey’s second touchdown run was a prime example of San Francisco’s dominance. The Seahawks appeared to have the Stanford product stuffed behind the line of scrimmage, but he cut back against the grain, busting through the second level of Seattle’s defense and bulled his way through three would-be tacklers for an 8-yard score.
“He’s a dawg,” San Francisco quarterback Brock Purdy said about McCaffrey. “You just never know when he’s going to keep going or get out of something. So, for him to do that didn’t really surprise me. But, at the same time I look up to that kind of stuff. He gives us a spark, and an energy to the offense when we need it most.”
In a game that was supposed to be a showdown for NFC West supremacy, the Seahawks once again appeared woefully overmatched. The 49ers imposed their will on Seattle’s home field in a place where teams coached by Seattle head…
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