Seahawks win against 49ers, 37-18, in Seattle game

The Seattle Seahawks faced the San Francisco 49ers Sunday, Sept. 25 in Seattle.

The game started with a moment of silence for the victims of the tragic Burlington, Wash. mall shooting and then an early Seattle touchdown. Early in the second quarter, Seattle was leading 14-0.

At halftime, Seattle was leading against the 49ers, 24-3. In the third quarter, Seattle brought their lead up to 27-3.

By the fourth quarter, that lead was 37-18. The Seahawks won the game, 37-18.

See real-time updates from KIRO 7's Cale Ramaker at the bottom of this story.

Seattle is showing signs of major offensive issues after managing 15 points through two games , including three points last week against a Los Angeles team the 49ers routed in Week 1. The offensive line has been unable to fully protect quarterback Russell Wilson or get the run game started. It hasn't helped that Wilson has played with a sprained right ankle suffered early in the second half of the opener against Miami.

"We feel like we're really close," Carroll said. "We feel like we can see the execution, we can see the potential to make the ball move up and down the field like we want to."

Here's what else to watch as Seattle goes for its fifth straight regular-season win against San Francisco:

THE INFIRMARY: Seattle came out of last week's loss to Los Angeles beaten up. Wide receivers Doug Baldwin and Tyler Lockett suffered minor knee injuries, while running back Thomas Rawls has a muscle strain in his lower left leg. All three are expected to play, but none will be at 100 percent. Coupled with Wilson's sprained ankle and a number of Seattle's offensive stars will be playing at less than full health.

GROUNDED: After rushing for 150 yards and three TDs in that opening win over Los Angeles, the 49ers' running game couldn't get off the ground in Carolina. San Francisco was held to 65 yards on 25 carries against a defense keyed to stop the run.

"We need to get into the pass game a little bit more and maybe a little bit earlier just to kind of loosen them up a little bit," Kelly said. "The two of them have to go hand in hand."

TURNING IT OVER: A big positive for the 49ers early this season has been their ability to take away the ball after ranking second worst in the league a year ago with 12 takeaways. The defense has six takeaways already this season with three interceptions and three fumble recoveries. Coordinator Jim O'Neill has stressed taking chances on defense — even if it can lead to the occasional big play.

"We don't want to be that team that never makes any plays," O'Neill said. "We want our guys to go try to make some plays. That's what this whole league is about, is making football plays."

AIR DEFENSE: San Francisco quarterback Blaine Gabbert has thrown a touchdown pass in 12 straight games . That streak will be tested by the Seahawks, who are giving up just 184 yards per game through the air and have allowed one touchdown in two games. Gabbert was solid in his one start against Seattle last season, throwing for 264 yards and a TD and didn't commit a turnover.

HOME-ROAD DISPARITY: The 49ers have had two different types of defenses the past two years depending on whether they are at home or on the road. San Francisco has given up 15.8 points per game at home, compared to 33.1 per game on the road. That discrepancy was glaring the first two weeks as the 49ers shut out the Rams in the opener and then lost to the Panthers last week.

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