9. 1993 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS at 2012 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
8. 2012 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
Record: 11-5
Pythag: 12-4
Off: 9th
Def: 1st
2nd NFC West
d. Redskins 24-14 WC
lost Falcons Div Rnd 30-28
HC: Pete Carroll OC Darrell Bevel DC Gus Bradley
Century Link Field: 55 degrees
Steve Raible/Warren Moon
Offense
QB Russell Wilson 24-R NC St
RB Marshawn Lynch All Pro 26 Cal
FB Michael Robinson 29 Penn St
WR Sidney Rice 26 S Carolina
WR Golden Tate 24 N Dame
TE Zach Miller 27 Ariz St
LT Russell Okung 24 Oklahoma St
LG James Carpenter 23 Alabama
C Max Unger All Pro 26 Oregon
RG Paul McQuistan 29 Weber
RT Breno Giacomini 27 Louisville
Defense
LDE Red Bryant 28 A&M
LDT Alan Branch 28 Michigan
RDT Brandon Medane 27 Cal
RDE Chris Clemons 31 UGA
LLB LeRoy Hill 30 Clemson
MLB Bobby Wagner 22-R Utah St
RLB KJ Wright 23 Miss St
LCB Richard Sherman All Pro 24 Stanford
RCB Brandon Browner 28 Oregon St
SS Kam Chancellor 24 Va Tech
FS Earl Thomas All Pro 23 Texas
K Stephen Hauschka 27 NC St
P Joe Ryan 31 Regina
KR/PR Leon Washington 30 Florida St
It's the best defense from 2012 hosting the best offense from 1993. Richard Sherman's 24, All Pro, 8 picks - the other All Pro on defense is 23 year old Earl Thomas. 31 year old Chris Clemons had 11.5 sacks It's Russell Wilson's rookie year, the 24 year old had 30 scores and ten picks. Two All Pros on offense, 26 year old Max Unger and 26 year old Marshawn Lynch, who ran for nearly 1600 yards and scores a dozen times.
9. 1993 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
Record: 10-6
Pythag: 12-4
Off: 1st
Def: 16th
1st NFC West
d. Giants Div Rnd 44-3
Lost Cowboys NFC Title 38-21
HC George Seifert OC Mike Shanahan DC Bill McPherson
Offense
QB Steve Young All Pro 32 BYU
RB Ricky Watters 24 N Dame
FB Marc Logan 28 Kentucky
WR Jerry Rice All Pro 31 Miss Vall St
WR John Taylor 31 Delaware St
TE Brent Jones 30 S Clara
LT Steve Wallace 29 Auburn
LG Guy McIntyre 32 UGA
C Jesse Sapolu 32 Hawaii
RG Ralph Tamm 27 W Chester
RT Harris Barton All Pro 29 UNC
Defense
LDE Dennis Brown 26 Wash
LDT Dana Stubblefield 23-R 23 Kansas
RDT Ted Washington 25 Louisville
RDE Kevin Fagan 30 Miami
LLB John Johnson 25 Clemson
MLB Mike Walter 33 Oregon
RLB Bill Romanowski 27 B College
LCB Eric Davis 25 Jacksonville St
RCB Don Griffin 29 Mid Tenn St
SS Tim McDonald 28 USC
FS Merton Hanks 25 Iowa
K Mike Cofer 29 NC St
P Klaus Wilmsmeyer 26 Louisville
KR/PR Dexter Carter 26 Florida St
Ken Norton and Pete Carroll will arrive in the next couple of years; they're on the other sideline today. John Marshall's on the Niners sideline, he'll eventually be on Seattle's. Robert Saleh - he's with the Seahawks today and one day will be in San Francisco. It's incestuous. These Niners have the top offense in the league. 32 year old Steve Young is an All Pro, 31 scores and 16 picks, 31 year old Jerry Rice, is an All Pro, 98 catches, 1500 yards, 16 scores. 29 year old Harris Barton is also an All Pro and 24 year old Ricky Watters had 11 scores. On defense, 23 year old rookie Dana Stubblefield had 10.5 sacks.
We got a good one in this 8/9 game in region 8. Each franchise looking to advance its third team into round 2. Let's go to Seattle.
1st Qtr
Nice Leon Washington return, Seahawks start at the 42.
1/10 - Marshawn Lynch opens with an 11 yard gain.
1/10 - Lynch gets 1.
2/9 - 19 more for Lynch - Seattle comes out running the ball and they're at the Niner 27.
1/10 - Michael Robinson gets a carry, goes for 4.
2/6 - Russell Wilson's first pass attempt - Sidney Rice, just shy of the first down.
3/1 - Lynch picks it up - the Seahawks are at the Niner 13.
1/10 - Robinson gets 2.
2/8 - Wilson -- EndZone -- Golden Tate -- TOUCHDOWN SEAHAWKS - just easy money for Seattle in the opening drive, 5 minutes, 58 yards and Seattle scores.
Niners at the 37.
1/10 - Ricky Watters carries for 1.
2/9 - Steve Young is sacked by Bobby Wagner, blitzing right up the gut - it's third and a bunch.
3/13 - Draw play - Marc Logan, Logan busts his way ---- to the first down - Mike Shanahan wants to establish the run, he gets 13 and the first.
1/10 - Young in trouble - he escapes the pocket - Young gets 7.
2/3 - Watters gets a yard.
3/2 - Another 3rd down give to Logan....and he Breaks It -- Marc Logan Into the Secondary -- Marc Logan is gonna go 45 yards..TOUCHDOWN NINERS - 45 yard TD run by Logan to tie the score.
Seahawks at the 21.
They get one first down, a 13 yard Lynch run - but a Stubblefield sack follows and there's a punt.
Niners at the 18.
1/10 - Jerry Rice v. Richard Sherman is the marquee matchup today, it's the first look to Rice, he gets 4.
2/6 - Tom Rathman's first carry, he gets 1.
3/5 - Ricky Watters pick it up - Niners at the 32.
1/10 - Watters gets the corner -- Watters exploding for 31- Watters to the Seattle 37 as the qtr ends.
2nd Qtr: Seahawks 7 Niners 7
Both sides exchange TD drives, largely built on running the ball, Niners have a first down at the Seattle 37.
1/10 - Young sacked again, Chris Clemons drags him down.
2/13 - Logan picks it up -- Niners able to get big gains on the ground, 15 yards to the 23.
1/10 - Amp Lee gets a carry and loses 2.
2/12 - Young to Rice, 5 yards and it's 3rd and 7.
3/7 - Young...Young pulls the ball down and runs...Young will be just short...it's 4th and 1 at the 14.
Seifert decides to go for it. Woooo. Okay, it's a 7-7 game, certainly looks like a tight one - but the Niners are gonna try to pick up this first down agains this Seattle defense.
4/1 - It's Rathman. He picks it up.
1/10 - Watters...Watters gets 10 yards and it is a first and goal to go at the 3.
1/goal - Young, rolling out -- stops - fires back over the middle -- Rathman gathers it in - tumbles into the endzone -- TOUCHDOWN NINERS -- the veteran Tom Rathman picks up the 4th down and then gatheres in the 3 yard score from Young and it's 14-7 San Francisco.
Seattle at the 30. 10 left in the half.
They pick up a first down, Washington with a 10 yard run -- but Dennis Brown sacks Wilson and Seattle is punting. Niners at the 35, 7 left in the half.
1/10 - Young. Rice. 14 yards near midfield.
1/10 - Young, planned run -- Young gets 2. A holding call on the next play makes it 2nd and 18.
2/18 - Young is gonna go downfield -- Young throwing over the top --- John Taylor --- 44 yards - a big strike - Young hits Taylor for 44 and the Niners are at the 15.
1/10 - Young, flips it out to Watters -- Watters breaks a tackle -- and Watters is gonna go! 15 yards into the endzone -- TOUCHDOWN NINERS -- -- Young 15 yards to Watters and the Niners go up 21-7.
Seattle at the 27. 4:31 left.
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10 - Lynch gets a yard.
3/9 - Wilson finds Robert Turbin - 14 yards to the 42.
1/10 - Wilson - rifles one over the middle to Zach Miller -- a 20 yard pickup to the Niner 38, 2 minute warning.
1/10 - Wilson - looks to Miller -- Intercepted by Merton Hanks! Hanks picks off Russell Wilson and the Niners will start at their own 46, up 2 scores.
3 and out. Seattle gets the ball back, under 90 seconds left, at the 12.
3 and out including a big Kevin Fagan sack - Seattle has to punt from deep in their own end and the Niners have 53 seconds left, 2 timeouts, from the Seattle 46.
1/10 - Young -- to Jamie Williams for 8, he's out of bounds.
2/2 - Young -- over the middle to Brent Jones -- 16 yards to the 22, Niners use their second timeout with 35 seconds left in the half.
1/10- Young, scrambling, gets out of bounds at the line. 27 seconds left.
2/10 - Young -- Watters - Watters is all the way down to the 9, he is out of bounds -- the Niners have a first and goal with 11 seconds left.
They take one shot at the endzone -- Incomplete.
Mike Cofer kicks the short FG, it's halftime -- the Niners are all over Seattle, 24-7.
3rd Qtr
Niners have scored 24 straight - that '93 best offense really taking it to the '12 best defense, add 3 sacks and a pick and it's a 17 pt Niner lead.
Niners start at the 23.
1/10 - Young. Rice. 9 yards.
2/1 - Young. Rice. 6 yards.
1/10 - Watters is stopped.
2/10 - Incomplete
3/10 - Young. Keeps the play alive. Finds Nate Singleton -- 14 yards and the Niners have a first down across midfield.
1/10 - Young to Brent Jones, 8 yards, Niners at the 41.
2/2 - Young...in trouble...Young breaks contain -- Young's got 11 yards all the way to the 30.
1/10 - Incomplete
2/6 - Rathman gets 4.
3/6 - Watters -- Watters bursts through the line -- Ricky Watters is gonna go -- Into the Endzone...TOUCHDOWN NINERS -- 26 yard TD run for Watters, his second score of the day -- it is all San Francisco, 31-7.
Seahawks at the 27.
On the third play - Wilson throws his second interception -- Eric Davis picking off Wilson, the Niners are at the 37, this is a country whipping.
1/10 - Logan gets 10.
1/10 - Watters gets 9.
2/1 - Watters is stopped.
3/1 - Logan is stopped. Niners have a 4th and 1 at the 18 ---
And they're gonna go for it. George Seifert keeps his foot on the gas.
4/1 - Watters picks it up.
1/10 - Young to Logan -- he gets to the 6 yard line.
2/4 - Give to Watters -- he high steps his way into the endzone-- TOUCHDOWN NINERS - Ricky Watters with 3 scores, it is 38-7 and the Niners will be moving on to face the Patriots in round 2.
Seattle at the 31.
3 and out.
Niners at the 20.
1/10 - Young throws to Taylor - downfield, 21 yards - Niners up 38-7, late third qtr, throwing the football.
1/10 - Watters stopped at the line.
2/10 - Young to Jones for 7 yards, the qtr ends.
4th Qtr
This game is over; Niners up 38-7 and driving.
They don't pick it up - and punt. Seahawks at the 17.
They get a first down, Wilson picks it up with his legs - Ted Washington gives all 4 Niners linemen a sack today. After the punt, Niners start at their own 46.
They're going to get a FG, the big play a 31 yard Watters run. Cofer hits it and it's 41-7, 7 minutes left.
Seattle drives down and gets into the endzone - series of medium range throws down the field, it ends with a Wilson 7 yard TD pass to Lynch, under 3 minutes left and it's 41-14.
Seattle doesn't get the ball back - Niners pick up a couple of first downs on the ground, burn the Seattle timeouts and it is over.
Final: 49ers 41 Seahawks 14
-Easy for San Francisco today; they really use Mike Shanahan's ground attack for big yardage and the defense tees off on the rookie Wilson, 4 sacks and 2 picks. A 3 score day for Ricky Watters.
Young: 18 for 29, 205 yds, 2 TD
Wilson: 12 for 18, 112 yds, 2 TD/2 INT
Watters: 19 carries, 163 yds, 3 TD
Lynch: 17 carries, 85 yds, 1 TD
Rice: 6 catches, 51 yds
Tate: 2 catches, 2 yds, TD
Player of the Game: Ricky Watters
