NFL capsule: San Francisco-Seattle
SAN FRANCISCO (8-8) At SEATTLE (5-11)
Sunday, 4:15 p.m. ET, FOX
OPENING LINE - Seahawks by 1
RECORD VS. SPREAD - 49ers 9-4-3; Seahawks 6-10
SERIES RECORD - Seahawks lead 12-10
LAST MEETING - Seahawks beat 49ers 20-17, Dec. 6, 2009
49ERS OFFENSE - OVERALL (27), RUSH (25), PASS (22)
49ERS DEFENSE - OVERALL (15), RUSH (6), PASS (21)
SEAHAWKS OFFENSE - OVERALL (21), RUSH (26), PASS (15)
SEAHAWKS DEFENSE - OVERALL (24), RUSH (15), PASS (30)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - San Francisco begins 2010 as favorite in NFC West. ... 49ers 2-6 on road in 2009 and 4-9 since Mike Singletary took over as coach. ... Three new starters on offensive line, including draft picks Anthony Davis and Mike Iupati. ... RB Frank Gore coming off four straight 1,000 yards seasons, longest streak in franchise history. ... Since 2006, Gore averaging nearly 150 yards rushing per game against Seattle. ... TE Vernon Davis tied NFL record among tight ends with 13 TD catches in 2009. ... RB Brian Westbrook expected to play after spending eight seasons with Philadelphia. Was limited to eight games last year after suffering two concussions and an ankle injury. ... DT Justin Smith has started 139 consecutive games. ... LB Patrick Willis led NFL with 173 tackles in 2009, including 121 solos. ... 49ers offensive line coach Mike Solari held same position with Seattle in 2008-09. ... Rookie RT Anthony Davis is just 20 years old, turns 21 next month. ... First NFL game for new Seattle coach Pete Carroll since end of 1999 season while with New England. ... Of the current 53-man roster only 26 were with Seattle a year ago. ... LB Lofa Tatupu will start after missing final 10 games of 2009 with a torn pectoral. Tatupu was Seattle's leading tackler in 2008. ... WR Mike Williams to start for Seattle after being out of the NFL the past two seasons. ... RB Justin Forsett to get the start, but Carroll says trio of Forsett, Leon Washington and Julius Jones will see action. ... LT Chester Pitts, coming off microfracture knee surgery, likely to start with rookie Russell Okung (ankle) out. ... QB Matt Hasselbeck threw for 3,029 yards and completed 60 percent of passes in 2009, but threw 17 TDs with 17 interceptions. ... Seattle was 26th in the NFL in turnover margin in 2009.
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