49ers vs. Seahawks Week 14 Live Blog

Geno Smith (terrified) is inactive for the Seahawks.

SANTA CLARA -- This is the live blog for the 49ers' Week 14 home game against the Seattle Seahawks. I will update this frequently with information and analysis from the press box.

12:05 Here are the 49ers' inactives: Arik Armstead, Elijah Mitchell, Spencer Burford, Ross Dwelley, Darrell Luter Jr., Robert Beal Jr., Brandon Allen.

This means Javon Kinlaw will start at defensive tackle, Jon Feliciano will start at right guard and Jordan Mason will back up Christian McCaffrey.

12:07 Here are the Seahawks inactives: Geno Smith, Frank Clark, Tre Brown, D'Wayne Eskridge, McClendon Curtis, Raiqwon O'Neal and Patrick O'Connell.

This means Seahawks starting running back Kenneth Walker is active and Seahawks backup quarterback Drew Lock will start. And that means the 49ers should win easily. Walker is a good running back, but the 49ers don't have to worry about Lock -- he's terrible. They can sell out to stop the run and shut down the Seahawks offense easily. This game should be over by the end of the third quarter at the latest, perhaps by halftime. The Seahawks defense might put up a fight for a quarter or two, but it will lose heart when the Seahawks offense goes 3 and out over and over and over again. To be fair, Lock couldn't be much worse against the 49ers than Geno Smith has been, because Smith gets worse every time he faces the 49ers. He seems decidedly intimidated. In the last game between these teams two weeks ago, Smith looked like a deer in the headlights as he stood still and took six sacks. Perhaps Lock actually will compete. Still, the 49ers should win 31-10.

1:03 The 49ers will receive the opening kickoff.

FIRST QUARTER

1:07 First play of the game, Christian McCaffrey takes a pitch to his left and sprints 72 yards to Seahawks 3-yard line before getting tackled. Next play, Jordan Mason plows into the end zone for the touchdown. That was incredibly easy.

49ers 7, Seahawks 0.

1:17 On 2nd and 10 from the Seahawks 35, Charvarius Ward suffers an injury during a 21-yard completion to D.K. Metcalf. A few plays later, Ambry Thomas gives up a 31-yard touchdown pass to Metcalf. The 49ers need Ward back pronto. No one else on the 49ers can cover Metcalf. The throw from Lock was perfect.

49ers 7, Seahawks 7.

1:19 Ward has a groin injury and his return is questionable. Suddenly, this game just became interesting.

1:22 On 3rd and 8 from the 49ers 27, Michael Jackson breaks up a pass intended for George Kittle over the middle. Great coverage, and great run defense on 1st and 2nd down. That was a throwaway series for the 49ers who seem to have taken their foot off the gas.

1:28 On 3rd and 7 from the Seahawks 32, Deommodore Lenoir breaks up a pass intended for Jaxon Smith-Njigba, and the Seahawks go 3 and out. After the punt, the 49ers take over at their 8-yard line.

1:34 On 3rd and 10 from the 49ers 8, Purdy checks down to Deebo Samuel who gains 8 yards, and the 49ers go 3 and out for the second straight drive. They look lifeless on offense. Purdy nearly threw an interception to Devon Witherspoon, who got shaken up on that second down play. After the punt, the Seahawks take over at their 29.

1:43 On 3rd and 14 from the 49ers 18, Lock completes a screen pass to Walker who gains just 2 yards. Then the Seahawks make a 40-yard field goal and take a 3-point lead. The 49ers gave up back-to-back 23-yard runs to Zach Charbonnet before stopping him for a 4-yard loss.

49ers 7, Seahawks 10.

SECOND QUARTER

1:53 On 1st and 10 from the Seahawks 48, Purdy throws an errant pass to Brandon Aiyuk, who dives for it, but the ball flies through his hands and gets intercepted by Julian Love. Bad throw by Purdy, who has struggled in the past three quarters against Seattle. The Seahawks take over at their 37.

1:59 On 3rd and 9 from the Seahawks 48, Jaxon Smith-Njigba drops a pass over the middle after hearing footsteps. The 49ers take over at their 17. Let's see if their offense can wake up.

2:06 On 3rd and 11 from the 49ers' 46-yard line, Brock Purdy throws a 54-yard touchdown pass to Deebo Samuel, who was matched up against safety Jamal Adams. Perfect deep throw by Brock Purdy.

49ers 14, Seahawks 10.

2:13 On 3rd and 6 from the Seahawks 49, Lock checks down to Charbonnet who gains 4. After the punt, the 49ers take over at their 15.

2:23 On 3rd and 8 from the Seahawks 45, Purdy throws an incomplete pass low and behind Deebo Samuel. After the punt, the Seahawks take over at their 8-yard line with 1:03 left in the half.

THIRD QUARTER

2:43 On 3rd and 10 from the Seahawks 31, Lock checks down to Noah Fant, who gains 9 yards, and the Seahwks go 3 and out. They should have gone for it on 4th and 1 at their 40. They have nothing to lose. instead, they punt, and the 49ers take over at their 20.

2:51 On 3rd and 6 from the 49ers 47, Leonard Williams beats Jon Feliciano and sacks Purdy. Then on 4th and 12, the 49ers call a fake punt and Mitch Wishnowsky runs for a first down and a long gain, but there are offsetting personal fouls, so they replay fourth down. After the punt, the Seahawks take over at their 13.

3:00 On 3rd and 13 from the Seahawks 28, Lock scrambles for 1 yard before he gets thrown to the ground by Dre Greenlaw. After the punt, the 49ers take over at their 25.

3:08 On 1st and goal from the 1, Purdy hands off to Samuel running a jet sweep and he runs into the end zone untouched. The drive started with a perfect 45-yard deep throw from Purdy to Aiyuk. The 49ers are finally waking up and putting away a bad team.

49ers 21, Seahawks 10.

3:10 Javon Hargrave has a hamstring injury and his return is questionable.

3:15 On 1st and 10 from the 49ers 25, Lock fakes left, fakes right and completes a pass over the middle to a wide open tight end for a touchdown. The 49ers ran that play in Seattle for a touchdown last season.

3:16 The Seahawks go for 2 and fail as Lock gets hit in the pocket, fumbles and falls on the ball.

49ers 21, Seahawks 16.

FOURTH QUARTER

3:23 On 2nd and 9 from the Seahawks 44, Brock Purdy throws a 44-yard deep touchdown pass to George Kittle. The Seahawks dared Purdy to beat them over the top today and he accepted the challenge. What a quarterback.

49ers 28, Seahawks 16.

3:27 On 1st and 10 from the Seahawks 25, Lock forces a deep pass into double coverage and gets intercepted by Ji'Ayir Brown. Great play by Brown. This game is all but over.

3:29 On 2nd and 4 from the 49ers 44, Purdy throws a beautiful pass downfield to Aiyuk, who catches it, runs for more yards, gets the ball stripped from him and the Seahawks recover at their 20.

3:34 On 3rd and 6 from the Seahawks 39, Nick Bosa sacks Lock. After the punt, the 49ers take over at their 30.

3:43 On 3rd and 8 from the 49ers 43, Michael Jackson breaks up a pass intended for Jauan Jennings. After the punt, the Seahawks take over at their 20 with 8:10 left.

3:54 On 4th and 13 from the Seahawks 48, Chase Young tips Lock's arm as he throws deep and Fred Warner intercepts the pass. Then Metcalf starts a fight and gets ejected. What a baby. Deommodore Lenoire also gets ejected. This game is over. Stay tuned for the 49ers' grades.