The San Francisco 49ers completely dominated the Seattle Seahawks in the first half, and they never let the game get close.
San Francisco marched on Seattle and cruised to a 31-13 victory in a key NFC West division battle on Thursday night in the NFL Thanksgiving Cup.
Seattle’s offense looked lost for most of the game and its defense couldn’t do much to stop the 49ers outside of one big play in the third quarter.
49ers QB Brock Purdy threw a pick 6 to Seattle’s Jordyn Brooks early in the second half to cut San Francisco’s lead to 24-10 at the time. Seattle handled a field goal to make it 24-13, but it never got any closer.
Purdy closed the door with his best throw of the day, a 28-yard strike to Brandon Aiyuk on a fourth-quarter TD.
This was Purdy’s only TD pass of the night as he finished 21 of 30 for 209 yards and one interception.
Christian McCaffrey was the main driver of the 49ers offense on Thursday, rushing for 114 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries. He’s now at 11 rushing TDs on the season, a franchise record.
Deebo Samuel also scored a rushing touchdown in the first quarter and led the Niners in receiving with seven catches for 79 yards.
The Seahawks struggled to get much offense going all night, scoring just six offensive points while QB Geno Smith had six sacks and didn’t accomplish much in the passing game.
He completed 18 of 27 passes for 180 yards and an interception.
For San Francisco, the win extended its division lead to two games over the Seahawks. Next up for the 8-3 49ers is in a huge game against the NFC-leading Philadelphia Eagles on December 3.
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