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SUNDAY DECEMBER 16, 2018 || 1:05 PM PT || LEVI'S? STADIUM || SANTA CLARA, CA || FOX

Attendance: 68,836 | Weather: Cloudy - 61 degrees | Time: 3:18

GAME NOTES GAME BOOK

CUMULATIVE STATISTICS

TRANSCRIPTS

Head Coach Kyle Shanahan QB Nick Mullens DL Arik Armstead

DL DeForest Buckner TE Garrett Celek K Robbie Gould

WR Richie James Jr. TE George Kittle

T Mike McGlinchey WR Dante Pettis

CB Richard Sherman T Joe Staley

Head Coach Pete Carroll QB Russell Wilson WR Doug Baldwin C Justin Britt T Duane Brown RB Chris Carson DE Frank Clark CB Shaquill Griffin DT Jarran Reed

San Francisco 49ers vs. Seattle Seahawks Sunday, December 16, 2018

With The Win... ? The 49ers improved to 16-25 all-time against the Seattle Seahawks. ? San Francisco has now split the season series against the Seahawks for the first time since 2013. ? Today marked the first overtime win San Francisco since 1/3/16 [W, 19-16 (OT) vs. StL].

Good As Gould ? K Robbie Gould connected on all 4 FGAs and 2 PATs, including the game-winning 36yd. FG in OT. This marked Gould's 6th-career game-winning FG in OT and his first since 11/17/13 as a member of the Chicago Bears vs. Bal. ? With 14 points on the day, Gould has become the 23rd kicker in NFL history to register at least 1,500 points in their career (1,513). ? Gould has now scored 111 points this season, marking the first time he scored 100-ormore in consecutive seasons (145 points in 2017) since he accomplished the feat in 6 straight seasons from 2006-11). He is also the first member of the 49ers to score 100-ormore points in consecutive seasons since 2013-14 [K Phil Dawson ? 140 points (2013) and 108 points (2014)]. ? Gould has now connected on 19 consecutive FGAs, which tied for the 3rd-longest streak in franchise history.

Most Consecutive Field Goals Made In Franchise History

Rank Name

Dates

Made FGs

1.

Robbie Gould

10/29/17 - 10/7/18

33

2.

Phil Dawson

10/6/13 - 12/19/13

27

3t. Robbie Gould 10/15/18 - present

19

Phil Dawson

9/14/15 - 12/13/15

19

5.

Joe Nedney

11/16/06 - 9/30/07

18

Richie Rich

? WR Richie James Jr. registered a 97-yd. kickoff return for a TD. It marked the first time a member of the 49ers registered a kickoff return for a TD since WR Ted Ginn Jr. registered a 102-yd. kickoff return for a TD vs. Sea. (9/11/11).

? James Jr. became the first 49ers rookie to register a kickoff return for a TD since 1981 [RB Amos Lawrence ? 92-yd. KR TD at LAR (11/22/81)].

? James Jr.'s kickoff return for a TD was just the 4th in the NFL this season (Jakeem Grant, Mia.; Darius Jennings, Ten. & Cordarrelle Patterson, NE).

98 Degrees ? The 49ers offense engineered a 10-play, 98-yd. drive that was capped off by a 41-yd. TD pass from QB Nick Mullens to TE Garrett Celek, marking team's longest drive since 2002 when the 49ers capped off a 12-play, 99-yd. drive with a 6-yd. TD run by RB Kevan Barlow at Sea. (10/14/02).

It's Time... It's Time... It's Celek Time ? TE Garrett Celek hauled in a 41-yd. TD recept., his 2nd TD of the season and 12th of his career, to punctuate a 98-yd. TD drive. He finished the game with 2 recepts. for 61 yds. and 1 TD.

Jolly Ol' Saint Nick ? QB Nick Mullens completed 20 of 29 atts. for 275 yds., 1 TD and a QB rating of 110.6. ? This season, Mullens threw for 689 yds. against the Seahawks [414 yds. at Sea. (12/2/18)], the most passing yds. allowed by any QB in a single-season since their franchise inception in 1976.

Rank 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Most Passing Yards In A Single-Season Against Seattle

Name

Year Comps. Atts. Yds. TDs INTs

Nick Mullens, SF 2018 50

77 689 3 1

Ken Stabler, Oak. 1979 56

84 685 2 4

John Elway, Den. 1987 43

74 673 5 3

Dan Fouts, SD

1983 49

77 669 5 5

Kurt Warner, Arz. 2008 51

74 658 5 2

QB Rating 101.1 79.7 94 85.9 107.8

All Gas, No Brake ? In a tie game, late in the 4th qtr. and OT, the 49ers defense forced the Seahawks offense to punt on each of their final 3 possessions of the game, including setting up the 49ers offense for the game-winning FG in OT.

Buckner's Best ? DL DeForest Buckner registered a career-high 11 tackles and 2.0 sacks on the day. He extended his single-season career high to 11.0 sacks, becoming the first member of the 49ers to register double-digit sacks since LB Aldon Smith finished with 19.5 sacks in 2012.

Most Sacks in a Single Season By a 49ers Defender, Since 2000

Rank

Name

Year Sacks

1.

LB Aldon Smith

2012 19.5

2.

LB Aldon Smith

2011 14.0

3.

DE Andre Carter

2002 12.5

4. DL DeForest Buckner 2018 11.0

5.

DE Bryant Young 2000 9.5

? Buckner finished the season with 4.0 sacks in two matchups with the Seahawks this season, as he registered 2.0 sacks in each matchup with Seattle.

? Buckner has now registered 2.0-or-more sacks in three games this season, the most in a single season by a member of the 49ers since LB Aldon Smith registered three games with 2.0-plus sacks in 2013.

Marky Mark ? LB Mark Nzeocha recorded his 1st sack and FF of his career after bringing down Seahawks QB Russell Wilson for an 8-yd. loss.

Head Coach Kyle Shanahan Press Conference ? December 16, 2018 San Francisco 49ers vs. Seattle Seahawks

Opening comments: "CB Akhello Witherspoon left with a knee sprain. He'll have an MRI tomorrow. [DB Tarvarius] T Moore left, but he returned, ribs. That was it. Go ahead."

The knee sprain suggests that it's not an ACL or anything really serious. Is that true? "I hope not. They haven't ruled it out yet, so I'm not sure."

Even though most of your team wasn't around for this long losing streak to Seattle. What do you think it means to them just to snap that and to beat a division rival like that? "It means a ton. Not all of us have been here since 2013, but a lot of us were here last year. We were all definitely here two weeks ago. It's a division rival. We're also very sick about the way we lost two weeks ago. I was really proud of the guys just not saying anything. I just knew it meant a lot to our guys. Especially after two weeks and to the fans and everything since 2013. I hated having to answer those questions all week. I definitely didn't want to go a whole `nother year doing it. This was our last opportunity to end that and I'm glad we don't have to hear that again."

What does this say about your group that you guys can get blown out two weeks ago and bounce back and put together a game like this? "That's how the NFL is. I look at the blowout and I think it's just the difference of a few plays before it gets out of hand. That's how every week is and you can't over react when things are like that. You have to play good football. We definitely played better today, but there were times when we weren't perfect, whether it was one side of the ball that struggled at one time, the other one stepped it up. Especially special teams making that play with the kick return, especially the way they started the third quarter two weeks ago, so I know that felt good for [WR] Richie [James Jr.], especially having the fumbled punt at the end of the second quarter two weeks ago. A lot of guys stepped it up in all three phases and it was a great team win."

How much confidence do you have in RB Jeff Wilson Jr. carrying the ball in that final drive considering his history of fumbling the last two games, also today in the first half? "It was tough, especially how it's gone since he's been in and what happened today, but [RB Matt] Breida went out on that last drive, so you don't have much of a choice with it and now that he went in and the way he finished running and the fact that he did hold on to the ball, it was great to him. When he started off that fumble early, then dropped a screen pass, we were going to keep Breida in as much as possible. Then Jeff went in at the end because Breida got hurt and it was awesome the way it ended because now that should give him some confidence and make him ready to get out next week."

What was it for Breida? Ankle again? "Yeah, I forgot to say that because it happened at the end and nobody mentioned it to me before I came in. I don't think it was that big, but that's why he wasn't in those last two plays."

How was QB Nick Mullens performance? "Similar to the last few weeks. Very efficient, made the plays that were there. Made a few off-schedule plays too. Did a great job escaping the rush on a blitz one time when they brought more than we blocked. Was hoping we could make some of those plays at the end and not go to overtime. They got us on a few protection issues though. Nick ended up holding onto the ball. At least not turning it over. So I was happy with Nick. Gave us a chance to win. I was happy with all the guys."

After losing the way you did a couple weeks ago, to see Seattle score first and then respond immediately with that touchdown from Richie. How important was that early in the game? "Very important. It always is, we knew it was going to be a battle today regardless of how the score went. They are a good team and they were coming in playing hard like they always do. We knew we were going to be ready today also. We knew it was going to come down to the wire. Didn't know it was going to be overtime. Was glad it was. I think it was our first overtime win and gives us a little experience with that too."

What'd you think of DL DeForest Buckner today? "From what I saw, I mean every time I watched out there it seemed like he was making plays. I definitely saw the sack he had. Looked like he played well in the run game. The way they run the ball, they don't give you a ton of opportunity in the pass game and it looked like he definitely effected it so I was really happy with DeFo and we'll see again when I watch the tape later tonight."

How pleased were you with the defense overall considering the way they set the edge today? Got home on Seattle Seahawks QB Russell Wilson a few times? Considering how they played two weeks ago, they gave up seven plays for 110-yards on the edge. "Overall, I was very happy with the defense. By no means were they perfect. They got their edge on a couple. Got it on the third and one. Then they ran the ball well, but that's what that team does. What I was excited about was our defense never let them break them down, even when they gave up some plays. I thought the goal line stand was very close. I know that guy made a helluva run to get in at the end, but our guys just battled. They didn't worry about any bad play, just one play at a time. They did it all game. I was really disappointed when they had the stand at the end that the offense had a chance to go down and answer and finish and the offense didn't. We ended up punting it back to them, going to overtime and then the defense did the same thing. They stopped them, gave the offense another chance and then the offense finished. The defense did a helluva job all day."

The second half the last game, Mullens seemed to get it going a little bit. How much do you think, whether Xs and Os, or confidence-wise, do you think that helped him seeing them again today? "The more guys play and the more success they have, the more confidence they get. He did a great job that second half throwing the ball two weeks ago. I thought we had a lot more success throwing the ball today. We struggled on third downs form what I remember today in the second half and we didn't get to stay on the field as long and get those opportunities. I think Nick is getting better the more he plays."

Can you assess the Tarvarius Moore performance filling in for Akhello? "Didn't want him to get his opportunity because of injury, but he's been playing tough all year. It was good to just throw him out there and see how he did. I thought raised up to the challenge very well. He played aggressive in his man coverage. He's not scared to tackle at all. Got beat a couple times, which corners do and he didn't shy away. He's not scared to be out there. He competes and I was happy with him out there."

How big were DeForest Buckner's sacks and on that second one are there many defensive tackles in the league who are chasing down Russell on the sideline? "No, it's tough and sacks are huge verse them. When you get a sack it's very hard to recover from that on any type of drive for an offense and the way that they run the ball and how efficient they are in it, you've got to get some negative plays and you don't get too many opportunities at it. So, when you can get to him and sack him, keep him from doing those off schedule plays, a lot of times it's the difference between winning and losing with a quarterback like that."

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