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Seahawks grades from week 17 loss to 49ers

By Lee Vowell

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 29: D.K. Metcalf #14 of the Seattle Seahawks scores on a 14 yard touchdown pass from Russell Wilson during the fourth quarter of the game against the San Francisco 49ers at CenturyLink Field on December 29, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. The San Francisco 49ers top the Seattle Seahawks 26-21. (Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 29: D.K. Metcalf #14 of the Seattle Seahawks scores on a 14 yard touchdown pass from Russell Wilson during the fourth quarter of the game against the San Francisco 49ers at CenturyLink Field on December 29, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. The San Francisco 49ers top the Seattle Seahawks 26-21. (Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images) /
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Offense

Quarterback

Proving that quarterback ratings are crap, Russell Wilson finished with a QBR of 95.1 against the 49ers while his counterpart Jimmy Garoppolo finished at 118.8. Wilson has 2 touchdown passes to Garoppolo’s zero. Wilson also played behind a worse offensive line and without a proven running game. The Seahawks quarterback did what he could. He wasn’t perfect but he was good enough to win.

Grade: A-

Running backs

I am not sure what the Seahawks expected to get out of this group. Marshawn Lynch hadn’t played in over a year and was decent, including a 15-yard run, but not Chris Carson. Travis Homer actually was pretty good with 62 yards on 10 rushes and another 30 yards in receiving yards. Still, this will be a watered-down unit until next season.

Grade: B-

Receivers/tight ends

D.K. Metcalf had a touchdown on a nice catch but he and Hollister and Jaron Brown had 22 targets combined but just 10 receptions. That isn’t the kind of efficiency that is going to win a lot of games. Tyler Lockett had a good second half and finished with 6 catches on 7 targets for 51 yards and a touchdown.

Grade: C

Offensive line

No Duane Brown, but George Fant played well enough. Wilson was sacked just once even though he took a lot of hits early in the game. Overall, against a really good 49ers front, Seattle’s line did not lose the game. Poor coaching preparation offensively and bad time management late did.

Grade: B-

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