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NFL Week 2 Game Recap: San Francisco 49ers 27, Seattle Seahawks 7

September 18, 2022; Santa Clara, California, USA; San Francisco 49ers safety Tashaun Gipson Sr. (31) celebrates after intercepting the football against the Seattle Seahawks during the second quarter at Levi's Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

The San Francisco 49ers propelled themselves into the win column for the first time this season with a 27-7 victory over the Seattle Seahawks. The Niners are now in an early three-way tie for first in the NFC West.

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Offensive spotlight: Jimmy Garoppolo’s return to QB1 will be a permanent one, as Trey Lance suffered a season-ending ankle injury in the first quarter. Garoppolo’s passing grade wasn't the greatest in his first game action of the season (62.9), and he made just one big-time throw to accompany his one turnover-worthy play. He did, however, have a promising 9.6-yard average depth of target.

Defensive spotlight: Seven total pressures — four hurries, two sacks and a quarterback hit — highlighted the dominance of edge-rushing phenom Nick Bosa. The former Buckeye finished with a season-high 90.0 pass-rushing grade on 25 snaps.

Rookie spotlight: It was another rough day at the office for fifth-round rookie Tariq Woolen. For a second consecutive week, Woolen earned a sub-50 coverage grade (42.8), pending review, and allowed three catches for two first downs on four targets. 

Offensive line spotlight: The Niners' offensive line allowed just nine total pressures on 36 pass-blocking snaps and didn't give up a single sack to the Seahawks. The unit finished with a 78.8 pass-blocking grade.

Box Score

Passing
Seattle Seahawks
Player Fantasy Comp/Att Yds YPA TD Int
Geno Smith 7.08 24 / 30 197 6.6 0 1
DeeJay Dallas -1 0 / 1 0 0 0 1
San Francisco 49ers
Player Fantasy Comp/Att Yds YPA TD Int
Jimmy Garoppolo 16.66 13 / 21 154 7.3 1 0
Trey Lance 2.5 2 / 3 30 10 0 0
Rushing
Seattle Seahawks
Player Fantasy Car Yds YPC TD Long
Travis Homer 8.2 2 9 4.5 0 5
Geno Smith 7.08 2 2 1 0 3
Kenneth Walker III 3.5 4 10 2.5 0 8
Rashaad Penny 1.5 6 15 2.5 0 6
San Francisco 49ers
Player Fantasy Car Yds YPC TD Long
Jimmy Garoppolo 16.66 4 5 1.2 1 3
Deebo Samuel 14.7 4 53 13.2 0 51
Jeff Wilson Jr. 12.3 18 84 4.7 0 16
Kyle Juszczyk 6.1 2 1 0.5 1 1
Tyrion Davis-Price 3.3 14 33 2.4 0 20
Trey Lance 2.5 3 13 4.3 0 7
Receiving
Seattle Seahawks
Player Fantasy Tgt Rec Yds YPT TD
Tyler Lockett 22.7 11 9 107 9.7 0
Travis Homer 8.2 4 4 33 8.2 0
DK Metcalf 7.5 6 4 35 5.8 0
Kenneth Walker III 3.5 3 2 5 1.7 0
Noah Fant 3.1 2 2 11 5.5 0
Will Dissly 2 2 2 0 0 0
Dee Eskridge 1.6 1 1 6 6 0
Marquise Goodwin 0 1 0 0 0 0
San Francisco 49ers
Player Fantasy Tgt Rec Yds YPT TD
Deebo Samuel 14.7 6 5 44 7.3 0
Jeff Wilson Jr. 12.3 2 2 19 9.5 0
Brandon Aiyuk 11.3 8 5 63 7.9 0
Ross Dwelley 10.8 1 1 38 38 1
Kyle Juszczyk 6.1 1 0 0 0 0
Ray-Ray McCloud III 2.6 2 1 16 8 0
Jauan Jennings 1.4 2 1 4 2 0
Danny Gray 0 2 0 0 0 0

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