Seattle Seahawks RB Marshawn Lynch Out In Game Against San Francisco

Carroll said Lewis seems to have a minor sprain but that he has a chance to play Sunday. “Points are good, but touchdowns change a game”.

The Seahawks strung together several long drives, held the ball 15 minutes longer than San Francisco and, most of all, rookie Thomas Rawls ran for 209 yards, more than any rusher ever has gained against the 49ers in franchise history.

NOTES: Seattle running back Marshawn Lynch was ruled inactive for the game with an abdominal injury.

“We prepared for 24”.

If Lynch returns, will the coaching staff realize that Rawls is the better fit this season and make sure he gets at least half the carries? “Really the first time we took a real look at was out here in pregame, and he just couldn’t get going”, Carroll said.

San Francisco Friday put QB Colin Kaepernick on injured reserve with a left (non-throwing) shoulder that will require surgery. But Gabbert’s effort wasn’t enough to defeat Seahawks, which took 13-0 lead in the first quarter. He completed 6 of 7 passes for 78 yards and a 19-yard touchdown to Vance McDonald with 9 seconds left in the half to get within 20-7.

The Seahawks and Steelers game will be a fun game to watch, and the absence of Lynch and the insertion of Rawls adds just another wrinkle to a very dynamic matchup. Lynch is still a spectacular running back and shows it when he’s healthy; it’s just that Lynch has been banged up a lot this season, with his abdomen being the latest nagging injury.

The 49ers should have known of Rawls. “He is so good.”Lockett, a rookie, had two touchdown receptions Sunday on catches of 24 and 11 yards, and he finished with four receptions for 48 yards overall”.

Tomsula, of course, had scant game-day, decision-making experience before he was promoted from defensive line coach to head coach in January.

“That’s what I thought (then) and that’s what I still think”, he said.

“The two that we had discussions on on the sidelines that I was contemplating was 5:40-5:45, we punted, I think we were on the 23 and it was a two score game”.

Rawls picked up his second rushing touchdown of the season with a 2-yard run that capped a 59-yard drive in the first quarter. Rawls caught the rollout throw from Wilson, stiff-armed Michael Wilhoite and raced for the first receiving touchdown of his career. If Dr. William Meyers does diagnose Lynch with a sports hernia, the Pro Bowl running back will have to go through a surgery that ends his National Football League season. On Seattle’s third offensive play, Rawls caught a swing pass from Russell Wilson and rather than stepping out of bounds after a healthy gain, rammed his way into and through San Francisco cornerback Tramaine Brock.

“Going into it, we’re thinking ‘OK, we’ve got to get two touchdowns and two two-point conversions, ‘” Tomsula said. “When he came in we told him right away there’s a different standard here, and you have to live up to the standard”, Baldwin said.