Through five weeks, the San Francisco 49ers have struggled to close the game. With two late-blown leads that resulted in losses, the 49ers appeared to open the door for the Seahawks for another

What seemed obvious to the naked eye and anyone watching the San Francisco 49ers’ 36-24 win over the Seahawks on Thursday was that the punt had been touched by Seattle’s return man and was recovered by the 49ers. The refs with another blown call. The ball clearly hits #Seattle on the punt reception and then the #49ers recover it.

Including playoffs, Smith is winless in four tries against the 49ers since 2022, missing one of their matchups last season because of a groin injury. The Seahawks are 0-5 against San Francisco in that span, and they've been dominated every bit as much as the combined score of 148-72 would suggest.