The 49ers gained their season opener 17-13 over the Seahawks in Seattle on Sunday, overcoming accidents and a few ugly play for a divisional victory.
Brock Purdy’s deep ball to Ricky Pearsall Jr. and landing cross to Jake Tonges had been the important thing performs on the Niners’ game-winning drive late within the fourth quarter. Purdy was 26-of-35 for 277 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions.
Nick Bosa’s strip-sack of Sam Darnold and fumble restoration on Seattle’s ensuing possession sealed the sport after the Seahawks drove into the purple zone with lower than a minute left.
Christian McCaffrey had 69 yards dashing and 73 receiving whereas Pearsall led San Francisco with 108 receiving yards, together with a 45-yard bomb down the left sideline to arrange the successful rating.
Right here’s what coach Kyle Shanahan and the 49ers needed to say after the win:
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – SEPTEMBER 07: Head coach Kyle Shanahan of the San Francisco 49ers reacts throughout the second quarter in opposition to the Seattle Seahawks throughout the recreation at Lumen Discipline on September 07, 2025 in Seattle, Washington. (Picture by Steph Chambers/Getty Photographs)
Kyle Shanahan
On the severity of George Kittle’s hamstring harm:
We gotta get the MRIs and all the things tomorrow to search out out.
On the deep ball to Pearsall:
It was a double transfer. We ran it earlier, I wish to say the second third down of the sport, after which we simply got here again with a double transfer on it. Ran an actual good route and Brock threw a superb ball, and should have had good safety on the play as a result of it takes some time to do.
On Tonges’ TD:
That was simply breaking out. I imply, I used to be trying to the left on the play that we had been calling they usually weren’t there. I take my eyes to the appropriate and Brock’s breaking the pocket and when he threw that up, I couldn’t see it in any respect. I didn’t know if he was throwing it away, I didn’t know if it was a choose however our guys on the sideline began cheering.
On Tonges and Luke Farrell moving into Kittle’s function:
It was enormous. It wasn’t simply that catch. Each of these tight ends — him and Luke — and Juice selecting it up. Dropping Kittle in that recreation was massive for us. He was an enormous a part of the sport plan, as you guys noticed earlier. Needed to combine some guys round and people guys stepped up massive, man.
On the win:
I used to be simply so pleased with our crew. I imply, there was a variety of adversity in that recreation that we needed to overcome. Offense, protection, particular groups, variety of accidents, these two turnovers, with the ability to get to even it out and nonetheless discover a technique to win, I used to be actual happy with our crew.
On the missed kicks:
I used to be disillusioned that we missed two discipline targets, missed one, which is an enormous miss, particularly. We had been inside the ten. The following one, Love made a hell of a transfer. I feel it was Love splitting that D hole, appeared like he jumped over the blokes from what I noticed on the scoreboard. However we acquired to scrub up that safety. That’s everybody there, that one wasn’t Jake. That’s simply the entire operation.
On his response to Bosa’s fumble restoration:
Took a breath. Was relieved, pumped up. Then I acquired to be careful for all the massive guys to attempt to knock me out on the sideline to rejoice after it, who’s way more aggressive than me. However I used to be pumped. I imply, in these two-minute conditions, you wish to go tee off on the quarterback and from what I noticed he did an superior job not simply working previous him.
On whether or not Moody’s standing is in peril:
No, no query.
On this recreation being one they could not have gained final 12 months:
I don’t assume we’re tinking a lot about that proper now. We’ve been working ot do this and I feel a recreation like this makes it simpler to try this too, since you’re proper. That was one that might have gone both approach, particularly after the missed discipline objective, the block, the 2 turnovers and some massive accidents in that recreation. So for us to nonetheless discover a technique to shut out that and win, actual happy with this 12 months’s crew and hope we’ll be again at it subsequent week.
San Francisco 49ers defensive finish Nick Bosa (97) runs down the sphere with the ball throughout the second half of an NFL soccer recreation in opposition to the Seattle Seahawks, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Picture/Lindsey Wasson)
Nick Bosa
On making the game-saving play:
It means loads. It was a grind of a recreation, a number of ups and downs. It examined us in a variety of methods. It was actually good, clearly. Ending with a win is what we’re all the time aiming for and the truth that I used to be capable of assist, it’s all the time nice.
On stopping the run and enjoying Seattle:
That’s what we all the time emphasize. It was a scheme we had been conversant in (due to) the Kyle Shanahan tree. For the younger guys, it was good as a result of they’ve seen it in camp. Saleh’s the person. He calls it nice. I would like to look at it and don’t know what’s occurring half the time in a recreation. However No. 1 is to cease the run.
On the ultimate play:
That was only a rush. It was a grind all recreation. They had been making it powerful. And fortunately, I made a play on the finish.
On feelings all through the sport:
It was a curler coaster. Within the NFL, it’s a must to keep even-keel it doesn’t matter what occurs as a result of if I’m not locked in on that final play, possibly we lose. So that you by no means know when your alternative goes to come back.
On defensive coordinator Robert Saleh:
He’s nearly as good as any defensive coach within the league. You can simply really feel main as much as the sport how essential that is to him. He was making an attempt to get all the things excellent earlier than we step on the sphere, even with a variety of younger guys. He was somewhat nervous coming in. All of us had been.
Everyone is nervous within the NFL. First recreation. It’s a high-pressure enterprise and it’s a must to exit and carry out. Individuals overlook fast, so it’s a must to go do your factor daily.
On Fred Warner’s toughness:
He had one thing shoved up his nostril. I used to be identical to, “Fred, you all right?” As a result of he acquired hit within the abdomen and was gasping for air and his nostril was simply leaking blood. I’m like “Are you OK? You don’t look OK.” However every time Fred goes down, I’m simply ready for him to combe again as a result of he’s an awesome participant and had an awesome recreation. His management is true up there with Saleh’s. He’s a coach and the perfect linebacker within the league.
On Jake Moody:
I’m all the time supportive of a man struggling. Clearly that place is reduce and dry whether or not you’re getting it performed or not. I’ll by no means activate my teammate
San Francisco 49ers tight finish Jake Tonges (88) reacts after a landing throughout the second half of an NFL soccer recreation in opposition to the Seattle Seahawks, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Picture/Lindsey Wasson)
Jake Tonges
On the landing play:
I had a nook curl route and I sort of slipped somewhat bit popping out of it however I appeared again at. Brock and he began scrambling round. So fast scramble drill, you realize, attempt to keep inbounds, attempt to beat your man. I noticed him throw it up. I wasn’t positive if he was throwing it away or no matter however I simply tried to chop beneath the nook proper there and high-point it and are available down inbounds.
On stepping in for Kittle:
It’s actually simply determining in our totally different personnels, who’s going to play which place and the way we’re going to ssplit up the 11-personnel stuff. In order that stuff was all talked about at halftime, all through the third and fourth quarter. However we simply attempt to be as ready as you possibly can and slide proper in there and attempt to have the lvel of play be as shut as it could possibly probably be.
On his three catches on the ultimate drive:
The primary one was a display screen. Actually, I may have performed a greater job on that one and sort of acquired caught up. My ft acquired caught up with one of many offensive linemen, so I used to be disillusioned about that one as a result of they’re calling my quantity somewhat bit. In order that one may have gone higher. after which the opposite one, I do know I may have gotten the ball sort of later within the development, so I used to be simply making an attempt to remain alive and convert that into a primary down. And clearly the final one I wasn’t anticipating in that style.
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – SEPTEMBER 07: Brock Purdy #13 of the San Francisco 49ers celebrates after defeating the Seattle Seahawks throughout the recreation at Lumen Discipline on September 07, 2025 in Seattle, Washington. (Picture by Steph Chambers/Getty Photographs)
Brock Purdy
On the successful landing cross:
It was a quick break, so that you stroll up and snap the ball fast and only a straight across-the-board learn. Simply felt like protection was tight and at that time I felt like I wanted to go away the pocket, looking for a man ultimately zone. After which as I’m going away, (the objective was to) put it hopefully the place no one can get it. I do know it was an in depth name however he used his size, got here down with it.
On Tonges:
It simply comes all the way down to alternatives and in video games, do you get the appropriate look to get the ball and all the things. So he’s been a constant man all all through final 12 months and camp. George goes down in the present day after which, growth, he’s prepared for his alternative. All of us love Jake. He’s a sensible child and all of us love him.
San Francisco 49ers working again Christian McCaffrey (23) warms up earlier than an NFL soccer recreation in opposition to the Seattle Seahawks, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Picture/John Froschauer)
Christian McCaffrey
On the win:
We’ve got a extremely new crew. There’s a lot discuss our previous groups and we attempt to wipe away all of the previous noise away and deal with this crew. To have a bunch of recent guys come out fir the primary time collectively and play with one another and get out a gritty win in opposition to a superb crew in a contact atmosphere, that’s an enormous deal.
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – SEPTEMBER 07: Fred Warner #54 of the San Francisco 49ers celebrates after defeating the Seattle Seahawks throughout the recreation at Lumen Discipline on September 07, 2025 in Seattle, Washington. (Picture by Steph Chambers/Getty Photographs)
Fred Warner
On the bloody nostril:
I laid out for the deal with and I assume my helmet wasn’t on tight sufficient, in order that chin strap sort of got here up and acquired the nostril. It was extra so falling on his cleat that acquired me (within the abdomen).
On Saleh:
It’s enormous. I’ve talked about all of it offseason, simply the arrogance that you’ve as a participant with such a dialed-in coach like that. Having him again on the sideline making changes, I sort of had a really feel for the way he was going to name the sport.
On the younger defenders’ debut:
When you may have younger gamers, you hope that they play assignment-sound. However the factor that you may’t present is that tenacity, that relentlessness to the soccer. That’s their benefit, in the event you’re capable of simply play together with your hair on fireplace. And we would have liked that in an enormous approach.
On Bosa’s sealing play:
It wasn’t the perfect protection by our group, however thank god for Bosa in that state of affairs. I noticed the ball come out. I didn’t know who compelled it. I noticed him get on it, so the truth that he made that massive a play was main. It wasn’t clear in any respect, like I stated, all recreation lengthy, however discovering a technique to win within the division Week 1 is main.
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