Originally Posted by
StackinGreen
... You were doing so well until the final sentence. Hey, nobody's perfect.
People keep looking past an absolutely crucial moment early in the 3rd quarter when Kaepernick clearly, illegal kicked the ball to avoid a Seattle recover. Not only do the 49ers pick it up, they gain 6 yards on the play instead of losing 6. Second down became mid vs. LONG ... and the next play was Boldin TD, 17-10. Seattle could have easily parlayed that into a game where they took the lead at that point and never looked back. As others have said, Seattle controlled the 2nd half and that TD was at about 9:00 left in the 3rd. At best, the call should have been 10 yard penalty and loss of down, which would have sent SF back to about the 47 yard line, out of range. At worst, it could have easily become a Seattle fumble recovery.