Stopping Seattle’s Running Game is Prime Goal for 49ers
After watching their team lose to the Seahawks in the NFC Championship Game in Seattle in January – and then enduring cornerback Richard Sherman's televised rant vs. San Francisco receiver Michael Crabtree – 49ers fans no doubt would love to see Crabtree have a huge game Thursday night in a victory at Levi's Stadium.Yet as delicious as that prospect might be, Crabtree's performance in the nationally-televised Thanksgiving game (5:30 p.m.) is just a small part of the 49ers' formula to beat their NFC rivals.When the two 7-4 teams clash for the first time this season with their playoff lives on the line – oddsmakers have made San Francisco a 1- to 1½-point favorite -- the 49ers ability to come away with a victory will more likely hinge on these three key factors:Stop the run: The Seahawks are the No. 1 team in the NFL in rushing, averaging 169.6 yards per game and 5.4 yards per attempt. The 1-2 punch of running back Marshawn Lynch (852 yards rushing with nine touchdowns this season) and quarterback Russell Wilson (644 yards and four TDs) is formidable. Though the 49ers have the seventh-best rush defense in the league, both Lynch and Wilson have had success...
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