NFL capsule: Seahawks at 49ers

[October 18, 2012]  (AP) -- SEATTLE (4-2) At SAN FRANCISCO (4-2)

Thursday, 8:20 p.m., NFL Network

OPENING LINE -- 49ers by 7 1/2

RECORD VS. SPREAD -- Seattle 4-2; San Francisco 4-2

SERIES RECORD -- Tied 13-13

AP PRO32 RANKING -- Seahawks No. 9; 49ers No. 3

LAST MEETING -- 49ers beat Seahawks 19-17, Dec. 24, 2011

LAST WEEK -- Seahawks beat Patriots 24-23; 49ers lost to Giants 26-3

SEAHAWKS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (29), RUSH (7), PASS (31)

SEAHAWKS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (4), RUSH (2), PASS (13)

49ERS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (8), RUSH (1), PASS (26)

49ERS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (1), RUSH (9), PASS (2)

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES -- Following Seattle's six-game winning streak from 2003-05, San Francisco has won last three, four of six and seven of 12. Niners swept season series last year for first time since 2006. ... San Francisco coming off most lopsided loss in reigning NFL coach of year Jim Harbaugh's two seasons. ... Marshawn Lynch ran for 107 yards in last meeting as San Francisco's streak of not allowing a 100-yard rusher ended at 36 games, dating to Ryan Grant's 129 yards for Green Bay on Nov. 22, 2009. Lynch's 4-yard touchdown run in fourth quarter also was first TD rushing allowed by San Francisco last season. ... But Lynch's 41 yards on 15 carries vs. Patriots were fewest since Week 8 of 2011, when he was held to 24 yards by Cincinnati. ... Lynch top rusher in NFC, No. 3 in NFL. ... 49ers TE Delanie Walker broke left jaw in two places in Dec. 24 game when he took a knee to face from Seahawks LB Leroy Hill in first quarter and didn't return until NFC championship game. ... Seattle's defense gave up season-high 475 yards to New England after not allowing more than 300 in first five. ... Eight of David Akers' single-season record 44 field goals last year were against Seattle, four in each game. ... After 621-yard performance in 45-3 win over Bills, 49ers QB Alex Smith had NFL's top passer rating at 108.7. Fell to 96.6 after 26-3 home loss to Giants on Sunday. Smith sacked four times by New York, 16 times in all this year. ... Harbaugh has won last four head-to-heads with rival and Seahawks coach Pete Carroll, dating to Harbaugh's win at Stanford against Carroll's Southern Cal team in 2009. No. 25 Stanford ran up score on 11th-ranked USC in surprising 55-21 rout, even attempting 2-point conversion with game out of reach -- prompting Carroll's infamous "What's your deal?" when they met afterward at midfield.

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