Coming into Week 1’s matchup between the San Francisco 49ers and the Seattle Seahawks, there were a lot of eyes on San Francisco’s defense. With so many young, unproven players out there, the fear was that they would be overmatched.
But that was not the case as defensive coordinator Robert Saleh had the team ready to show up.
San Francisco won the contest 17-13, thanks in large part to the efforts of the defense. The offense struggled throughout much of the game and truly only came up with the goods on the first and last drives, which both resulted in touchdowns with some special teams calamities in between.