SANTA CLARA — The 49ers’ defense won this game a couple times over. They gave this undefeated team chance after chance to beat the Seattle Seahawks for a second time in six years.
DeForest Buckner’s first touchdown since high school off of Seattle’s mystifying double-fumble brought the Niners within three late in the fourth quarter. Dre Greenlaw’s ballet-like Red Zone interception in overtime granted them sudden death privilege.
This 49ers defense went up against the MVP-caliber, elusive, play-making wizardry amplified in quarterback in Russell Wilson and put on a five-sack, show-stopping performance. To a point.
The 49ers lost to the Seahawks in overtime, 27-24, on Monday night.