49ers 31, Seahawks 13
KYLE SHANAHAN: George Odum biceps. Definitely he was out the rest of the game. Looking at him tomorrow, but most likely tore it. Usually is season-ending, but never know if you have a chance to come back later.
Charlie Woerner got evaluated for a 'cussion, but he cleared, got back in. That's all I got now.
Q. How do you feel coming out of this one, the way your defense played and everything?
KYLE SHANAHAN: Just getting a win, I feel great. Especially to have three days off after this, it's definitely a different three days when you don't get it with a win.
The way the defense played tonight was unbelievable. Just keeping them out of the end zone the whole game, the six sacks, the way I thought our corners played on the outside. Real impressive game. Real excited to watch it.
Q. Reaction to Brock's touchdown pass, a little fist pump. What was your emotion watching that throw?
KYLE SHANAHAN: I couldn't believe he was throwing it. The zone coverages, guys were so deep, which usually you can check it down right underneath them, get about 12. Brock thought he could drop it over the guy. A clear view for all of us. It was just a hell of a throw. Perfect touch. Got him over him. I think it was Diggs. It was a big play that sealed it.
Q. Guts to make that throw? What does it take?
KYLE SHANAHAN: He does that pretty consistently. He's always, always trying to get that one in. Very rarely does he check it down and you tell him he missed the deep one. He looks at it that way. Actually he proved to us while the ball was in the air it was the right decision.
Q. Did you think it was the wrong decision when he let it go?
KYLE SHANAHAN: Yeah, we're all holding our breath as soon as he lets it go. The guy was so deep. Brock has some touch, was able to throw it over him. We took the safety out of there with a route. Knew if he could get over him, there's no one else left. He made the throw. I wouldn't have known it till he threw it. Once he threw it, it was obviously there.
Q. Comes not long after the pick-six, did he check out of that? What was that there?
KYLE SHANAHAN: Yeah, both of those, they got us on the disguise. They were doing some weird disguises which got us in a check. It was a double call. I shouldn't have put that on him. Obviously wasn't the check that we wanted. They got us with a disguise. Ended up getting that tip. It was an unfortunate play, but doesn't faze him at all. Came back, made a hell of a play to seal it.
Q. You mentioned the sacks. What is allowing the pass-rush...
KYLE SHANAHAN: I think how much we're rushing as a group has changed. I just think the guys, I think after we came back from the bye week, we've moved a little bit better. Obviously having Chase helps the group, just the depth of it.
When we weren't getting all the sacks, I still felt we were getting to the quarterback and hitting him. Takes a whole group to get those numbers. I think we've been doing that. I think our coverage has gotten better, too. Sometimes you get some coverage sacks, too. When you make a quarterback make a some hitches with four guys going pretty hard at him, that's the result.
Q. (Off microphone.)
KYLE SHANAHAN: From what I saw out there, I thought he was unbelievable. Don't get to see all of it. I'm excited to watch on the plane. But he's been pretty consistent coming here. I thought he had an unbelievable game here last year up here. Seemed very similar today.
Q. Did you challenge him at all? He mentioned something in his on-field interview about you going up to him and challenging him, wanting him to be on.
KYLE SHANAHAN: Yes, a little bit. That's definitely the way I would like it to be. Just how he's played in the past. He didn't hesitate. He was up for the challenge. He's been up for it throughout last year, as you guys could see. He was up for it today. Doesn't disappoint. He was really impressive.
Q. How big of a decision is it to have him kind of travel most of the time?
KYLE SHANAHAN: I mean, it's something that is always an option, just the way our scheme is and stuff. It's not something that we do a lot. We did it last year with him. It's paid off every time we've done it.
Q. What about that matchup prompts you guys to do that, to travel with D.K.?
KYLE SHANAHAN: D.K. is such a good player. He's also a specimen. A lot of ability. They're going to try to get him the ball, take their shots outside. You want to put your best corner on him. He was ready for that.
Q. What is your view of Christian's second touchdown?
KYLE SHANAHAN: Which one was the second one?
Q. Broke three tackles.
KYLE SHANAHAN: Oh, it was awesome. I didn't think it was going to be there. Then the way he got in and finished it off.
Once they get it close, I'm always starting to look down because I'm starting to think of a first-and-goal call or inside the one and stuff like that. Christian finished all of them there.
I didn't think they were. They didn't look like calls that should have scored, but he made it come to life.
Q. (No microphone.)
KYLE SHANAHAN: It's over the ball. Kind of right in the line there. A high-low on that guy. I thought that guy was pretty high. Usually go low. Brock showed he wasn't high enough.
Q. So much discussion can a quarterback win a Super Bowl, is he elite. In your mind, is Brock Purdy a Super Bowl caliber quarterback right now?
KYLE SHANAHAN: Yeah, I mean, I'm definitely not going to say the wrong words.
Q. Say it.
KYLE SHANAHAN: Yeah, not your question, but the talk of that stuff is so ridiculous. The words 'elite', 'Super Bowl quarterback'. This is the NFL, you got to have a really good football team to even talk about having a chance to get there.
When you have a really good football team, you better have a really good quarterback. When you do that, you still better have luck with injuries. You still got to play good defense. You got to do everything.
There's also been a lot of great quarterbacks who haven't won Super Bowls. The ones who do don't win them on their own. They have to be on a good team, have good defenses. There's so many good things that go into it. I always hate that conversation.
Q. For so long Seattle has given you guys problems, especially up here. Beat Seattle twice in a row on the road. What does it mean to you to get over that hump?
KYLE SHANAHAN: It's not something I think about a lot 'cause you think of every game every Sunday how bad you want to win. I mean, I got a lot of respect for what they've done here, Pete and John, the tenure they've had here. They've been unbelievable. What they started out early on, they've kept it going, been able to regenerate it through a bunch of groups.
The home field advantage they have here is unbelievable, how loud that place it. It's always tough. Especially in the second and third quarter, the game didn't seem that close in the first half, but seems to always happen here. We get a pick-six, their special teams make some big plays, right back there. Kind of how it always feels like when we're here.
Q. You did have a 20-point lead at halftime. Did it feel like you had the opportunity to really close the door and you let it get away, gave them some life?
KYLE SHANAHAN: Yeah, definitely. I don't go into halftime expecting that. I don't expect us to come out us and give it to them. I still expect to us play good, but you never go into halftime thinking, All right, we got a chance to go out there and blow them out. When you think that way, usually you get humbled extremely fast.
We didn't talk about that at all. We went out and treated it like it was 0-0. They're a real good football team. We had an advantage in the first half. Third quarter was tough. We gave them some life there with that pick-six, which they generated it by some of the plays they made. But that's a real good football team. Always thought it was going to be close.
Q. Coming out of the huddle a little slow. Trying to communicate...
KYLE SHANAHAN: You can ask Brock that when he comes in. It's always hard to communicate in a huddle. All the substitutions and stuff. That's one of the harder places to hear, in the huddle. It's something we go over a lot through the week, the focus the guys need, how tight they have to be in the huddle, how no one can speak. Once you have to say what, what did you say, that's usually a delay of game, time-out. Sometimes guys come out the wrong way, just a little bit backwards. That's one of the challenges of playing on the road.
Q. When do you want them to come out of the huddle? 15? Do you have a target number?
KYLE SHANAHAN: As soon as they can. I mean, how quick can I get it in, how quick we do the subs, how quick they say it, how quick we come out.
We're never really trying to do a late. Sometimes I got to think a little bit. Sometimes they got to call it. Sometimes I got to change personnel. We're never trying to slow play it till the end or sometimes at the end of halves.
Q. Bye weekend, when do you turn to the Eagles?
KYLE SHANAHAN: We'll turn to the Eagles on Monday. We'll take that break, enjoy it. Hopefully our guys can get healthy and cleaned up. We'll come in Monday ready to go.
Q. How hard was it to go through two Thursday night games on your schedule?
KYLE SHANAHAN: Not very hard. I'm glad they were spaced out because they add up. It's really hard for guys to get ready for this. Very hard. Guys like Binks and stuff, it was unbelievable he was able to play today. He got cleared. If we didn't have such a bad situation with losing Zakelj, Burford getting hurt, we definitely would have had him play. For him to be able to tough it out and go out there and play when he wasn't 100%, it's very impressive.
I think everyone complains about these pretty big, including myself, on Monday and Tuesday. By the time you get to Wednesday night it feels different to be done with your work. As long as you win, it's a hell of a deal when you get three days off. Something you don't get much in the NFL.
Q. What has it been like this 10-day stretch (off microphone)?
KYLE SHANAHAN: Not really. We'll see what it is in the end. I know when you compete with guys for the Playoffs or for the division or home or away, the head-to-heads do matter a lot. They all matter. I know everyone has talked about this stretch. The Jacksonville win was just as big. Last week's win was just as big versus Tampa. It's about having a better record when it's all said and done.
Q. Do you have to do anything at safety with George potentially out for the season?
KYLE SHANAHAN: We're going to have to do something. We're going to have to do something anyways as it was. To lose George, he's been unbelievable. He's been one of the best special teams players in the league here. He's a very good safety for us, too. We've been thin there with the depth. Losing him is a big deal. See what our options are here when we get in.
Thanks, guys.
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