Frank Gore ran circles around Shaun Alexander, and then the San Francisco 49ers’ defense finished off another surprising victory for a long-suffering club that’s finally on the rise.
Gore rushed for a franchise-record 212 yards, and San Francisco’s maligned defense stopped the Seattle Seahawks three times in the final 4 1/2 minutes of the 49ers’ third straight victory, 20-14.
Alex Smith passed for 163 yards, threw a TD pass and rushed for another score for the 49ers (5-5), who went scoreless in the second half. But they still hung on to snap a six-game losing streak against their NFC West rivals, the defending conference champs.
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