Seahawks top host 49ers 20-3
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Russell Wilson threw a 43-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Lockett late in the first half, Marshawn Lynch jumped the pile for a 1-yard score, and the Seattle Seahawks beat the San Francisco 49ers 20-3 on Thursday for their fourth straight win in this rivalry.
Wilson completed 10 of his first 12 passes and finished with 235 yards passing. He was sacked five times to push his NFL-leading total to 31. Lynch ran for 122 yards despite vomiting on the sideline in the first half as Seattle (3-4) won its first road game in four tries, avoiding another fourthquarter collapse.
The 49ers are 2-5.
The Bears cut veteran defensive lineman Jeremiah Ratliff on Thursday, a day after he and general manager Ryan Pace had a heated conversation outside team headquarters.
Releasing Ratliff comes as a surprise in a strictly football context. He was regarded by coaches as one of their best defensive linemen, if not the best. But after what sources said was a heated altercation involving Ratliff on Wednesday morning at Halas Hall, the Bears chose to quickly cut ties with the 34-year-old lineman.
Lake Forest, Ill., police were summoned to Halas Hall after the incident with Ratliff had died down. It’s not yet known what initially caused Ratliff ’s agitation. But according to sources, that incident required Pace’s intervention and Ratliff ’s aggravation escalated again from there.
Bears
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Bills QB Tyrod Taylor will not play Sunday against the Jaguars in London. Coach Rex Ryan said Taylor has not recovered from his left knee injury and did not practice Thursday.
WR Sammy Watkins also is out.
EJ Manuel will start at QB. He started in Sunday’s loss to the Bengals.
Taylor Mariota
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watches
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Titans QB Marcus Mariota, rehabbing a sprained MCL, watched backup Zach Mettenberger lead the Titans’ workout. Coach Ken Whisenhunt said he’s pleased with Mariota’s progress and would have more information Friday on the rookie’s playing status.
WR Brandon Lloyd announced his retirement after 11 seasons. The 34-year-old Lloyd, who played last season for the 49ers, finishes with 399 catches for 5,989 yards and 36 TD receptions.
Lloyd retires:
Heading into Sunday’s game against the Buccaneers, the Redskins have a serious problem they need to fix: How to avoid giving games away in the third quarter. This season, coach Jay Gruden’s club has been outscored 46-3 in that quarter. In five of their six games, the Redskins (2-4) have been ahead at halftime, but they’ve lost three of those.
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Eagles WRs Nelson Agholor (leg) and Riley Cooper (knee) sat out of practice for the second consecutive day, putting in doubt their availability for Sunday night’s game against the Panthers. ... The Patriots released DL Khyri Thornton from the 53man roster.
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