SANTA CLARA – Tight end George Kittle was the key ingredient missing from the 49ers’ overtime loss to Seattle on Nov. 11.
Some may argue it was not having kicker Robbie Gould, because rookie fill-in Chase McLaughin missed a potential game-winner in overtime. Some may argue wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders’ early exit with a rib injury was a deciding factor.
Kittle was kept out with knee and ankle injuries, and he said it was “brutal” to watch upstairs in a Levi’s Stadium suite as the previously unbeaten 49ers fell 27-24.
