SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- After coughing up a fourth quarter lead to a heated division rival in the closing moments on Sunday afternoon, the San Francisco 49ers were left with an all too familiar emotion.
This time, it was the Seattle Seahawks storming down the field to score the game-winning touchdown with 12 seconds left, turning a sure defeat into a 20-17 victory.
Given the feeling in the pit of the Niners' collective stomach, it might as well have been their Week 3 defeat to the Los Angeles Rams or the Week 5 letdown against the Arizona Cardinals.