The San Francisco 49ers looked primed to fight their way back to the playoffs like they have multiple times after slow starts under head coach Kyle Shanahan. They entered Week 11 at 5-4, and a win over the Seattle Seahawks would have put them in a tie for the

Technically, you could blame the defense for the 49ers' 20-17 loss to the Seahawks on Sunday because the defense couldn't close out the game. Still,

With just over two minutes remaining against the Seattle Seahawks, the San Francisco 49ers were one defensive stop away from securing their third consecutive win, improving to two games over .500 and moving closer to the NFC West first-place Arizona Cardinals.