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Newspaper Page TextFriday, November 8, 2019 East Oregonian FOOTBALL PREVIEW NO. 7 OREGON DUCKS (8-1) SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (7-2) Aug. 31: No. 16. Auburn 27 No. 11 Oregon 21, Sept. 8: Seattle 21, Cincinnati 20 Sept. 7: No. 16 Oregon 77, Nevada 6 Sept. 15: Seattle28, Pittsburgh 26 Sept. 14: No. 15 Oregon 35, Montana 3 Sept. 22: New Orleans 33, Seattle 27 Sept. 21: No. 16 Oregon 21, Stanford 6 Oct. 11: No. 13 Oregon 45 Colorado 3 Oct. 19: No. 12 Oregon 35, No. 25 Washington 31 Oct. 26: No. 11 Oregon 37, Washington State 35 Nov. 2: No. 7 Oregon 56, Southern Cal 24 Nov. 16 vs. Arizona, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) Nov. 30 vs. Oregon State, TBA Aug. 30: Oklahoma State 52, Oregon State 36 Sept. 7: Hawaii 31, Oregon State 28 Sept. 14: Oregon State 45, Cal Poly 7 Sept. 28: Stanford 31, Oregon State 28 Oct. 5: Oregon State 48, UCLA 31 Oct. 12: No. 15 Utah 57, Oregon State 7 Oct. 19: Oregon State 21, California 17 Nov. 2: Oregon State 56, Arizona 38 Today vs. Washington, 7:30 p.m. (FS1) Nov. 16 vs. Arizona State, TBA Nov. 23 at Washington State, TBA Nov. 30 at No.7 Oregon, TBA AP TOP 25 SCHEDULE SATURDAY No. 1 LSU at No. 2 Alabama, 12:30 p.m. No. 3 Ohio State vs. Maryland, 9 a.m. No. 4 Clemson at N.C. State, 4:30 p.m. No. 5 Penn State at No. 13 Minnesota, 9 a.m. No. 6 Georgia vs. Missouri, 4 p.m. No. 9 Oklahoma vs. Iowa State, 5 p.m. No. 10 Florida vs. Vanderbilt, 9 a.m. No. 11 Baylor at TCU, 9 a.m. No. 15 Notre Dame at Duke, 4:30 p.m. No. 16 Wisconsin vs. No. 18 Iowa, 1 p.m. No. 17 Cincinnati vs. UConn, 12:30 p.m. No. 20 Kansas State at Texas, 12:30 p.m. No. 21 Boise State vs. Wyoming, 7:15 p.m. No. 22 Wake Forest at Virginia Tech, 12:30 p.m. No. 23 SMU vs. East Carolina, 9 a.m. No. 24 San Diego State vs. Nevada, 7:30 p.m. FAR WEST SCHEDULE SATURDAY Montana State (6-3) at Northern Colorado (2-7), 11 a.m. Air Force (7-2) at New Mexico (2-7), 11 a.m. Stanford (4-4) at Colorado (3-6), 12 p.m. Idaho (4-5) at Montana (7-2), 12 p.m. Southern Cal (5-4) at Arizona State (5-3), 12:30 p.m. Sacramento State (6-3) at Northern Arizona (4-5), 1 p.m. North Dakota (5-3) at Weber State (7-2), 1 p.m. Eastern Washington (4-5) at Idaho State (3-6), 1:35 p.m. UC Davis (4-5) at Portland State (5-5), 2:05 p.m. Washington State (4-4) at California (4-4), 4 p.m. Utah State (4-4) at Fresno State (4-4), 4 p.m. Liberty (6-3) at BYU (4-4), 4:30 p.m. Nevada (5-4) at San Diego State (7-1), 7:30 p.m. San Jose State (4-5) at Hawaii (5-4), 8 p.m. Oct. 3: Seattle 30, LA Rams 29 Oct. 13: Seattle 32, Cleveland 28 Oct. 20: Baltimore 30, Seattle 16 Oct. 27: Seattle 27, Atlanta 20 Nov. 3: Seattle 40, Tampa Bay 34 AP Photo/Mike Siegel Seahawks tight end Jacob Hollister celebrates after scoring the winning touchdown in overtime with receiver David Moore on his back against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sunday in Seattle. REPLACING KWON By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer OREGON STATE BEAVERS (4-4) Sept. 29: Seattle 27, Arizona 10 RIVALRY CENTER STAGE Oct. 5: No. 13 Oregon 17, California 7 Nov. 23 at Arizona State, TBA B3 S ANTA CLARA, Calif. — Trash talking between Richard Sherman and Michael Crabtree. Barbs traded between coaches Pete Carroll and Jim Harbaugh. Incredi- ble plays from Russell Wilson and Colin Kaepernick. The once-ﬁ erce rivalry between the Seattle Sea- hawks and San Francisco had a bit of everything during a heated stretch early this decade capped by Seattle’s epic win in the NFC title game in January 2014. Now for the ﬁ rst time in years, this game between NFC West rivals means a lot again heading into Mon- day night’s showdown between the Seahawks (7-2) and 49ers (8-0). AIR RAID Seattle’s pass defense used to be among the elite of the NFL. Now it ranks near the bottom of the league. The Seahawks are giving up 278 yards per game through the air, ranking 28th in the league, and have been really bad in the past two games. Seattle gave up 460 yards passing to Matt Schaub and Atlanta two weeks ago, although the yards could be reasoned because the Seahawks built a 24-0 lead and the Fal- cons were forced to throw in trying to catch up. Last week against Tampa Bay may have been more concerning. Jameis Winston was barely pressured by Seattle’s meager pass rush and a quarterback with a knack for careless throws made none, throwing for 335 yards and two touchdowns. Surprisingly, Seattle is 4-0 this year when allow- ing more than 300 yards passing, but those four wins are by a combined 15 points. The 49ers suffered a big loss last week when linebacker Kwon Alexander went down with a sea- son-ending torn left pectoral muscle. Alexander had 34 tackles, one forced fumble, one interception and four pass breakups and was considered the heart and soul of the defense. Rookie Dre Greenlaw will replace him. “Since Day 1, the defense has been what it is because of him,” starting middle linebacker Fred Warner said. “He was playing at a Pro Bowl level, but the things people didn’t notice is what really made him stand apart.” ESTABLISH CARSON Seattle proved last week it can establish the run game against the best run defense in the NFL. Seat- tle rushed for 145 yards against Tampa Bay, led by 105 yards from Chris Carson, the ﬁ rst rusher to top 100 yards this year against the Bucs. When Carson is churning out yards, it creates more opportunity for Wilson to work off play-action. San Francisco is ﬁ rst in the NFL at stopping the pass but just 14th against the run. Getting Carson and backup Rashaad Penny going on the ground will be crucial for the Seahawks to stay away from troubling down and distance situations. GETTING HEALTHY The Niners should be getting several key pieces back this week, with left tackle Joe Staley expected to return from a broken leg that sidelined him in Week 2. Fullback Kyle Juszczyk could return from a knee injury and right tackle Mike McGlinchey (knee) also might be back. Energized Beavers look to snap losing streak against Huskies By ANNE M. PETERSON Associated Press W hether Oregon State coach Jonathan Smith can provide the intel the Beavers need to ﬁ nally beat Washington remains to be seen this season. But one thing is cer- tain: The Beavers are sure energized. That’s because they’ve got four wins, more than they’ve had in the last two years combined. Some players are whispering about a possible bowl bid and receiver Isaiah Hodgins is even proclaiming it out loud on television. “We’re getting ready to go bowl- ing,” he said in the postgame inter- view following Oregon State’s 56-38 victory on the road last weekend against Arizona. Smith, a former assistant for Wash- ington, seemed to be tamp down a bit on such talk heading into Friday night’s game against the Huskies. “They (the players) are very aware of where we’re at, they know that. But the reality is, where we want to go to, it’s about the task at hand,” Smith said. “The mental energy of thinking about this or that or the other — we’ve got a game in front of us and that’s where we need to focus.” Now in his second season at Ore- gon State, Smith’s insights as the for- mer quarterbacks coach at Washington didn’t help the Beavers get a win last year when they fell 42-23 in Seattle. But there’s a new twist: Ore- gon State (4-4, 3-2 Pac-12) has more conference wins than Washington (5-4, 2-4) heading into this season’s meeting. “I think it’s awesome for Jonathan and those guys down there. That’s a lot of hard work and those guys have been building that thing up. Setting their process in place all last year and now you are kind of starting to see the fruits of their labor,” Huskies coach Chris Petersen said. “Those kids play hard down there and it’s showing up. That’s why they’re winning.” AP Photo/Rick Scuteri Oregon State wide receiver Isaiah Hodgins (17) celebrates with Champ Flemings (16) after scoring a touchdown against Arizona Saturday in Tucson, Ariz. Smith isn’t sure his background will make much of a difference. “I’m familiar with a lot of faces up there, but they’ve got a bunch of new of guys I don’t know. I go back to hav- ing a ton of respect for them. But, once this game is kicked off, it’s all about the players against each other,” he said. The Huskies go into the game with a two-game losing streak. JEFFERSON’S RETURN Jermar Jefferson, last season’s Pac-12 Freshman of the Year, has been dealing with an ankle injury, but he returned against the Wildcats and rushed for 105 yards and three touchdowns. Together with Artavis Pierce, who rushed for 114 yards and a score, the Beavers pose a threat on the ground. “It’s a bonus to have multiple backs in the style we play,” Smith said. BIG BRYANT One of the bright spots for Wash- ington is the continued development of tight end Hunter Bryant. With the speed of a wide receiver but the size of a tight end, Bryant has become a favored target for Jacob Eason. Last week against Utah, Bryant had six catches for 105 yards and a pair of touchdowns. The six receptions tied a season high and it was his second 100- yard receiving day of the season. Bryant is second nationally in yards receiving by tight ends with 557. “He’s a natural catcher and a really competitive guy when the ball is in the air. That’s what you really like about him,” Petersen said. FORCING TURNOVERS Oregon State has committed only two turnovers all season, both coming on interceptions. The Beavers have yet to lose a fumble and lead the country in fewest total turnovers. Washing- ton has forced 15 turnovers with 13 of those coming in its ﬁ ve victories. The Huskies forced a pair of second-half turnovers last week against Utah but were unable to capitalize on the two miscues. Monday at San Francisco, 5:15 p.m. (ESPN) Nov. 17 BYE Nov. 24 at Philadelphia, 5:20 p.m. (NBC) Dec. 2 vs. Minnesota, 5:15 p.m. (ESPN) Dec. 8 at Los Angeles Rams, 5:20 p.m. (NBC) Dec. 15 at Carolina, 10 a.m. (FOX) Dec. 22 vs. Arizona, 1:25 p.m. (FOX) Dec. 29 vs. San Francisco, 1:25 p.m. (FOX) SEAHAWK- 49ERS CAPSULE OPENING LINE — 49ers by 6 RECORD VS. SPREAD — Seahawks 4-5, 49ers 5-3 SERIES RECORD — Seahawks lead 25-16 LAST MEETING — 49ers beat Sea- hawks 26-23, Dec. 16, 2018 LAST WEEK — Seahawks beat Buc- caneers 40-34 in OT; 49ers beat Car- dinals 28-25 AP PRO32 RANKING — Seahawks No. 5, 49ers No. 1 SEAHAWKS OFFENSE — OVERALL (4), RUSH (8), PASS (9). SEAHAWKS DEFENSE — OVERALL (25), RUSH (13), PASS (28). 49ERS OFFENSE — OVERALL (7), RUSH (2), PASS (22). 49ERS DEFENSE — OVERALL (1), RUSH (14), PASS (1). STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES — 49ers snapped 10-game skid vs. Seat- tle with win in second meeting last season. ... Seahawks 27-5-1 in prime- time games under Pete Carroll, includ- ing 8-2 on Monday nights. ... Sea- hawks have won nine straight years going into bye week. ... Seahawks looking to win ﬁ rst ﬁ ve road games for ﬁ rst time in franchise history. ... QB Russell Wilson will set franchise record for consecutive starts at 122. Wilson leads NFL with 22 TD passes and 118.2 passer rating. Has thrown one inter- ception in 293 pass attempts. NFL STANDINGS AMERICAN CONFERENCE EAST W L T Pct New England 8 1 0 .889 Buﬀ alo 6 2 0 .750 Miami 1 7 0 .125 N.Y. Jets 1 7 0 .125 PF 270 158 103 96 PA 98 131 256 211 SOUTH Houston Indianapolis Jacksonville Tennessee PF 238 182 176 168 PA 191 177 189 165 NORTH W L T Pct PF Baltimore 6 2 0 .750 251 Pittsburgh 4 4 0 .500 176 Cleveland 2 6 0 .250 152 Cincinnati 0 8 0 .000 124 PA 176 169 205 210 WEST Kansas City Oakland L.A. Chargers Denver W 6 5 4 4 W 6 5 4 3 L 3 3 5 5 PF 252 208 207 149 PA 204 240 194 170 NATIONAL CONFERENCE EAST W L T Pct Dallas 5 3 0 .625 Philadelphia 5 4 0 .556 N.Y. Giants 2 7 0 .222 Washington 1 8 0 .111 PF 227 224 176 108 PA 142 213 255 219 SOUTH New Orleans Carolina Tampa Bay Atlanta PF 195 209 230 165 PA 156 204 252 250 NORTH W L T Pct PF Green Bay 7 2 0 .778 226 Minnesota 6 3 0 .667 234 Detroit 3 4 1 .438 204 Chicago 3 5 0 .375 142 PA 189 158 217 144 WEST San Francisco Seattle L.A. Rams Arizona PA 102 230 174 251 W 8 7 5 3 L 1 3 6 7 L 0 2 3 5 T 0 0 0 0 Pct .667 .625 .444 .444 Pct .667 .556 .400 .333 W 7 5 2 1 L 3 4 6 6 T 0 0 0 0 T 0 0 0 0 T 0 0 0 1 Pct .875 .625 .250 .125 Pct 1.000 .778 .625 .389 PF 235 248 214 195 NFL SCHEDULE THURSDAY’S GAME L.A. Chargers at Oakland, 5:20 p.m. SUNDAY’S GAMES Arizona at Tampa Bay, 10 a.m. Kansas City at Tennessee, 10 a.m. Buﬀ alo at Cleveland, 10 a.m. Baltimore at Cincinnati, 10 a.m. N.Y. Giants at N.Y. Jets, 10 a.m. Atlanta at New Orleans, 10 a.m. Detroit at Chicago, 10 a.m. Miami at Indianapolis, 1:05 p.m. Carolina at Green Bay, 1:25 p.m. L.A. Rams at Pittsburgh, 1:25 p.m. Minnesota at Dallas, 5:20 p.m. Open: Washington, Jacksonville, New England, Denver, Philadelphia, Houston MONDAY’S GAMES Seattle at San Francisco, 5:15 p.m.