That was some kind of finish, huh?

From worry about the 49ers winning it on a Jake Tonges touchdown catch (the first catch ever in his NFL career) with 1:34 to go, to thinking the Seahawks were going to finish this thing to the downright despair of losing it on a fluke fumble. This game had it all.

Except, of course, what we all wanted, which is a Seahawks win.

So, what can we take away from this?

Here are some of the good, the bad, and what’s next for this team:

Good: Clutch Defense and Special teams

To sum it up, the 49ers had ample opportunities to actually put this game away many times, even when they were trailing.

They missed a field goal, had one blocked too, while Brock Purdy threw two interceptions, with one ending a promising drive.

The reality is, the Seahawks’ defense and special teams truly made clutch plays to keep this thing close.

That’s not to say they were perfect, that last drive where the Niners scored the game-winning touchdown isn’t acceptable to anyone. But forcing turnovers and creating situations where the Niners couldn’t capitalize on their control of the ball (more on that in a minute) is something that bodes well.

The defense, with a little cleaning up, appears poised to be a strong unit once again.

Bad: 49ers had the ball nearly twice as much as the Seahawks

It’s not often I can show you a game where the team that has the ball for just 22 minutes, as opposed to their opponents controlling it for 38, has the lead and chances to win.

Now, the reason it was so close goes back to the defense and how turnovers were forced.

But simply put, the offense has to maintain more sustained drives.

The Seahawks had just one drive of 10 plays, their lone touchdown in the first quarter. The 49ers had four, two led to points, and the other two were the missed field goals.

The 49ers had the ball for 63% of this game and nearly lost, but those odds were bound to be long with that disparity in time of possession.

This goes into another category we could add here for the “bad,” was the offense’s inability to get really much going.

Sam Darnold didn’t go over 100 yards passing until the final drive when he hit Jaxon Smith-Njigba for the 40-yard strike that gave the Hawks a chance for a moment.

The offense, in general, struggled.

While JSN hauled in 9 catches for 124 yards, only four other players caught passes:

3 for Kenneth Walker, good for just 4 yards1 for Elijah Arroyo, good for just 7 yards1 for A.J. Barner, good for just…0 yardsCooper Kupp had one catch for 15 yards.

Zach Charbonnet tallied 47 yards on the ground, but Kenneth Walker III added just 20 for a run game that was just unable to get going. That’s a major problem for an offense that wanted to be predicated on that. It’s one game and hopefully not a season-long issue, but it’s worth noting as we move forward.

What’s Next: Hello, old friend

In what was always going to be a game circled on the calendar, the Seahawks have to travel to Pittsburgh next Sunday to battle the Steelers–and DK Metcalf.

Metcalf was traded by the Hawks for a 2nd round pick in April’s draft, and if there’s anything we know about DK, it’s that he will absolutely be talking during that game and out to send a message.

Now, add to the fact that the Seahawks need a win to avoid an 0-2 start, and this has huge game written all over it.

The Steelers won their opening game in a thriller over the New York Jets 34-32.

Kickoff is set for 10 a.m. our time on Sunday in Pittsburgh.