GRADING 49ERS' STATEMENT WEEK 5 WIN OVER SEAHAWKS AS MIKE EVANS STARS IN VICTORY

The Seattle Seahawks widely are considered to have one of the NFL's top defenses. On Sunday, the 49ers’ defense was every bit as impressive in the team’s 32-29 win over last season’s Super Bowl champions. The 49ers made their share of mistakes, for sure. They also forced Seattle into four turnovers, and did just enough to pull out the hard-fought road victory.“It was a really tough win,” 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said. “By no means is everything perfect, but I just thought the grit of the guys in all three phases, just they never wavered.“They stayed locked in, kept the focus, never freaked out once the bad things happened, and found a way to get it done at the end.”

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