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1B Sports Weekend Sept. 14-15, 2013 NFL 49ers, Seahawks: A budding rivalry explosive plays is one of the tenets in Seattle's defense. Last season, the Seahawks tied for sixth in the NFL allowing 50 plays of 20 or more yards. The longest play allowed in Week 1 against Carolina was a 27-yard pass, the only play longer than 16 yards. Conversely, the 49ers' offense started the season with nine plays of more than 20 yards, most of them connections between Kaepernick and Anquan Boldin or Vernon Davis. Boldin quickly became Kaepernick's favorite target with 13 catches for 208 yards, including receptions of 43, 30, and 22 yards three times. WHERE'S THE READOPTION?: The big fad at the end of 2012 was the read-option offense that both Seattle and San Francisco used with success due to the athleticism of their quarterbacks. Kaepernick blitzed Green Bay for 181 yards rushing in the playoffs alone. It was the next step in offensive evolution. So what happened in Week 1? Neither team displayed much of the read-option. Wilson rushed for 7 yards on five carries. Kaepernick was almost as reserved, carrying seven times for 22 yards. COWBOY UP: 49ers defensive tackle Justin Smith did not play against Seattle last December, ending a streak of 185 consecutive games. His injured triceps finally forced him to the sideline that rainy night and his absence was noticeable. Early in the game, Seattle ran directly at Smith's replacement and tore up huge chunks of yards with Marshawn Lynch, who finished with 111 yards rushing. Smith's absence also allowed Seattle to block the rest of the 49ers defensive front straight up and helped keep Aldon Smith from harassing Wilson. ''He's a real steadying piece to how they play. He's so dominant physically,'' Carroll said of Justin Smith. BEAST MODE: Since Harbaugh took over, the Championship, third round, at Lake Forest, Ill. 49ers have allowed only • Noon, NBC — PGA Tour, BMW Chamfive 100-yard rushing pionship, third round, at Lake Forest, Ill. • 3:30 p.m., TGC — Web.com Tour, games by an individual Nationwide Children's Hospital Champiback. Lynch has three of onship, third round, at Columbus, Ohio SEATTLE (AP) — As much as they despise each other in growing the most heated rivalry in the NFL right now, the Seahawks and 49ers remain almost mirror images. Their quarterbacks are plastered all over magazine covers, their defenses are elite, and their coaches are viewed as annoying by those outside their fan base. Even as their teams have evolved and personnel changed, the principles at the foundation of both franchises remain starkly the same. ''It's very similar scheme-wise and very similar in the way they put the teams together and the types of players,'' Seattle receiver Doug Baldwin said. ''They just want hard-nosed, tough players that are going to fight every day.'' Week 2 may seem too early for this much hype and anticipation, but the Seahawks and 49ers understand the importance of Sunday night's NFC West showdown. The winner gets a leg up in both the divisional and the conference race. Toss in the nasty history between coaches Pete Carroll and Jim Harbaugh's, the constant comparisons between quarterbacks Russell Wilson and Colin Kaepernick, and the debate about which team has the more fearsome defense and it's no surprise a West Coast rivalry is getting so much national attention. The 49ers have a bad taste from last December. Seattle scored on its second offensive play, got a 90-yard blocked field goal return for a touchdown from Richard Sherman and routed the Niners 42-13. ''We're going up there to try to prove that's not who we are,'' Kaepernick said. Here are five keys to watch to the game: STOP THE BIG PLAYS: Limiting Tehama Tracker Saturday's schedule Volleyball Mercy at Los Molinos Beth Pilger Invite MLB Oakland at Texas, 10:05 a.m. San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers, 6:10 p.m. Sunday's schedule NFL Jacksonville at Oakland, 1:25 p.m. San Francisco at Seattle, 5:30 p.m. MLB Oakland at Texas, 12:05 p.m. San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers, 1:10 p.m. Monday's schedule Cross Country Corning at NAL Meet at CV, 3:30 p.m. Field Hockey Pleasant Valley at Corning, 3:30 p.m. Golf Red Bluff at EAL Meet, Noon at PV at Bidwell Park MLB L.A. Angels at Oakland, 7:05 p.m. Sports on TV Saturday AUTO RACING • 12:30 p.m., ESPN2 — NASCAR, Nationwide Series, Dollar General 300, at Joliet, Ill. • 8:30 p.m., ESPNEWS — NHRA, qualifying for Carolina Nationals, at Concord, N.C. (same-day tape) COLLEGE FOOTBALL • 9 a.m., ABC — UCLA at Nebraska • 9 a.m., Big 10 Network — Western Illinois at Minnesota or Akron at Michigan • 9 a.m., CBSSN — Stanford at Army • 9 a.m., CSNC — Texas Southern at Sam Houston State • 9 a.m., ESPN — Louisville at Kentucky • 9 a.m., ESPN2 — Tulsa at Oklahoma • 9 a.m., ESPNU — Bowling Green at Indiana • 9 a.m., FS1 — Virginia Tech at East Carolina • 11 a.m., Big 10 Network — Youngstown State at Michigan State • Noon, Pac-12 Network — Boston College at USC • 12:30 p.m., ABC — Tennessee at Oregon • 12:30 p.m., CBS — Alabama at Texas A&M • 12:30 p.m., CBSSN — Delaware at Navy • 12:30 p.m., ESPN — Nevada at Florida St. • 12:30 p.m., ESPNU — Georgia Tech at Duke • 1 p.m., CSNC — Rhode Island at Albany • 1 p.m., FSN — Ball St. at North Texas • 3 p.m., Big Ten Network — Washington vs. Illinois at Chicago or UCF at Penn State • 3 p.m., FS1 — Iowa at Iowa St. • 3:30 p.m., Pac-12 Network — Southern Utah at Washington State • 4 p.m.. ESPN — Vanderbilt at South Carolina • 4 p.m., ESPN2 — Mississippi St. at Auburn • 4 p.m., ESPNU —Kent State at LSU • 4 p.m., FOX — Ohio St. at California • 4:30 p.m., CBSSN — Kansas at Rice • 4:30 p.m., FSN — Lamar at Oklahoma St. • 5 p.m., ESPNEWS — Marshall at Ohio • 5:07 p.m., ABC — Notre Dame at Purdue • 6 p.m., Big 10 Network — Western Michigan at Northwestern • 7 p.m., FS1 — Oregon St. at Utah • 7:30 p.m., ESPN — Wisconsin at Arizona St. • 7:30 p.m., Pac-12 Network — TexasSan Antonio at Arizona GOLF • 3:30 a.m., TGC — LPGA, The Evian Championship, third round, at Evian-lesBains, France • 10 a.m., TGC — PGA Tour, BMW (same-day tape) • 11 p.m., TGC — European PGA Tour, KLM Open, third round, at Zandvoort, Netherlands (delayed tape) MLB • 9:30 a.m., FOX — Oakland at Texas • 3 p.m., NBC Bay Area — San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers • 4 p.m., MLB — Regional coverage, Kansas City at Detroit or San Diego at Atlanta • 4 p.m., WGN — Cleveland at Chicago White Sox SAILING • 12:30 p.m., NBCSN — America's Cup, race 9 and 10, at San Francisco (if necessary) SOCCER • 4:40 a.m., NBCSN — Premier League, Crystal Palace at Manchester United • 6:55 a.m., NBCSN — Premier League, Arsenal at Sunderland • 9:30 a.m., NBC — Premier League, Chelsea at Everton • 4:30 p.m., CSNC — Major League Soccer, Vancouver at San Jose Sunday AUTO RACING • 11 a.m., ESPN — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, GEICO 400, at Joliet, Ill. • 1 p.m., FS1 — Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge, at Salinas, Calif. (sameday tape) • 5:30 p.m., ESPN2 — NHRA, Carolina Nationals, at Concord, N.C. (same-day tape) GOLF • 5:30 a.m., TGC — LPGA, The Evian Championship, final round, at Evian-lesBains, France (same-day tape) • 9 a.m., NBC — LPGA, The Evian Championship, final round, at Evian-les-Bains, France (same-day tape) • 9 a.m., TGC — PGA Tour, BMW Championship, final round, at Lake Forest, Ill. • 10:30 a.m., NBC — PGA Tour, BMW Championship, final round, at Lake Forest, Ill. • 4 p.m., TGC — Web.com Tour, Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship, final round, at Columbus, Ohio (same-day tape) • 11:30 p.m., TGC — European PGA Tour, KLM Open, final round, at Zandvoort, Netherlands (delayed tape) MLB • 10 a.m., TBS — Kansas City at Detroit • 10:30 a.m., WGN — Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh • Noon, CSNC — Oakland at Texas • 1 p.m., CSNB — San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers • 5 p.m., ESPN — N.Y. Yankees at Boston MOTORSPORTS • 5 a.m., FS1 — MotoGP World Championship, at San Marino • Noon, FS1 — MotoGP Moto2, at San Marino (same-day tape) NFL • 10 a.m., CBS — San Diego at Philadelphia • 10 a.m., FOX — Washington at Green Bay • 1:25 p.m., CBS — Jacksonville at Oakland • 5 p.m., NBC — San Francisco at Seattle SAILING • 12:30 p.m., NBCSN — America's Cup, race 11 and 12, at San Francisco (if necessary) SOCCER • 7:55 a.m., NBCSN — Premier League, West Ham at Southampton Monday MLB • 5 p.m., WGN — Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee • 7 p.m., CSNC — L.A. Angels at Oakland NFL • 5:25 p.m., ESPN — Pittsburgh at Cincinnati SOCCER • 11:55 a.m., NBCSN — Premier AP file photo Then Southern California head coach, Pete Carrol, left, shakes hands with then Stanford coach, Jim Harbaugh. those. The Seahawks' run game sputtered out of the gate, gaining just 70 yards, 2.6 yards per carry, against Carolina, with Lynch gaining 43 yards. ''First game, we threw a lot out there and probably didn't just hone in on what we like to do,'' Seattle offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell said. CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?: A group led by former Seahawks player Joe Tafoya arranged for officials from Guinness Book of World Records to be there Sunday to see if Seattle can set a record for the loudest stadium. It was already going to be a full day of anticipation — and likely inebriation — for Seahawks fans leading up to kickoff. Now, on top of being naturally loud, they'll be trying to set a record. To get ready this week, the 49ers cranked music at practice trying to simulate the constant rumble they'll face Sunday. Bring ear plugs. ''It's tough,'' 49ers running back Frank Gore said of the noise. ''We've got to go do it.'' NFL Raiders, Jaguars counting on QBs to spark change OAKLAND (AP) — Terrelle Pryor started taking snaps with the firstteam offense about three weeks ago after spending most of training camp as Matt Flynn's backup. Chad Henne has shuffled in and out of the starting lineup almost every year of his NFL career, and he began the regular season behind Blaine Gabbert. Suddenly, both are starting — and it's only Week 2. That pretty much sums up the state of the Oakland Raiders (0-1) and Jacksonville Jaguars (0-1) right now. Two of the NFL's worst franchises the past few seasons are each counting on their quarterback to spark change, starting Sunday when Pryor and the Raiders host Henne and the Jaguars at the Oakland Coliseum. Pryor beat out Flynn in training camp with some eye-popping plays and wowed with his arm and his legs in a 21-17 loss at Indianapolis in the season opener. He completed 19 of 29 passes for 217 yards and a touchdown — with two interceptions — and set a Raiders franchise record for rushing by a quarterback with 112 yards on 13 carries. The former Ohio State standout will be making his third career start, second this season and first at home. "It's going to be electric this time instead of trying to quiet another team's crowd," Pryor said. "So I'll feed off it and it's just going to get me even more excited and it's going to get me on my game." AP photo Oakland Raiders quarterback Terrelle Pryor warms up for an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts in Indianapolis on Sunday, Sept. 8. Henne, a second-round pick out of Michigan by the Miami Dolphins in 2008, is 14-23 as a starter. He's back in the lineup because Gabbert sliced the back of his throwing hand on a defender's facemask in the closing minutes of a 28-2 loss to Kansas City last week, when the offense managed a leaguelow 178 yards and no points. It's unlikely Henne will remain the starter when Gabbert returns. But he's hoping a strong performance could give new Jaguars coach Gus Bradley something to consider. "My job is to play as well as I can and hopefully just keep the job," Henne said. "That's how I'm going to play it. I'm going to prepare as the starter, play my best and show the coaches that I can get the job done." Here are five other things to look for when the Jaguars and Raiders play Sunday: JONES-DREW'S HOMECOMING: Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew, born in Oakland and raised in San Francisco's East Bay, hasn't had much success as an NFL player back home — or in his home time zone. He is 0-4 in West Coast games with a total of 41 carries for 146 yards and no TDs at Oakland, San Francisco, San Diego and Seattle. Last season at Oakland, he injured his left foot on the first play of a 26-23 overtime loss. "I'm not talking to any of my family until after the game. How about that?" he joked. MISSING MCFADDEN: The Raiders have depended on Darren McFadden the past few seasons and are hoping he returns to form soon, especially with Raiders coach Dennis Allen scrapping his preferred zone-blocking scheme for a straightahead, power-gap scheme after McFadden averaged a career-low 3.3 yards per carry last season. Oakland is 10-2 when McFadden rushes for at least 100 yards. He had 17 carries for just 48 yards and a TD in the season opener. D E P L E T E D JAGUARS: Henne's latest chance at quarterback comes amid concerns for Jacksonville's offense. Top wide receiver Justin Blackmon is suspended the first four games for violating the NFL's substance-abuse policy. Tight end Marcedes Lewis is considered a long shot to play because of a nagging left calf injury. And receivers Cecil Shorts III (groin) and Mike Brown (back) and linemen Uche Nwaneri (back) and Will Rackley (knee) all were limited or sat out a portion of practice this week. OAKLAND'S OLINE: The Raiders likely will shuffle the offensive line again. Rookie Menelik Watson was supposed to start the season in place of left tackle Jared Veldheer, who is on injured reserve with torn left triceps. But Watson is still nursing a left knee injury and is expected to miss his second straight game. Khalif Barnes shifted to left tackle against the Colts, and Tony Pashos — signed just two weeks ago — was at right tackle. CALF CONCERN: The big left leg of Sebastian Janikowksi is fine. It's his right calf that has some Raiders fans concerned. The usually reliable kicker missed a 48-yard field goal against Indianapolis, which forced Oakland to go for a touchdown on its final drive that ended with Pryor throwing an interception. Allen limited Janikowski's kicking in practice but said he doesn't think the injury is an issue.