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ByJanieMcCauley TheAssociatedPress SANTA CLARA Richard Sher- man provided the moment of the game against the 49ers once again, a mere 10 months after his touchdown-saving de- flection in the NFC champion- ship that sent the Seattle Se- ahawks to the Super Bowl. Sherman set up the only touchdown with another key defensive play in this heated rivalry, then made a second interception with the 49ers driving late, and the Se- ahawks ended a five-game los- ing streak on San Francisco's home field with a 19-3 win Thursday night. The brash cornerback of- fered plenty without opening his mouth this time: Blowing kisses to the crowd, then put- ting a finger to his lips to make the hush sign before waving goodbye. Steven Hauschka kicked four field goals and the Se- ahawks' stout defense held Colin Kaepernick and Michael Crabtree in check as Seattle (8- 4) overcame 14 penalties for 105 yards, including an offen- sive pass interference that ne- gated a touchdown. Russell Wilson passed for 236 yards and thoroughly out- played Kaepernick, who had one of his worst performances for the 49ers (7-5) in a game with high stakes for the teams' playoff hopes. "My team's all together, we NFL Seahawksfeaston SanFrancisco,19-3 Richard Sherman's big night leads Seattle past 49ers again TONYAVELAR—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS San Francisco 49ers running back Frank Gore, center, rushed for 28yards on 10carries against Seattle Seahawks defense Thursday. MARCIO JOSE SANCHEZ — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7) had one of his worst performances for the 7-549ers against the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday. Kaepernick was 16for 29for 121yards and the 49ers were outgained 379-164. By Jerry McDonald Bay Area News Group ALAMEDA Lost amid the eu- phoria of the Raiders' first win of the season were special teams errors that could have proved costly. A repeat performance in Sunday's game at St. Louis would make the goal of back- to-back wins unlikely. "You can be in this league or out of this league fast based on what you do on special teams," coach Tony Sparano said. "There are a couple of guys we have to get more from." In their landmark 24-20 victory over Kansas City, the Raiders allowed 169 return yards, including a 28-yard punt return and kickoff re- turns of 46 yards and 58 yards. The Rams (4-7) have the league's fifth-leading kickoff return specialist in Bennie Cunningham, averaging 28.9 yards per return. Their punt return specialist, Tavon Aus- tin, has a long return of 38 yards this season but in 2013 had punt return touchdowns of 95 and 90 yards. And their coach, Jeff Fisher, is capable of anything. During his 20 years as a head coach, the last three with the Rams, has run fakes from RAIDERS OaklandprepsforRams''special'specialteams St. Louis' Bennie Cunningham averages 28.9 yards per return, fi h best in NFL BEN MARGOT — ASSOCIATED PRESS Oakland Raiders fullback Marcel Reece, center, celebrates with fans last Thursday a er a 24-20win. By Ken Powtak The Associated Press FOXBOROUGH, MASS. Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers really do have a lot in common. During this season's first month, the star quarterbacks of the Patriots and Packers were fac- ing questions about their teams' slow starts. It's no coincidence New Eng- land and Green Bay are now play- ing at extremely high levels. Con- sistent, outstanding play by both QBs has their clubs on similar paths. Heading into Sunday's show- down at Green Bay's Lambeau Field, Brady's Patriots and Rod- gers' Packers are riding high in their respective conferences. New England (9-2) owns the AFC's best record, coming in rid- ing a seven-game winning streak. NFC North-leading Green Bay (8- 3) has won seven of eight. Patriots coach Bill Belichick was asked if he saw any similari- ties in how they've elevated their play after the slow starts. "They both wear No. 12," he said, breaking into a grin before he left the podium. Belichick was more expansive in praising Rodgers. "It's just, he's great," he said. NFL Watch No. 12: Rodgers vs Brady JIM MONE — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has thrown 30 touchdowns with just three interceptions this season, completing 66.7percent of his passes for an NFL-leading 119.2 QB rating. By Noah Trister The Associated Press DETROIT After a week of ques- tions about his limited production of late, Calvin Johnson lifted De- troit's offense with an emphatic reminder that he's still one of the game's most dynamic players. Johnson caught 11 passes for 146 yards with a pair of first- half touchdowns, and the Lions boosted their postseason hopes with a 34-17 victory over the Chi- cago Bears on Thursday. Johnson had been held under 60 yards in two of three games since return- ing from an ankle injury, and there were rumblings that the 29-year-old receiver was slow- ing down, but he quieted a lot of those concerns with perhaps his best game of the season. "Guys still believe in what we got going here," Johnson said. "We had a good week of practice — it was a very short week, but we were very detailed in what we did on the field, coaches taking care of us. It's our part to come out here and do our job on the field." After losing at Arizona and New England and falling out of first place in the NFC North, the Lions (8-4) spotted Chicago a 14-3 first-quarter lead before rallying with relative ease in the second. Detroit finished with a season- high 474 yards in its highest-scor- NFL Johnson li s Lions over Chicago Bears Oregon coach Mark Helfrich and Oregon State coach Mike Riley both grew up in the state where it's been said that on Civil War game day, everyone is either a Duck or a Beaver. COLLEGE FOOTBALL Coachessteeped in Civil War rivalry FULLSTORYONPAGEB2 PACKERS PAGE 2 Get your puzzles fix with the NEA Crossword, 7Little Words and Celebrity Cipher, start your day off right with your horoscope, and read the latest advice doled out by Carolyn Hax. YOUR DAILY BREAK Fun and games inside today PAGE B5 Enterprise (10-1) hosts Pleasant Valley (10-2) at 7 p.m. Saturday in the Northern Section Division II title game. Enterprise beat Pleasant Val- ley 19-16in a game earlier this season. DIVISION II FOOTBALL Enterprise seeking third straight section title Sutter (12-0) hosts Lassen (9-3) at 7p.m. Saturday in the Division III title game. The teams met in last year's quar- terfinals with Sutter winning. Sutter is hoping to advance to a state bowl game with a win. DIVISION III FOOTBALL Undefeated Sutter hosts Lassen Saturday RAIDERS PAGE 2 LIONS PAGE 2 49ERS PAGE 2 SPORTS » redbluffdailynews.com Friday, November 28, 2014 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS B1