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5 positive takeaways from 49ers Week 10 overtime loss to Seahawks

By Peter Panacy

SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 11: wide receiver Kendrick Bourne #84 of the San Francisco 49ers scores a touchdown the first quarter over the defense of defensive back Quandre Diggs #37 of the Seattle Seahawks at Levi's Stadium on November 11, 2019 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 11: wide receiver Kendrick Bourne #84 of the San Francisco 49ers scores a touchdown the first quarter over the defense of defensive back Quandre Diggs #37 of the Seattle Seahawks at Levi's Stadium on November 11, 2019 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) /
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SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 11: Fred Warner #54 of the San Francisco 49ers sacks quarterback Russell Wilson #3 of the Seattle Seahawks in the second quarter at Levi’s Stadium on November 11, 2019 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)
SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 11: Fred Warner #54 of the San Francisco 49ers sacks quarterback Russell Wilson #3 of the Seattle Seahawks in the second quarter at Levi’s Stadium on November 11, 2019 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images) /

No. 4: Linebackers Fred Warner, Dre Greenlaw Balled Out

One of the bigger questions the 49ers were going to have to answer, and still will, is how the defense gets by without one of their best players, linebacker Kwon Alexander, who’s lost for the season with a torn pectoral.

This put more pressure on young linebackers Fred Warner and Dre Greenlaw. And both were exceptional on Monday Night Football.

Greenlaw, San Francisco’s day-three NFL Draft rookie, intercepted Russell Wilson at the 49ers’ own 15-yard line in overtime, thwarting then what looked to be Seattle’s chance to seal the victory:

The play marked only the second time Wilson has been intercepted this season. So, kudos to Greenlaw.

Meanwhile, Warner finished with a team-high 10 tackles, one pass broken up, two sacks and a forced fumble. And on his generated turnover, defensive tackle DeForest Buckner managed to scoop up the loose ball and run it in for a much-needed 49ers touchdown in the fourth quarter.

While it’s impossible to truly determine how much the Niners will miss Alexander for the rest of the season, it’s at least reassuring to see both Warner and Greenlaw play notably well against a potent Seahawks offense.