SEATTLE – The Seattle Seahawks opened their season with a brutal 17-13 loss to the NFC West rival San Francisco 49ers.

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What stood out from the defeat? Here are some observations.

Ugly debut for new-look offense

It was not a great start for Seattle’s revamped offense under new offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak. The Seahawks finished with just 13 points and 227 total yards. The run game was ineffective for most of the afternoon, finishing with only 84 yards on 26 carries – including just a combined 67 yards on 22 carries from running backs Zach Charbonnet and Kenneth Walker III. And there wasn’t much going in the passing game, with Sam Darnold throwing for just 150 yards in his Seahawks debut. Jaxon Smith-Njigba built on last year’s breakout

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