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Jackson was Wide Open

In a nail biter Niners fall to Seahawks on missed 2pt conversion, 27-25

When Ken Dorsey's final pass took an unlucky bounce, the Seattle Seahawks avoided yet another collapse -- and escaped San Francisco with the NFC's best record.

Shaun Alexander rushed for 115 yards and two touchdowns, and the Seahawks stopped the 49ers' two-point conversion attempt with 28 seconds left in their sixth straight victory, 27-25 over San Francisco on Sunday.

Matt Hasselbeck was 19-of-31 for 233 yards and one TD as the league's most prolific offense dominated the first three quarters, racking up 357 total yards. But Seattle (8-2) stalled in the fourth quarter, managing just 16 yards and no first downs - and awakening memories of the franchise's lengthy history of embarrassing midseason losses.

The 49ers (2-8), whose offense has been terrible all season, nearly rallied from a 15-point deficit in the fourth quarter with backups making most of the big plays. After snapping a streak of 47 consecutive possessions without a touchdown earlier in the game, San Francisco made a last-ditch, 13-play scoring drive stretching nearly 6 minutes.

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