Seattle Seahawks held a moment of silence for Mike Leach ahead of TNF v San Francisco 49ers at Lumen Field. 

In an all-NFC west match up,
the Seattle Seahawks took on San Franciso 49ers at home in a NFL week 15 match. However, before the
match they observed silence in the memory of famous football coach and two-time
national coach of the year Mike Leach. He had been a popular American football
personality for over three decades and had been a long time coach of Texas
Tech’s football team and had also coached Washington State and Mississippi
State sides later.

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On
December 11, 2022, Leach faced a heart attack and had seizures and soon passed
away. He was aged 61.

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While
Jimmy Garooppolo‘s absence affected the 49ers, they founf solace in
the fact that they have a well-rounded team that can try to cover up for the
quarterback. The 49ers will also miss the services of wide receiver Deebo
Samuel.

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While
the Seahawks have a healthy head-to-head edge of 30-18 over the 49 ers, the
latter has been the more dominant team in the current season, scoring nine wins
and four losses this season as opposed to the Seashawks’ more modest seven wins
and six losses. Currently the home side is placed second in NFL West behind the
49ers.

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With
a defeat, the Seahawks will be pushed out of the race for winning the division
as the San Francisco team will be beyond their reach and they can only think of
qualifying as wild cards. Even that would be difficult after a loss.

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With
a win, the 49ers will become the first side to clinch their division and book a
spot in the playoffs.