49ers' George Kittle scores toe-tapping 10-yard touchdown

SEATTLE -- The 49ers finally broke through with a red zone touchdown on their first drive of the opening quarter against theSeattle Seahawkson Thursday, though they did it with a high degree of difficulty.

Facing third-and-3 at Seattle's 10, quarterback Brock Purdy took the snap from the shotgun, scanned and fired into the front-right corner of the end zone for tight end George Kittle.

Kittle was well covered, but the throw was in a spot only he could get it, and he did, snatching it out of the air and dragging his feet in for the touchdown.

The extra point put the 49ers ahead23-3with 9:54 to go in the third quarter. It's the fourth straight game in which Kittle has caught a touchdown, tied for the longest streak of his career. He also did it to end the 2022 season.