Julian Love: Seahawks angry at not 'finishing' 49ers with game on the line

Echoing the locker-room sentiment, Seattle Seahawks' safety Julian Love is still upset about allowing the San Francisco 49ers' late touchdown pass.

49ers tight end Jake Tonges (88) catches the ball for a touchdown being defended by Seahawks cornerback Riq Woolen (27) | Steven Bisig-Imagn Images

Julian Love made a key field-goal block Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers. Unfortunately, his Seattle Seahawks' secondary teammate couldn't knock a ball down at even more crucial time in the game.

Cornerback Riq Woolen wasn't totally to blame for the soul-crushing 17-13 loss at Lumen Field, but he did have a chance to save the day for Seattle in the final two minutes.

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In a play eerily reminiscent of 1982's classic "The Catch," 49ers' quarterback Brock Purdy was pressured and rolled right out of the pocket. With no receiver open, he heaved an ill-advised throw into the end zone. When the ball was in the air, Woolen was properly positioned and had both hands raised ready to make a game-sealing interception. Instead, he let third-string tight end Jake Tonges - who didn't have an NFL catch entering the game - slide in front of him and steal the ball for a touchdown with 1:34 remaining.

“We gotta finish it.” —Julian Love on the Purdy scramble play for the winning touchdown the #Seahawks gave up to the 49ers, and the game.

“It’s frustrating…it sucks to lose a division game early on, especially to those guys…You’re waiting all offseason to play those guys.” pic.twitter.com/BIuTtNs2J4
— Gregg Bell (@gbellseattle) September 7, 2025

Sam Darnold drove the Seahawks inside San Francisco's Red Zone, but fumbled to seal the loss and 0-1 start. Love was still fuming about Purdy's touchdown pass when he spoke after the game.

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“We gotta finish it,” he said. “It’s frustrating. It sucks to lose a division game early on, especially to those guys. You’re waiting all offseason to play those guys.”

49ers place kicker Jake Moody (4) makes a field goal during the second half against the Seattle Seahawks | Steven Bisig-Imagn Images

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