"Two 49ers players reached milestones Sunday.

Not that either of them cared.

Vernon Davis broke the franchise single-season record for tight ends by catching his 10th touchdown pass of the season. His milestone 33-yard grab came on a fourth-and-1 with 6:16 to play in the first quarter.

It broke the mark Davis shared with Ted Kwalick (1972) and Brent Jones (1994).

"I really don't care about that,'' Davis said after a 20-17 loss to the Seahawks. "It would have meant a lot to me if we had won."

Davis' mood was also tempered by a dropped pass in the end zone. It was his second consecutive week with multiple drops.

Davis set a career high with 111 yards receiving. This marks his third 100-yard game, tying him with the San Diego Chargers' Antonio Gates for the most by an NFL tight end this season.

Alex Smith, like Davis, had an understated reaction to a personal milestone. He had the first 300-yard passing game of his career. Smith's previous career high was 293 against Philadelphia on Sept. 24, 2006.

Against the Seahawks, Smith completed 27 of 45 passes for 310 yards and two touchdowns.

"It all means nothing,'' he said.

One of Smith's biggest plays had nothing to do with offense. He made the tackle on Josh Wilson's 43-yard fumble return.

Smith knew he was the only man standing between Wilson and a touchdown."