"On 3rd-and-goal early in the second quarter, Michael Crabtree, alone in the left corner of the end zone, waved his arms in frustration as he watched quarterback Alex Smith, looking in the opposite direction, throw incomplete to running back Frank Gore.

By the end of the game, Crabtree, with a white towel over his head and his twice-broken left foot throbbing, was far more subdued.

The wide receiver who had foot surgery in July couldn't finish San Francisco's 33-17 victory over the Seahawks on Sunday. He had one catch for 4 yards. Coach Jim Harbaugh noticed him limping early in the third quarter, and Crabtree watched the rest of the game from the sideline.

He had X-rays after the game, which were negative. Crabtree conceded he was relieved - his foot was so painful he feared he might have re-broken it."