Olindo Mare

RENTON, Wash. – Put a game on the line with one swing of his leg, send 11 men charging after him, throw in some wind – and Olindo Mare stays eerily unflappable. Not to mention accurate. Yet ask the accomplished 36-year-old kicker who is carrying a Seahawks record of 18 consecutive made field goals into Sunday’s game at Houston about having to fight for his job this summer with an unproven kid?  

Put a game on the line with one swing of his leg, send 11 men charging after him, throw in some wind -- and Olindo Mare stays eerily unflappable. Not to mention accurate. Yet ask the accomplished 36-year-old kicker who is carrying a Seahawks record of 18 consecutive made field goals into Sunday's game at Houston about having to fight for his job this summer with an unproven kid?  

SEATTLE - The San Francisco 49ers blew a career day from quarterback Alex Smith, more opportunities to win than they could have wished for - and a chance to keep pressure...  

Seattle Seahawks’ Jon Ryan and kicker Olindo Mare (10) watch as Mare's kick scores a field goal against the San Francisco 49ers' in the second half Sunday in Seattle.SEATTLE -- Olindo Mare kicked a 30-yard field goal as time expired to send the Seattle Seahawks to a 20-17 victory on Sunday over the San Francisco 49ers, who wasted a career passing day from Alex Smith and many other opportunities. After San Francisco called time out to...  

Olindo Mare kicked a 30-yard field goal as time expired to send the Seattle Seahawks to a 20-17 victory on Sunday over the San Francisco 49ers, who wasted a career passing day from Alex Smith and many other opportunities.  

With both teams struggling to find any continuity on offense, the Seattle Seahawks turned to their most consistent player, kicker Olindo Mare, to put the game away on Sunday.

Mare’s 30-yard field goal with no time remaining, his franchise-record 18th consecutive successful attempt, gave the Seahawks a 20-17 victory at Qwest Field, and in the process all but crushed the 49ers’ faint playoff hopes.

 

With both teams struggling to find any continuity on offense, the Seattle Seahawks turned to their most consistent player, kicker Olindo Mare, to put the game away on Sunday. Mare’s 30-yard field goal with no time remaining, his franchise-record ...  

SEATTLE - The San Francisco 49ers blew a career day from quarterback Alex Smith, more opportunities to win than they could have wished for — and a chance to keep pressure on Arizona in the NFC West. Olindo Mare kicked a 30-yard field goal as time ...  

SEATTLE -- The San Francisco 49ers blew a career day from quarterback Alex Smith, more opportunities to win than they could have wished for -- and a chance to keep pressure on Arizona in the NFC West. Olindo Mare kicked a 30-yard field goal as time ...  

| The San Francisco 49ers blew a career day from quarterback Alex Smith, more opportunities to win than they could have wished for - and a chance to keep pressure on Arizona in the NFC West. Olindo Mare kicked a 30-yard field goal as time expired to send the Seattle Seahawks to a 20-17 victory on Sunday over inopportune and angry San Francisco. SEAHAWKS 20, 49ERS 17 • Post-game thread: Cheer, vent, share your thoughts • Chat replay: Seahawks...  

SEATTLE (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers blew a career day from quarterback Alex Smith, more opportunities to win than they could have wished for — and a chance to keep pressure on Arizona in the NFC West. Olindo Mare kicked a 30-yard field goal as ...  

Fourth quarterJustin Forsett 2 run (Olindo Mare kick) at 13:57. Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 2:21.Seattle 24, St. Louis 10 No need to break out the measuring stick on Justin Forsett's fourth-and-1 run. He gained 11, ran twice more and scored his second touchdown of the game.Olindo Mare 38 field goalSeattle 27, St. Louis 10 Olindo Mare has made 16 consecutive field goals, tying the franchise record for consecutive field goals held by Todd Peterson...  

SEATTLE — The San Francisco 49ers blew a career day from quarterback Alex Smith, more opportunities to win than they could have wished for – and a chance to keep pressure on Arizona in the NFC West. Olindo Mare kicked a 30-yard field goal as time expired to send the Seattle Seahawks to a 20-17 victory on Sunday over inopportune and angry San Francisco. After the 49ers called timeout to try to ice the veteran on a cold day, Mare made...  

It's no more appropriate for Maurice Jones-Drew to call out the game-planning in the Jacksonville Jaguars' 41-0 loss to the Seahawks, last Sunday, than it was for Seahawks coach Jim Mora to take a public stance against Seattle kicker Olindo Mare after Mare missed two field goals in the Seahawks' Week 3 loss to the Chicago Bears. If Mora had a specific problem he wanted to address publicly, maybe it should have been the offense...Please click...