Hey, a win’s a win, right? By no means was the Seahawks’ 20-17 triumph over San Francisco one for the books, but when you’re a struggling squad like Seattle, you have to take what you can get.

There were long, yawning stretches of ineptitude throughout the contest, as the teams combined for 19 punts. There were questionable coaching decisions and strange play calls, but when Olindo Mare booted the game-winning field goal as time expired, all was forgiven.

It’s been a turbulent campaign for the Seahawks, and I don’t think a lot of the lingering questions were answered by this victory over a slumping 49ers squad, but putting two wins together says something. What that is, I’m not exactly sure.

THE GOOD

* Matt Hasselbeck didn’t light up the scoreboard, but what he did was provide a steady hand when it was most needed, taking control of the game down the stretch to put the Seahawks in position to win.

* Seattle’s run defense bottled up Frank Gore the few times the Niners decided to run, aggressively attacking the San Fran star off the snap. Gore only tallied 25 yards after torching the Seahawks the last few times he has faced them.

* Deon Butler. The guy didn’t get many opportunities (none, in fact) before making his 32-yard, game-changing reception in the final seconds, so kudos to him for coming in cold and making a difference. It seems like the Seahawks need to get Butler on the field more – the guy appears to be a difference maker.

THE BAD

* Greg Knapp’s plays. Why he felt the need to repeatedly run Julius Jones straight into the teeth of the Niners defense and into the waiting arms of Patrick Willis is beyond comprehension. Willis finished the day with 16 tackles, most of them stuffing Seattle’s attempts at running the ball. Toss in some odd screen calls and Knapp didn’t have his best day.

* Linebackers. Vernon Davis ran free for most of the contest, and if not for a few dropped balls, would have had an even bigger day than his 6-catch, 111-yard performance. Davis repeatedly outran Seattle’s LBs, especially toasting Aaron Curry on several occasions. Curry finished with a lackluster two tackles.

I’m not going to harp on Deion Branch too much for missing his chance at being the hero - the guy’s been getting killed all year on sports talk radio – but it was a catchable ball.

This season’s going nowhere, but if the Seahawks could string a couple of more wins together, it might take the sting off.