Seattle Seahawks: Three takeaways from win vs Browns

Just as Baldwin was an undrafted free agent out of Stanford, Kearse was signed as an undrafted free agent out of Washington.

“I think you have to stay with what you know and stay the course and make it work out for you”, Seattle coach Pete Carroll said. In the five games since that loss the Seahawks offense has become a juggernaut, averaging 32.4 points. Michael ran harder and with more goal than he ever did for two, frustrating season and this past summer’s preseason, before the Seahawks gave up on him and traded him to Dallas.

Carroll said he could see that in Michael’s running against Cleveland. “It isn’t anything special”. Well, the Seahawks have allowed 10 in the past seven games.

But when it ended, the Seahawks had another victory and another playoff berth, as Sunday’s 30-13 win over the Cleveland Browns moved them into the postseason for the fourth consecutive season. The Seahawks were still in the race – barely – for the NFC West title heading into Arizona’s Sunday night game against Philadelphia.

SEATTLE (AP) – Russell Wilson, Doug Baldwin and the Seattle Seahawks are headed to the playoffs for the fourth straight season, thanks to an offense that can’t be stopped lately. The pass rush is better, and the post Cary Williams era has resulted in much improved coverage and fewer big plays.

“You underestimate the heart of a champion, you’re going to lose a lot of times“.

Meanwhile, Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson continues to catch fire with three touchdown passes and a flawless passing performance. Manziel’s only interception of the game came on his final pass, which happened well after the outcome had been decided.

“I know what we did”, Carroll said. The game has a scheduled start time of 4.05 p.m. ET and takes place from CenturyLink Field in Seattle.

“We haven’t done anything yet, in all honesty”, the quarterback said Monday. “The margin for error versus a team like the Seahawks is slim, and at the end of the day, we weren’t good enough”.

ABOUT THE SEAHAWKS (8-5): Russell Wilson has been a major factor in Seattle’s turnaround. Please see our terms of service for more information. Wilson’s other TD pass was to Tyler Lockett from 27 yards on the first play of the fourth quarter as Seattle won its fifth straight.

The defense had one of its shakier starts, allowing the Browns to go 80 yards on 15 plays to start the game – breaking an eight-quarter streak of not allowing a touchdown. Johnny Manziel returned as the Browns’ starting quarterback after a two-game benching and threw for 270 yards and a touchdown while the club gained a season-high 230 yards on the ground.

The Browns began the game with the ball and didn’t hesitate to seize a 7-0 lead with 8:07 left in the first quarter. Baldwin has grabbed all 10 from Wilson, and he became the third wide receiver since 1960 with four straight games with multiple TD catches, joining Calvin Johnson in 2011 and Cris Carter in 1995.

Baldwin has been just as productive, having caught 10 touchdown passes over the past four games.

O’Brien said he didn’t expect Yates to play next week and didn’t provide a specific update on the injury, though the CBS broadcast said initial reports indicated it was an ACL injury. The next, you have the likes of 710 ESPN Seattle’s Danny O’Neil saying he would pick the two-time Pro Bowler as his NFL MVP.

The Seattle Seahawks are a surging football team in every aspect of their game, but especially on the offensive side of the ball. Christine Michael, who just got signed this week after being released from the Redskins practice squad, led the team in rushing with 16 carries for 84 yards. The Browns had just 27 total yards the rest of the first half and 150 for the remainder of the game.

-RG John Greco (knee) was injured on the second play and did not return. Brown had 43 yards on nine attempts in his first action with Seattle. The offense hasn’t missed a beat even with injuries to RB’s Marshawn Lynch and Thomas Rawls, and their 3rd down efficiency has been off the charts.