Don’t Worry About the Seattle Seahawks Early Season Struggles

Spinning the scoreboard hasn’t been the problem this season and how stout Seattle’s defense can be will likely determine this NFC West showdown. It does not matter that there is still 75 percent of the football season remaining.

“Exciting, tough, hard-nosed, hard-fought, well-deserved win”, said coach Pete Carroll, almost giggling over his favorite kind of game.

Goff moved the Rams 55 yards in the final 1:09, to Seattle’s 20 where they had a first down with 35 seconds left.

That means rookie third-round draft choice Shaquill Griffin at right cornerback and Justin Coleman, who had an interception return for a touchdown in last weekend’s win over Indianapolis after Lane got hurt, at nickel again.

The 2014 Seahawks reverted back to the status quo of having early season struggles. This has them sitting on top of the NFC West division with the favorites Seattle sitting back on equal second with the Arizona Cardinals and a 2-2 record.

Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson was 24 of 37 for 198 yards with a touchdown and an interception while his Rams counterpart Jared Goff completed 22 of 47 passes for 288 yards with two interceptions.

The Hawks may not have been able to pressure Goff due to a seeming emphasis on stopping Gurley, the league’s second-leading rusher coming in. But some fans and members of the media haven’t been paying attention to recent Seahawks history. According to the Seattle Times, defensive lineman Quinton Jefferson will miss some games after suffering from a broken hand.

On 1st-and-10 from the Seattle 32 – the first play of the Seahawks’ drive – wide receiver Tanner McEvoy received a handoff in the backfield and set up to pass to the far side of the field.

“It’s been a long time since we’ve won in the Coliseum”, the Seahawks’ head coach said.

Rawls has only been active for two of the four games, missing the opener in Green Bay while still recovering from a sprained ankle in training camp. They held a solid Rams offense to just 10 points and really gave Russell Wilson and the offense a chance to pull away at any point.

The Seahawks are 1-4 against the spread in their last five games overall, are winless at 0-6 against the number in their last six road games, and are 1-5 at the betting window in their last six games versus conference opponents.

The Seahawks will need to be on the alert for potential trick plays on Sunday, and could look to use some creativity of their own. The other most improved stat has been his completion percentage. The play was blocked well, and Austin used his speed to get into the end zone for the first points of the game. It was a play that made as much difference as any in allowing the Seahawks to create an L.A. story with a happy ending Sunday. The Rams have won their last three home games against Seattle, in St. Louis and last September in Los Angeles. The Seahawks are not used to playing their way up the division standings these days. The Rams’ offense is good and growing and, by all indications, it’s building toward long-term success, but the Rams are not yet in a position to survive a gaggle of mistakes against a good team, as became evident in their 16-10 loss to the Seattle Seahawks.