The Seahawks got back on track. And they did so in emphatic fashion, with their most complete performance of the season. One week after falling to Arizona in an agonizing overtime defeat, Seattle rebounded from its first loss with a dominant 37-27 victory over the 49ers on Sunday that wasn’t nearly as close as theContinue reading “Hawk Watch: Storylines and takeaways from Seahawks’ dominant win over 49ers”
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Hawk Watch: Storylines and takeaways in the wake of Seattle’s first loss
There was no late-game magic this time. After so many comeback wins and last-minute escapes over the past two seasons — including three white-knuckle victories already this year — the Seahawks’ tightrope act finally caught up with them. Seattle suffered its first loss of the season in agonizing fashion Sunday night, falling 37-34 in overtimeContinue reading “Hawk Watch: Storylines and takeaways in the wake of Seattle’s first loss”
50 stats — good and bad — that sum up the 5-0 Seahawks
For the first time in franchise history, the Seahawks are off to a 5-0 start. From Russell Wilson’s season-opening tear to the defensive struggles — and everything in between — here are 50 stats that place what’s transpired into context and help set the stage for what lies ahead: LATE-GAME DRAMA The Seahawks are 15-3Continue reading “50 stats — good and bad — that sum up the 5-0 Seahawks”
Hawk Watch: Storylines and takeaways after Seahawks reach 5-0 with yet another dramatic win
For the first time in franchise history, the Seahawks are 5-0. And my, what a crazy journey it’s been. There was the goal-line stop of Cam Newton as time expired in Week 2, which continued the trend of Seahawks-Patriots games being decided at the 1-yard line. There was the wild win over the Cowboys inContinue reading “Hawk Watch: Storylines and takeaways after Seahawks reach 5-0 with yet another dramatic win”
Hawk Watch: Defense makes strides, complements offense in win over Miami
Through the first three weeks of the season, the Seahawks’ defense was mostly just along for the ride. As Russell Wilson carved up opponents with a historic start, Seattle’s defense surrendered a historic amount of passing yardage. As the Seahawks’ high-powered offense lit up the scoreboard, the defense was more of a liability than anContinue reading “Hawk Watch: Defense makes strides, complements offense in win over Miami”
Hawk Watch: Offense off to historic start, but defense officially a concern after latest escape
Another week, another roller-coaster victory for the Seahawks. By this point, these white-knuckle rides have practically become the norm for Seattle. The Seahawks’ wild 38-31 win over Dallas on Sunday afternoon marked the second consecutive week that they held on with a game-sealing defensive play in the closing seconds. Dating back to the start ofContinue reading “Hawk Watch: Offense off to historic start, but defense officially a concern after latest escape”
Hawk Watch: Russ keeps cookin’, but defense struggles again in dramatic win over Patriots
Once again, all that separated the Seahawks and Patriots was one yard. Just like the Malcolm Butler interception in Super Bowl 49 and the Seahawks’ goal-line stand in the 2016 regular-season rematch, the latest showdown between these perennial powers also came down to a defensive stop at the 1-yard line. Cam Newton had already scoredContinue reading “Hawk Watch: Russ keeps cookin’, but defense struggles again in dramatic win over Patriots”
Hawk Watch: Russ cooks, Adams shines, and other takeaways from season-opening win
“Let Russ cook.” That’s been the rallying cry among Seahawks fans who have clamored for their team to open up the offense and allow Russell Wilson to operate a more pass-oriented and aggressive attack, especially early in games. Those fans got their wish Sunday. Wilson came out firing early and often in the Seahawks’ season-openingContinue reading “Hawk Watch: Russ cooks, Adams shines, and other takeaways from season-opening win”
The top 10 performances of Russell Wilson’s career… so far
Few quarterbacks have accomplished as much as Russell Wilson over their first eight seasons in the NFL. Wilson won a Super Bowl in his second season, then came within a yard of potentially winning another the following year. He has led the Seahawks to seven 10-win campaigns and seven playoff appearances, including six trips toContinue reading “The top 10 performances of Russell Wilson’s career… so far”
Ranking college basketball’s past 20 national championship games
The NCAA Division I men’s college basketball national championship game was supposed to take place Monday night. It would’ve been the grand finale to the annual three-week ride of bracket-busting upsets and thrilling finishes that captivates sports fans each spring. But this March, there was no Madness. No team will be cutting down the netsContinue reading “Ranking college basketball’s past 20 national championship games”
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