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: 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”