Hawk Watch: DK dominates, surging defense shines, and more from Seahawks’ win over Eagles

It wasn’t the flashiest of wins, but the Seahawks took care of business Monday night in Philadelphia. Behind another dominant night from DK Metcalf and a shutdown performance from its surging defense and suddenly imposing pass rush, Seattle stomped the hapless Eagles for a 23-17 victory that wasn’t quite as close as the final scoreContinue reading “Hawk Watch: DK dominates, surging defense shines, and more from Seahawks’ win over Eagles”

Hawk Watch: Storylines and takeaways as Seahawks’ struggles continue in loss to Rams

One month ago, the Seahawks were riding the high of their first 5-0 start in franchise history. They were the NFC’s only remaining unbeaten team. And they were in firm control of the NFC West. My, how things have changed. Seattle’s midseason slide continued Sunday with a 23-16 divisional loss to the Rams in LosContinue reading “Hawk Watch: Storylines and takeaways as Seahawks’ struggles continue in loss to Rams”

Hawk Watch: Seahawks’ defense left searching for answers after demoralizing loss

Heading into Sunday’s game at Buffalo, there were reasons for optimism surrounding the Seahawks’ much-maligned defense. Seattle was coming off its best defensive performance of the season, having shut down San Francisco for three quarters in a dominant win the week prior. Star safety Jamal Adams was returning after missing four games with an injury.Continue reading “Hawk Watch: Seahawks’ defense left searching for answers after demoralizing loss”

Hawk Watch: Storylines and takeaways from Seahawks’ dominant win over 49ers

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”

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: 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”