Sunday’s pivotal NFC West showdown against the Rams was a measuring-stick game for the Seahawks’ surging defense. Seattle had turned a corner defensively over the last five weeks or so, but that improvement had mostly coincided with a stretch of bad opposing offenses. So even as the Seahawks rattled off a string of strong defensiveContinue reading “Hawk Watch: Defense proves it’s for real in NFC West-clinching win over Rams”
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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”
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: 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”
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