In typical Seahawks fashion, they sure didn’t make things easy on themselves. But once again, Seattle came up with a last-minute defensive stand to escape with a nailbiting victory. The Seahawks built a 17-point lead and then fended off a fourth-quarter comeback by the Washington Football Team, using back-to-back sacks in the closing moments toContinue reading “Hawk Watch: Storylines and takeaways as Seahawks hold on to beat Washington”
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Hawk Watch: 5 key questions for the Seahawks as they enter the final stretch
In recent years, the Seahawks have had a bad habit of playing down to inferior opponents. It happened just last week, when Seattle suffered a humiliating home loss to journeyman backup quarterback Colt McCoy and the Giants. The Seahawks made sure it didn’t happen again Sunday. Seattle took care of business and stomped the winlessContinue reading “Hawk Watch: 5 key questions for the Seahawks as they enter the final stretch”
Hawk Watch: What happened to the offense? Seahawks left searching for answers after Giant debacle
This four-game stretch against teams with losing records was a golden opportunity for the Seahawks to rack up victories and keep pressure on New Orleans and Green Bay in the race for the NFC’s top seed. Instead, it produced one of the most humiliating defeats in recent franchise history. Seattle fell flat on its faceContinue reading “Hawk Watch: What happened to the offense? Seahawks left searching for answers after Giant debacle”
Hawk Watch: Defense rises to occasion, Russ rebounds, and more from the Seahawks’ pivotal win over Arizona
In many ways, last Thursday night’s showdown against the Cardinals felt like a season-defining type of game for the Seahawks. Seattle was reeling, having suffered back-to-back losses and three defeats in its last four games. The embattled defense was just 10 days removed from a debacle in Buffalo that was among the worst defensive showingsContinue reading “Hawk Watch: Defense rises to occasion, Russ rebounds, and more from the Seahawks’ pivotal win over Arizona”
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”
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”
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