Hawk Watch: Seahawks rally past 49ers, turn attention to wild-card rematch vs. Rams

The Seahawks entered the final weekend of the regular season with an outside shot at the NFC’s top seed and lone first-round bye. Seattle ended up taking care of its business, rallying for three fourth-quarter touchdowns to erase a 10-point deficit and earn a 26-23 comeback win over the 49ers on Sunday afternoon in Glendale,Continue reading “Hawk Watch: Seahawks rally past 49ers, turn attention to wild-card rematch vs. Rams”

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 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”