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Seahawks’ Defining Flaws Show Up Big in Loss to Bucs
- Updated: November 28, 2016
Over the past few years, no NFL team has been better at flipping the proverbial switch in the second half of the season than the Seattle Seahawks.
After three straight wins (including a victory over the New England Patriots in Foxborough), it looked like the Seahawks were doing it again—ramping up their game as the holidays near. The Dallas Cowboys may have the best record in the NFC, but Seattle, not the Cowboys, appeared to be the most complete and dangerous team in the conference.
When the Tampa Bay Buccaneers flattened them Sunday, 14-5, the Seahawks didn’t look like a complete team. They certainly didn’t look like the NFC’s best, or a team set to embark on a prolonged roll.
They looked like the Seahawks of September—a flawed team with serious problems.
When the Buccaneers raced out to a 14-0 lead on a pair of Mike Evans touchdown catches, it was a bit concerning, but not the end of the world. There was plenty of game to go, after all.
Well, Sunday’s contest needed to go 16 quarters instead of four for Seattle’s offense to tie things up. The Seahawks got the score to 14-5 after a second-quarter safety and a Steven Hauschka field goal. That was the extent of their scoring.
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Sunday’s loss marked the fourth time this season that the Seahawks scored 12 or fewer points and was the third time this season they failed to find the end zone. Seattle managed all of 245 total yards against a Tampa defense that entered Week 12 ranked 26th in the NFL at 381.7 yards allowed per game.
The offensive failures were all-encompassing. The return of a healthy Thomas Rawls was supposed to give a badly needed boost to a Seattle backfield that has been hit hard by injuries. Instead, Rawls managed only 38 yards on 12 carries.
The passing game was worse. Much worse. This tweet from Marc Sessler of NFL.com …
