Unbelievable Game

The game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Arizona Cardinals had to turn into one of the most strange games every played. I thought the game would be close because of the defense however Sunday night’s game ending in a 6-6 tie was something I did not imagine.

I am not sure whether the game was bad offense or very good defense. Likely it was the combination of both. Certainly was one of the worst games the Seahawks played offensively that is for sure. After the game last week against Atlanta I thought the Seahawks would play a better game however that sure did not turn out to be the case.

I am always amazed that the Seahawks offense seems to have a problem the first half of the season. Something has to be done to change that. On the bright side they always rebound the second half of the season. I thought now that Russell Wilson has been around for a while that would change but we know that part of the problem has been his early season injuries. This game shows that without him being healthy and a good use of his legs his game certainly not at the best. He is spending most of the time in the pocket and when he does go out he isn’t running like we are accustomed to seeing him do. So other teams like the Cardinals know that they just have to put the rush on him.

Another problem is that the running attack has not been there either. Christine Michael is averaging around 3.3 yards per carry instead of being over 4 yards. I expect the problem has to do with the offensive line. They are the primary reason that the Seahawks offense gets off to a slow start every year since they keep changing it. There was an additional problem left tackle Bradley Sowell had to leave the game with a sprained knee and never returned. At this point have no idea whether he will play next week. He was replaced by rookie George Fant who had troubles and was called on several holding calls.

Both teams had a chance to win the game in overtime. They both scored field goals in overtime but missed field goals to win the game. I am sure a lot of people stayed tuned into the game especially Seahawk and Cardinals fans to see what would happen. I wonder if this game will help the rating for next Sunday night’s game. One thing for sure when the Seahawks are on national television anything can happen and usually does in their favor. The plus here the tie helps the Seahawks out better than a loss. At least at this point of the season; the Rams and 49ers continued to lose so the Cardinals being 3-3-1 are still the closest to the Seahawks record of 4-1-1. At the end of the season the tie could hurt one or the other or both when it comes to placing in the playoffs. The Seahawks could lose out on home field advantage. Some time to go though before we have to worry about that though. Go Hawks!!