Seahawks Run Over Lions

Saturday evening the Seattle Seahawks played the first round against the Detroit Lions beating them 26-6. Coach Pete Carroll’s plan was to run the ball a lot with Thomas Rawls being the primary runner which is what the Seahawks did. The Lions defense is not known for stopping the run so Rawls had a big game running for one hundred and sixty-one yards. Most of the yards took place in the first half as Rawls ran over one hundred yards; he averaged exactly six yards per carry.

The Seahawks offense wasn’t just running the ball Paul Richardson caught a touchdown pass with one hand in the end zone with a defender all over him. In fact the catch is something you would not see too often; probably one of the greatest catches of all time in the NFL playoffs. Doug Baldwin made an outstanding catch for the Seahawks final touchdown in the fourth quarter. Actually the ball thrown by Russell Wilson looked like it could have gone to Jermaine Kearse as well. Both players were in almost the same spot. Kearse was ahead of Baldwin and could have easily made the touchdown too. You could say that Baldwin stole the pass from Kearse. Another play you don’t really ever see as well.

The Seahawks defense was solid against the Lions although the receivers for the Lions dropped a lot of passes as well and quarterback Matthew Stafford was not accurate because of his injured middle finger on his throwing hand.  Stafford doesn’t expect to have surgery on his hand.

Richard Sherman played the whole game on the left side at cornerback for the Seahawks like he was accustomed to in previous years instead of this year where he went against the best receiver of the opposition. Next Saturday against the Atlanta Falcons we will have to see that stays the same or he will go against top receiver Julius Jones. The success that Sherman played against the Lions I would not be surprised if he stays over on that side. If I were the Seahawks I would put two defenders against Jones when he is not on the same side as Sherman.

The Seahawks I am sure will run the ball as much as possible against the Falcons to so that they keep their offense off the field. I am sure the passing game will be mixed in as well. We hope that the offensive line will be able to keep Russell Wilson from being sacked. He did not run the ball that much against the Lions however we will have to see if that changes against the Falcons. The offensive line will need to play the same way next week while the defense needs to rush the quarterback more often. The game against the Lions helped the Seahawks be prepared for the Falcons that is for sure.

The Seahawk will need to play their best game of the season on the road in Atlanta. Very similar to the game that they played against the Patriots in New England. That game was the best one that the Seahawks played on the road all season. The Seahawks did not do well in all their other games on the road. The game against the Falcons will be a tough one.  Best of luck and Go Hawks!