Seahawks and Texans Slug it Out

I would not call it one of the great NFL games of all time when it comes to playing football however it may have been one of the most entertaining especially in the history of the Seahawks.

In the middle of the fourth quarter I did figure the game would come down to the last team that had the ball to win. Technically the Texans had the ball with twenty seconds left however that was after Jimmy Graham was wide open and scored the touchdown. I am sure we were all surprised that the Texans had no one on him when he scored. He went right down the middle of the field without a touch. In fact the CBS announcers were surprised and believed that the Texans made a bad decision.

When it came to pure football the Seahawks didn’t deserve to win the game. They had some lucky chances to win the game and the team that is supposed to be run first ran for only one yard in the entire game. At one point they mentioned on the broadcast the Seahawks had one run of four yards as the longest and I don’t recall anything more after that. In fact most of the yards were negative.

In the previous games the poor running game I am sure were not sure whether it was on the running backs or the offensive line. In this game it was obvious the offensive line. Why it is obvious because almost every time the ball was handed to the running back the Texans defense was already behind the line of scrimmage. Even a great runner like Marshawn Lynch who could break tackles I don’t think would have on Sunday.

I believe it was in the middle of the fourth quarter when in my mind the Seahawks need to go out and get a new offensive line or at least forget running the ball most of the time.

Oh yes I can’t forget the final score it was 41-38. I was very impressed by the rookie quarterback Watson of the Texans. This was the first game that I have seen him play. At least in the NFL and I don’t recall whether I saw him play in college. One thing he didn’t allow the crowd in Seattle bother him at all and he was able to get the ball to the receivers except a couple of times on interceptions. The key interceptions were the ones by Earl Thomas that tied the score at 7-7 and the one by Richard Sherman in the fourth quarter.

Russell Wilson sure had one of his best days passing for the Seahawks throwing for over 400 yards and the spectacular plays especially by Paul Richardson and the other receivers in Doug Baldwin, Tyler Lockett and tight end Jimmy Graham. This game put on by Graham shows that likely the Seahawks won’t be trading him any time soon unless they are given a good offer. In fact they may sign him up since he will be a free agent at the end of the season. The Seahawks finally found a way to use him. Now all they have to do is the same with the running backs or the offensive line and likely both. The Seahawks can’t rely on Wilson making miracles every Sunday but who knows. Now they are tied with the Los Angeles Rams at 5-2. The Rams had their bye week along with Arizona.  Go Seahawks!!