Seahawks Defense Makes Good Offense

First of all I want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. The Seattle Seahawks had another troubled offensive game on Sunday afternoon in Dallas against the Cowboys however the defense helped them out in a big way on the way to a 21-12 victory.

The Seahawks caused three turnovers that helped the Seahawks score all three touchdowns. Two of the touchdowns showed were scored by the offense. The first one was in the first half on a touchdown by Jimmy Graham. The Cowboys also had a pass interference that helped the Seahawks score on that possession.

The Cowboys scored three of their four field goals in the first half putting them ahead 9-6. Ezekiel Elliott had a good first half running for around one hundred yards but the Seahawks pretty well stopped him in the second half so the Cowboys had little offense. The Cowboys kicker though pulled a Blair Walsh where he missed two field goals in the second half including one with a minute left in the game. The Cowboys had a first down but figured to have any chance in winning the game they needed to kick the field goal to make the score 21-15 however Bailey’s kick missed to the right to secure the win for the Seahawks. All Russell Wilson had to do was kneel on last two downs.

The break open of the game was the touchdown interception by Justin Coleman in the third quarter. What made it real exciting was Coleman jumping in the Salvation Army’s kettle after the touchdown. He was charged for a penalty for unsportsmanship however I certainly thought it was worth for all of us to see.

The offense was terrible once again in this game. I am sure it was in part by the Cowboys defense however Wilson wasn’t rushed as often as he was in the game against the Rams. Again Wilson ran the ball well again but his passing wasn’t good throughout the game except the touchdown to Jimmy Graham and two throws one to Tyler Lockett and the other to Doug Baldwin that scored the last touchdown in the fourth quarter.

Although it was a victory that the Seahawks needed and the defense did a good job especially without Cliff Avril, Richard Sherman and Kam Chancellor.  The Seahawks will need the Atlanta Falcons lose again next week like they did Sunday against New Orleans along with a victory for them over the Cardinals. If the Falcons win they will make the playoffs regardless if the Seahawks win however the Hawks do have win to have any chance. The Cowboys who had the same record as the Seahawks going into the game losing put them out of the playoffs.  The two games next week of the Seahawks and Falcons will determine the last playoff spot. The other spots are already assured.

The Seahawks offensive line did give Wilson a good chance to pass the ball however he only threw for fifty yards in the game. The running game wasn’t much better. In the whole game the Seahawks had 2.5 yards per play whether running or passing the ball. Regardless how the offense goes next week whether improved or not the Seahawks will need to look at changes to the offense. Primarily to the running back position but to the line as well; the right side of the line seems to be where the Seahawks need to improve. Speaking of the line I am sure everyone is wondering whether line coach Tom Cable will return next season or not. At this point not sure whether it is the players or the coaching or both. It might be a good idea to make a change regardless at offensive line coach. The Seahawks could make changes at the other offensive coaching spots as well. The receiving chore seems to be in good shape though this game was probably the worst played this season but I put that more on Wilson than the receivers. The thing though the Seahawks would not be any position to make the playoffs if it were not for Wilson since he has been the offense for most of the season. If the Seahawks do make the playoffs by some chance I still see that there will be changes to the roster during the off-season. Age has made it hard on the defense while the offense has been terrible all season as indicated already. We hope these changes will occur. I am sure Carroll and Schneider will do something about it. I know they probably won’t be going anywhere. Go Hawks.