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The Morning After: Seahawks Polish Resume, Down Jaguars 20-12

The morning started with Justin Fields authoring one of the worst quarterback performances you will ever see. The former 11th overall completed just 9 of 17 passes for 45 yards. He was also sacked 9 times for -55 yards, meaning his team finished the game with -10 yards passing....

Tale of the Tape: Bucs Bring Measuring Stick To Seattle

No matter what an NFL coach or player tells you, not every game is equal. Beating the Saints, even by 31 points, does not prove a lot about what your team is capable of accomplishing. Seattle won their fair share of those types of games last season, albeit rarely...

The Morning After: SoDo Mojo Returns, Seahawks Wallop Saints 44-13

The mist fell gently, dampening the ground and dulling the shuffling sounds of vendors setting up for game day. Gray skies contrasted sharply with the neon pink of the T-Mobile Park sign. People walked slowly, bundled up for the first time in weeks, sipping coffee to chase away the...

Tale of the Tape: Steelers & Seahawks May Look Very Different In Week 2

Seattle plays their second straight game against a franchise Seahawks fans love to hate when they travel across the country to play the Pittsburgh Steelers. More recent fans may not carry the same vitriol toward the Steelers as those who were around to see them benefit from some Seahawks...

Tale of the Tape: Confident Jags Host Staggered Seahawks

The Jacksonville Jaguars are 4-1 for the first time since 2007. It is only the fifth time in their history that they have won four of their first give games. The wins haven’t all been cheap, either. They went on the road to beat the 49ers in a game...

The Morning After: Seahawks Escape Arizona With 3rd Straight Win

Seattle opened this season with a crushing loss to the rival 49ers at home. They not only lost, but they did so impersonating another team on offense. There was one play action pass attempt. They operated mostly out of shotgun. Sam Darnold was given an ultra-conservative game plan that...

Tale of The Tape: Saints Come Marching In

It would be easy for Seahawks fans to breathe a sigh of relief when looking at the schedule and seeing the winless New Orleans Saints coming to town after two tough games against the 49ers and Steelers. That would be unwise. Fans have seen the Seahawks blow home games...

The Morning After: Seahawks Make Skeptics Look Like Prophets, Lose 17-13

Week one of the NFL season is is misleading. The first Seahawks Super Bowl team in 2005 got walloped by the Jacksonville Jaguars to start that year. The first Seahawks team to win a ring needed a miraculous late touchdown pass to Jermaine Kearse to escape the Carolina Panthers,...

The Morning After: Seahawks Fail Test Versus Bucs

Seattle was undefeated when they rolled into Detroit last season with the top-ranked defense in football. They were going to be missing a bunch of starters on that side of the ball, but the hope was that Mike Macdonald would be able to create some sort of game plan...

Tale of the Tape: Cardinals Defense Will Make Seahawks Work

Two teams desperate for a division win will clash in Glendale Thursday night as the Seahawks travel to take on the Arizona Cardinals. Both squads lost their first divisional game to the 49ers. Both were close losses that easily could have, and probably should have, gone the other way....

The Morning After: Seahawks Get Some Karmic Payback, Pound Steelers 31-17

Week one is a known liar in the NFL. The Seahawks are hoping week two is the truth. Just a few days removed from a gut punch home loss to the rival 49ers, Mike Macdonald and his team flew across the country and put on a performance in Pittsburgh...

Tale of the Tape: Different 49er Team Visits Seattle

Setting the stage Rivalries usually involve teams that know each other so well, each game is hotly contested. That has not been the case for one of the best rivalries in the NFL. The 49ers and Seahawks only became divisional siblings since realignment in 2002. The series has been...

Tale of the Tape: Seahawks Face Depleted Commanders

The Morning After: Seahawks Grind Cardinals To Dust In Desert

Tale of the Tape: Dark Side Faces Arizona Sun