Field Gulls
The Seattle Seahawks could’ve defeated the Indianapolis Colts more handily with this little thing the sport likes to call “touch-downs,” named for the event associated with breaking the plane of the “end zone,” where drives are intended to, you know, end.
But where’s the fun in that? Instead they pulled off a feat of some rarity, winning without reaching the end zone at all. It marked the fourth such victory in the Seahawks’ 50-year history and couldn’t have happened without Jason Myers splitting the uprights for his sixth field goal of the game.
Naturally, as with all rare feats, the incidences are not evenly spread throughout half a century. Most recently, Seattle accomplished the feat against the Chicago Bears the day after Christmas last season. That was a memorable 6-3 victory, though not as rousing offensively as their two matching 9-6 wins. Those came in 2001 and 2006 at the expense of the Detroit Lions and Cleveland Browns.
Fun geography fact: Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois are contiguous states, so the Packers, Vikings, Steelers or Eagles are due up next. Circle future schedules.
