First things first, I want no part of any of these late kickoff games during the regular season. It’s bad enough that they have them during the preseason, we don’t need them when the games actually count.
The way the Seattle Seahawks played against the Houston Texans on Monday Night Football didn’t help. Yes, Seattle walked away with a 27-19 victory, at home nonetheless to move to 5-2 with a bye week on the horizon. This was a very stupid game that should have been an absolute ass whipping. Instead, here I am with another tension headache from this got dang team trying their very best to give the game away. Really, besides the defense and Jaxon Smith-Njigba, I’m having a hard time finding too many positives to write about. Had Seattle actually lost this game, it would have been devastating.
Seahawks Droppings
- Seriously, what is up with all of these frickin’ turnovers at home? Sam Darnold has been sublime for much of the season, but both his fumble in the end zone and interception were poor decisions/terrible ball security. Elijah Arroyo had a nice catch and then had the ball ripped away. Even the defense got in on the turnover fun in what was pretty much the only blemish by that side of the ball as Drake Thomas fumbled what should have been an easy touchdown, turning it into a touchback for Houston. An illegal shift penalty was accepted, so technically this ended up being a no play. Nevertheless, Seattle can NOT keep turning the ball over like this if they expect to be a championship-caliber team.
- The offensive line was…not good tonight. There was little room in the running game and Darnold was under more pressure in this game than he has been generally all season. Houston’s defensive line is stout, but that’s no excuse. All down the line guys were getting blown back off the ball. I don’t know what happened to Abe Lucas, but he was put on skates a few times tonight, particularly on Darnold’s fumble in the end zone.
- I, for one, wasn’t surprised when that field goal was blocked. Both of the first two extra points just skirted around the arm of a Texans defender.
- Seattle’s offense just can’t close out a game. They should’ve been up a minimum of 21-0 in the first half, more likely 28-0 if Drake Thomas hadn’t fumbled in the end zone. Then, after going up 27-12, they couldn’t slam the door on the Texans for a final time, leading to some uncomfortable drives at the end of the game. This isn’t sustainable for my sanity, nor the continued success of the team.
- Besides the Thomas fumble, the only other blemish I can think of on defense was Josh Jobe dropping two would-be interceptions. One would’ve been a tough play, but the other one was gift wrapped.
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