Field Gulls
I’m still trying to process what happened, so here’s a good recap.
And that doesn’t even include the weirdest two point conversion you’ll ever see!
I’m jumping ahead of myself here, but there’s so much to cover!
The game started off on the right foot, with a big defensive stop followed by a quick scoring drive for the Seahawks. Just a few minutes into this huge contest against the Los Angeles Rams, the Seattle Seahawks led 7-0 in those hideous rivalry jerseys that I hope never see the light of day again. After that, it was mostly a steamrolling by the Rams as they went ahead 30-14. Then, about halfway through the fourth quarter, the Seahawks came storming back to tie the game at 30-30. Nobody was able to win the game in regulation, which set up overtime.
The Rams moved the ball down the field and Puka Nacua put a bow on his huge night with a long TD catch to put the Rams up 37-30. The Seahawks never quit. Sam Darnold never quit. He led the offense right down the field, picking his spots and checking it down when necessary. Darnold found Jaxon Smith-Njigba in the back of the endzone, setting up the all-or-nothing two point conversion. Slingin’ Sam took the snap, ripped that Rams monkey off his back and stomped on it as he whistled a pass right past a defender’s earhole to backup TE turned hero Eric Saubert for a successful try to win the game 38-37.
Macdonald’s defense gave up more yards in the first half than they did all of last week against the Indianapolis Colts. There were wide open running lanes and busted coverages abound for Matthew Stafford to exploit. As for Seattle’s offense, there wasn’t much of one – a recurring theme for the last month or so. Add in the backbreaking turnovers and poor tackling, and that my friends, is how we come to this point. The Seahawks did everything that they couldn’t do if they wanted to go toe-to-toe with the best team in the NFL. Seattle just isn’t in the same league as Sean McVay’s team in any facet of the game.
