Winners and Losers from Packers 20, Seahawks 7

Oh well, they can’t all be as entertaining as the last two preseason games, right?

The Seattle Seahawks had by far their sloppiest, most disjointed performance of preseason against the Green Bay Packers, turning the ball over four times and going 2/13 on third downs in a 20-7 loss at Lambeau Field. I think we could’ve tolerated the typical preseason dysfunction if there also weren’t injury scares scattered throughout the game.

Let’s get to Winners and Losers!

Winners

Patrick O’Connell

O’Connell led the team with seven total tackles, playing the run and pass very effectively and surely establishing his spot on the roster. Expect him to be a key part of Seattle’s special teams coverage units, as well. I thought he was Seattle’s best defensive performer and some of his top reps came against Green Bay’s starting offense.

Ty Okada

Wow! What a diving interception on the opening series of the game. Another good preseason for Okada, whom I believe has a chance to make the regular season roster. Even if he doesn’t, he’d most likely clear waivers and head to the practice squad and potentially get some PS elevations. Okada’s inclusion probably comes down to whether or not the Seahawks favor him over D’Anthony Bell and/or whether they want to keep four or five safeties (Julian Love, Coby Bryant, Nick Emmanwori, Bell, and/or Okada).

Cody White

The odds of White making the team are minimal but he’s always making splash plays in preseason. He had the huge punt return on Seattle’s lone touchdown drive and was the central figure on offense, hauling in Jalen Milroe’s first touchdown pass. I’d look for him to return to the practice squad should he be waived as expected.

Jared Ivey

Ivey did everything this preseason but get a sack. He even wrongly had a sack credited to him that eventually went to JR Singleton, then had a would-be sack late in the game slip out of his grasp and go to Alphonzo Tuputala. Of all the UDFAs on this roster, I think only Ivey and Connor O’Toole have any shot of cracking the 53-man roster. Maybe Jacardia Wright has a shot on offense but I think he’ll just be a practice squad stash. And now that I’m writing this, Ivey has been credited with a 0.5 sack alongside Tuputala.

Connor O’Toole

He’s had a solid preseason generating pressures off the edge and he was being held damn near all game without much referee help. O’Toole was someone I thought was one of the more intriguing UDFA signings for Seattle and it’ll be interesting to see what lies ahead for the former Utah player.

JR Singleton

Haven’t said a lot about Seattle’s third-string defensive line reserves, but this was a very good game by Singleton, who recorded a sack, two tackles for loss, and a forced fumble. He may be one to look at for a practice squad spot on Wednesday.

Losers

Offensive Line reserves

I can quickly understand why the...