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Words of Prey, Seahawks vs. Titans: Don’t be fooled, it wasn’t close

Words of Prey, Seahawks vs. Titans: Don’t be fooled, it wasn’t close

The full-strength Seattle Seahawks would defeat the Tennessee Titans on average by two scores. So, missing their starting inside linebacker, their center, strong safety, nosetackle, and even their top TD-maker on offense, it follows that they should win by three scores.

They kinda did, and I don’t mean by three safeties. Until variance — a punt return, a pivotal and peculiar no-call-timeout-penalty sequence, and a garbage time score fueled by fourth-down funny business — set in and calmed the score down to a 30-24 victory. But Seattle was never going to lose after establishing a 23-3 lead at the game’s...

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Pete Carroll fires Chip Kelly as Raiders coaching disaster continues

Pete Carroll fires Chip Kelly as Raiders coaching disaster continues

Pete Carroll may be feeling the heat of a level of losing he’s never experienced and a level of incompetence that may not sit well with upper management.

The former Seattle Seahawks head coach has had a wretched first (and only?) season in charge of the Las Vegas Raiders, and for the second time in a few weeks he’s resorted to firing an assistant coach. Before you guess, offensive line coach Brennan Carroll has kept his job for now.

Just a couple of weeks ago, it was special teams coordinator Tom McMahon. Following a pathetic 24-10 loss to the Cleveland...

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Shedeur Sanders wins Browns debut in latest humiliation for Pete Carroll’s Raiders

Shedeur Sanders wins Browns debut in latest humiliation for Pete Carroll’s Raiders

For the first time since 1995, a Cleveland Browns rookie starting quarterback has won his debut with the team.

Shedeur Sanders, best known for being Cleveland’s side of the trade with the Seattle Seahawks that effectively sent Tory Horton to Seattle, threw for 209 yards, a touchdown, and an interception in his first career start. His screen pass touchdown to running back Dylan Sampson on 3rd and long sealed an eventual 24-10 win over none other than Pete Carroll, Geno Smith, and the abject garbage fire that is the Las Vegas Raiders.

Sanders’ advanced stats are not great but I...

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Buccaneers vs. Rams ‘Sunday Night Football’ live discussion: Let’s go, Bucs!

Buccaneers vs. Rams ‘Sunday Night Football’ live discussion: Let’s go, Bucs!

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have beaten the Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers. They seem to know how to beat NFC West teams. Can they also do what the Seahawks couldn’t last week and beat the Rams in Inglewood? It’d be a big favor to the Seahawks if the Bucs pull off the upset win, and Tampa Bay also needs to win to avoid dropping to 6-5. I know the NFC South is a sorry division, but somehow the Carolina Panthers are 6-5, so don’t just assume the Bucs have this division wrapped up again.

There’s not much more to...

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Winners and Losers from Seahawks’ messy victory over Titans

Winners and Losers from Seahawks’ messy victory over Titans

It wasn’t as clean as hoped, but the Seattle Seahawks did get the job done against the Tennessee Titans. Seattle was never really in serious danger of losing, but 30-24 doesn’t feel good when the Titans hadn’t scored more than 22 all season and Seattle had a 20-point lead. Still, a win is a win and the Seahawks are inching closer to securing a playoff berth with an 8-3 record. Leg one of the easiest portion of their schedule is complete, with two more to come before the gauntlet combo of the Indianapolis Colts and Los Angeles Rams in mid-December....

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Jaxon Smith-Njigba breaks DK Metcalf’s Seahawks single-season receiving record

Jaxon Smith-Njigba breaks DK Metcalf’s Seahawks single-season receiving record

On an unassuming 8-yard curl route, Jaxon Smith-Njiba ventured where no Seattle Seahawks wide receiver has gone before, breaking the team’s single-season receiving yards record in only 11 games.

That catch was one of Smith-Njiba’s eight total, which helped lift the Seahawks over the Tennessee Titans 30—24, but it was far from his flashiest. En route to breaking the record, the third-year wideout caught two touchdowns, one from 63 yards out, where he got to waltz into the end zone, and another on a quick slant to all but put the game on ice.

Smith-Njiba’s 1,313 yards this season broke...

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NFC Playoff Picture: Seattle Seahawks pressure the Rams with Week 12 win

NFC Playoff Picture: Seattle Seahawks pressure the Rams with Week 12 win

The Seattle Seahawks won convincingly on Sunday and the Los Angeles Rams play Sunday night. Seattle can’t pass the Rams because of tiebreakers, but they solidified their spot as the fifth seed and put pressure on L.A. at the same time.

The Chicago Bears won late to stick in the third spot overall in the conference.

The Green Bay Packers won to stay just behind Seattle.

The Philadelphia Eagles play in the late afternoon slot Sunday, so we will update.

The San Francisco 49ers and Carolina Panthers roll out on Monday.

NFC standings during Week 12

The Washington commanders...

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Seahawks-Titans score: Seattle labors to needlessly close win over Titans

Seahawks-Titans score: Seattle labors to needlessly close win over Titans

The Seattle Seahawks (8-3) took care of the Tennessee Titans (1-10), but perhaps not as easily as fans or maybe Mike Macdonald would’ve liked.

Leads of 23-3 and 30-10 became a 30-24 victory in Nashville. While the last touchdown came with little time remaining and an unsuccessful onside kick, the Seahawks could’ve definitely made life easier for themselves with better 4th down defense, better 4th quarter offense, and better special teams punt return coverage.

Jaxon Smith-Njigba once again dominated, recording 8 catches for 167 yards and 2 touchdowns to continue his all-time great season. He’s now Seattle’s all-time single-season leader...

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NFL Week 12 late games live discussion

NFL Week 12 late games live discussion

Sorry this is up late! I totally forgot about it!

Cleveland Browns at Las Vegas Raiders

Jacksonville Jaguars at Arizona Cardinals

Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys

Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints

Those are your four afternoon games. Chat away!

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Seahawks rule out safety Ty Okada with oblique injury

Seahawks rule out safety Ty Okada with oblique injury

With Chazz Suratt and George Holani already ruled out, the Seattle Seahawks must add one more name to the list of the ailing. Ty Okada has been ruled out for the duration of the Hawks’ Week 12 game against the Tennessee Titans.

The starting free safety for the Seattle Seahawks while Julian Love is out, Okada will not be available for the rest of this game (his 8th start of the 2025 season). Coby Bryant will continue to man the opposite safety spot, and it will be between the undrafted D’Anthony Bell and rookie, Nick Emmanwori. Both potential replacements have...

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Seahawks rule out George Holani against Titans

Seahawks rule out George Holani against Titans

The Seattle Seahawks hold a double digit lead over the Tennessee Titans at halftime of their Week 12 matchup.

However, in spite of the size of the lead the team holds over the Titans, the game has not been without injuries for Seattle.

Early in the game linebacker and key special teamer Chazz Surratt was ruled out after suffering an ankle injury on special teams. Now, according to a report from NFL insider of Brady Henderson of ESPN, Seattle will now also be another key member of the special teams, as George Holani has been ruled out for the remainder...

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Seahawks vs. Titans 2nd half live discussion: Jaxon Smith-Njigba is inevitable

Seahawks vs. Titans 2nd half live discussion: Jaxon Smith-Njigba is inevitable

The Tennessee Titans probably gave Seattle Seahawks fans a scare when they nearly scored a touchdown on the opening drive, taking nine minutes off the clock to start the game. Ultimately, Seattle held the Titans to a field goal and a 3-0 start.

For the most part, normal service has resumed. The Seahawks tied it up at 3-3 on their opening drive, then hit the game’s first touchdown on a Sam Darnold deep ball to Jaxon Smith-Njigba for 63 yards, added another field goal off a short field, and closed out the first half with one more field goal to...

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