KANSAS CITY, Missouri (AP) — Seattle drove into Kansas City territory twice in the third quarter, twice trying to dig a 17-3 hole and going for it on fourth down. stadium on Saturday.
It sums up the recent Seahawks offense.
Gino Smith struggled to deal with the Chiefs’ pass rush, his wide group of receivers struggled to play missing an injured Tyler Lockett, and the Seahawks final minutes of a 24-10 loss. It didn’t reach the end zone until a nearly meaningless touchdown. Nearly knock Seattle out of the playoff hunt with two games left in the regular season.
It was an amazing 6-3 for the Seahawks team after defeating Arizona on November 6, their fifth loss in six games.
The Seahawks’ downfall over the past six weeks has largely been attributed to their offensive downfall as a series of injuries to their running back (and now a broken Rocket) prevented Smith from getting much help. There is a possibility.
Seattle (7-8) briefly lost another Saturday when wide receiver Marquis Goodwin smashed his wrist.
Without them, the Seahawks struggled to move the ball and punted their first six possessions before finally scoring a field goal before halftime.
Still, Seattle failed to punch three times into the end zone before sending Jason Myers for a kick.
But the offensive predicament of manager Pete Carroll’s troupe was perhaps best encapsulated by the third quarter, when the Chiefs were struggling to build a lead. Seattle had a promising driving end when they fell short of the line to score a 4th down at . First down marker and ran out.
The Seahawks were driving fourth, trying to make it a one-possession game again, when Smith spotted Treadwell heading for the pylons. However, the Pro Bowl quarterback’s throw was airmailed to everyone except safety Juan Thornhill, who tapped his toe in the endzone to secure an interception with 7:42 remaining.
It was the last good chance Seattle had to launch a comeback.
In the end, it was a dismal performance by the Seahawks that mirrored their past two performances. He gained 287 yards in the Panthers’ 30-24 loss and 277 yards in last week’s 21-13 loss to the 49ers. And it nearly knocked the Seahawks out of the race for an NFC playoff spot with two games remaining.
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