Seattle Seahawks: 6 takeaways from 44-34 loss at Buffalo
Sunday, the Seattle Seahawks were stomped in Buffalo in a 44–34 defeat. These are our three biggest takeaways from the game.
Has anyone done a wellness check on the Seattle Seahawks? 12s, are we sure this wasn’t the local recreation league Seahawks who took the field in Buffalo? What an embarrassing game from Emerald City’s football team. Everyone in the league knows that Seattle’s defense is pathetic, but Sunday’s performance was water trash bad (think of your trash when it gets wet and you have to pick it up, which is worse than just regular trash).
This one was over early. Buffalo carved up the Seahawks defense on their first two possessions of the game. They drove 117 yards in 6:36 for a pair of touchdowns. Meanwhile, Seattle went three and out to open the game. Just when it looked like Russell Wilson found his groove, the Seahawks signal-caller threw a pick in the end zone. The Bills picked up another 56 yards on their way to a field goal and a 17–0 lead three-and-a-half minutes into the second quarter.
With Seahawks-like precision, the Bills scored on almost every possession of the first half. Kicker Tyler Bass missed a 61-yard field goal attempt as time expired. Even so, Buffalo had a 24–10 at the half.
It didn’t get much better for the Seattle Seahawks after the break. Turnovers and mistakes marred their second half. At one point, Seattle closed to within a touchdown after Jason Myers nailed a 44-yard field goal with 1:56 remaining in the third quarter. That’s as close as the Seahawks got. Buffalo increased their lead to 21 points in the next 7:30. The rest is history.
I’m not sure what takeaways to start with first. The offense? The defense?