Seattle Seahawks vs. Arizona (Part 2) – 4 Takeaways from 28-21 win
3. Ground and Pound
Another thing that changed for the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday night was the run game. It was back, well, sort of. It was much more effective and kept the offense balanced. Defensive linemen and linebackers couldn’t tee off on Wilson because Seattle ran the ball effectively.
Carlos Hyde looked sharp in his return after missing several games due to injury. His 15-yard run to set up his touchdown reminded everyone why Hyde was such a highly-touted free agent signing this spring. Then his touchdown run on the following play was good old fashioned power football.
Even recently promoted Bo Scarborough had a good game. The 6-1, 235-pound power-back carried six times for 31 yards and punishing would-be tacklers.
4. Odd but True
Overall, this was just an odd game for the Seattle Seahawks. Wilson threw for less than 200 yards, and the offense ran for 165 yards, 79 coming from Hyde. It was a balanced attack. Something we haven’t seen from the Seahawks offense in 2020. Heck, this was a balanced performance from the team. The defense held Arizona to 314 total yards. That’s quite a 180-degree turn from the standard turnstile defense the Seahawks played all season.
Even some of the stats were similar between the two teams. Both teams had three sacks for about the same yardage. The team’s yards per play were about the same. And both teams ran just about the same number of plays. Finally, both teams scored the same number of touchdowns, with both QB’s throwing for the same number of touchdowns.
CARLOS HYDE OH MY 😳 @elguapo @Seahawks
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— The Checkdown (@thecheckdown) November 20, 2020
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