Seattle Seahawks: The Dud and Stud of Game 1 – Atlanta
Ed Stein
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Russell Wilson, Seattle Seahawks. (Photo by Football Schedule, via Flickr)
Every week the Seattle Seahawks play, Pacific Northwest Sports will present our dud and stud of the game. It’s a way to pay tribute to those who played well and also to call out the players who didn’t.
The Seattle Seahawks, behind four Russell Wilson touchdown passes, beat Atlanta 38-25 in the season opener. Tyler Lockett and D.K. Metcalf each had over 90 receiving yards for the game. Running back Chris Carson had 66 combined yards which included a pair of TD receptions.
Seattle’s offense went to work early and often. By the end of the first quarter, the Seahawks held a 14-3 lead after a pair of catch and run touchdowns by Chris Carson. They bogged down in the second quarter with just 20 yards on 11 plays. It was enough to allow the home team back into the game.
Seattle went into the locker room at half time with a 14-12 lead. They came out smoking hot in the third quarter. Russell Wilson led scoring drives on the Seattle Seahawks first three possessions of the second half. The first of which included a beautiful over the outside shoulder, 38-yard touchdown pass to D.K. Metcalf as the receiver streaked down the left side.
This game was effectively over when Jason Myers connected on a 42-yard field goal less than four minutes into the fourth quarter to put the visitors up 31-12. Atlanta, to their credit, didn’t quit. It took a Wilson seven-play, 65-yard drive, in the fourth quarter to stick the dagger in the Falcons hopes of a comeback. It ended with a Carlos Hyde one-yard plunge to seal a victory with 3:45 remaining to seal the deal.
Bobby Wagner and Jamal Adams led the Seattle Seahawks defense. At times the unit was strong at others it bent far too much. Atlanta had 506 yards of total offense. But 201 came in the fourth quarter after the Falcons fell behind by 19 points.
Jamal Adams gets his first sack as a Seahawk ?
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