Seattle Seahawks Dud and Stud of Game 3 – Atlanta
After every Seattle Seahawks game, Pacific Northwest Sports presents our Dud and Stud of the week. Here are the Zeroes and Heroes of the Seahawks’ 27-23 Game 3 loss in San Francisco.
In a Falcons vs. Seattle Seahawks matchup, not many fans expected to see an aerial battle. Surprise, The teams threw for over 500 combined yards. Atlanta’s Marcus Mariota is not known for his accuracy, but he was able to pile up over 220 yards through the air while Geno Smith got over 320 yards.
This game was a back-and-forth battle throughout. Seattle opened the scoring with a field goal on their first drive. The Falcons responded by driving 75 yards down the field for a touchdown. On the Seahawks’ second drive, they countered with a touchdown of their own.
With the score now 10-7, it wasn’t easy to guess what would come next. The Falcons tied it up with a field goal as both teams continued to trade blows.
By the end of the third quarter, Atlanta pulled ahead 27-23. Unfortunately for the Seahawks, this ended up being the final score. So in a tightly contested game, the Falcons come out on top.
They can attribute a large part of that victory to 141 rushing yards and 1 touchdown from Cordarelle Patterson. He seemed to break a run at any time.
Additionally, Atlanta was a combined 11 of 20 on third and fourth down. The Seahawks’ defense struggled to get off the field.
That brings us to the studs and duds from this week’s game.
Uchenna Nwosu pretty hard on himself. Took blame for being out of position on Patterson’s late 40 yard run. pic.twitter.com/6yDAxZEGrJ
— Bob Condotta (@bcondotta) September 26, 2022