Seattle Seahawks overreaction to Week 10 loss to Tampa Bay
Seahawk’s defense was on vacation
Coming into this game, the Seattle Seahawks’ defense had been playing really well. Unfortunately, the group forgot they had to play a game in Germany and that it was not a vacation. They allowed Tom Brady to complete 22/29 passes on the day. They also gave up a total of 161-yards rushing too.
Rookie running back Rachaad White ran for 105-yards on his 22 carries. Brady threw for 258-yards, two touchdowns, and one interception.
The Seattle Seahawks defense was also able to force the aforementioned Woolen interception when Tampa Bay tried to run a trick play. Brady’s interception came late in the fourth quarter and led to a Seahawks touchdown to make the score 16-21.
Unfortunately, the defense couldn’t make another stop to get the ball back. Tampa Bay was allowed to run out the clock to end the game. The defense fans saw the prior two weeks might just be a mirage. And 12s should get used to this defense not being able to stop opponents or even touch the opposing quarterbacks.
One of the areas that had been a pleasant surprise for the Seattle Seahawks was their pass rush. Boye Mafe, Uchenna Nwosu, Bruce Irvin (yeah, he’s back), and Darrell Taylor had been able to get after the quarterback all season. If they couldn’t sack him, they could at least pressure and move him off his spot.
This group did not do any sort of thing like that against Tampa Bay. Maybe they’ll remember how to rush the quarterback this week in practice. Or maybe 12s can get a repeat of this poor performance from them.