Seattle Seahawks: Takeaways from 28-16 win at Indianapolis
Chris Phillips
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Seattle Seahawks football is back! Week 1 is always a great day, right up there with Christmas day. So let’s look at how the team from Emerald City did.
The NFL season is underway! Seattle Seahawks Week 1 opponent was Indianapolis. On paper, this matchup looked like the best game in the early time slot. Some even boasted that very sentiment (raises hand and got so close to nailing the final score too). Nothing better than starting the year with a victory. That’s exactly what the Seahawks did.
No game is perfect. There are always things to clean up and improve. Perfection is an ever-moving target that is almost always never hit. However, Sunday’s game leaves very few things that fall in the “Dud” category. A little insight into tomorrow’s Stud and Dud article. It took a lot of work to find some dud’s from the game. Here are some big takeaways from the game
Russell Wilson
It’s a QB-driven league, and the Seattle Seahawks have one of the very best in the league. So, it’s only natural to start with him. Russell Wilson and the offense look just like they did at the beginning of last year. Indianapolis runs mostly a zone, Tampa 2 style defense. Yeah, that’s not going to pair well with Chef Russ’s cooking. See what I did there?
Only missing on five pass attempts all game, Wilson threw for 254 yards with four touchdowns for an 11-yard average per pass. Wilson finishes the game with a 152.3 rating. The only negative being the three sacks and seven QB hits. Otherwise, Wilson had time in the pocket to carve up an Indianapolis defense that some are saying will be good this year.
For comparison, Wilson in 2020 started the year with four touchdowns, with 322 yards passing and only missing on four pass attempts. Wilson finished with a 143.1 rating and was sacked only three times as well. Too early to say that Chef Russ will be cooking all year with no letdowns. Subsequently, he’s off to a great start in 2021.
Russell Wilson finds with Tyler Lockett for their second TD connection of the day
A 69-yard bomb ?
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— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) September 12, 2021
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