Seattle Seahawks vs. NY Giants – 6 Takeaways from 17-12 loss
No Heroics
Not one player on Seattle’s offense was able to carry the unit. The explosive wide receivers were routinely held in check. D.K. Metcalf and Tyler Lockett had good games, but Seattle needed more from them. Wilson looked like he was auditioning for a part in the movie Dazed and Confused. The only player that got close to carrying the team was Chris Carson. He had 65 yards rushing in addition to three catches and 45 yards with a TD, but even then, Seattle needed more.
As bad of a game as this was, the Seattle Seahawks still had a chance to win it on their last drive. But on third-and-10, Wilson took an eight-yard sack (on a three-man rush) to make it fourth-and-18 and force Pete Carroll to use his final timeout.
Then for some reason, Wilson thought it was best to go for the Hail-Mary. Before the sack, he overthrew Freddie Swain down the left sideline and was almost picked off. So why not heave another ball.
Instead of just trying for the first down and hurrying up to spike the ball and take a better shot at the end zone from a more manageable distance. Granted, New York had eight men in coverage and a running clock. Just my opinion that this might have been easier to accomplish than going “all or nothing.”
It was very do-able. Tight end Jacob Hollister was open in the deep middle around the 25-yard line. That would have been good for a new set of downs with a little over 30 seconds left on the clock.