It wouldn’t be a Seattle Seahawks game if the team wasn’t causing the 12th Man to age prematurely from stress. Despite an explosive 17-point first quarter, the Seahawks looked completely lifeless for almost the remainder of the game, until the last two minutes. As head coach Pete Carroll preaches religiously, you can only win the game in the fourth quarter.
It was hardly a clean win, and towards the end it sure looked like it was going to be a disappointing Sunday for Seattle. But the Seahawks took advantage of Cleveland’s miscues late and grabbed victory from the jaws of defeat.
Through eight weeks, Seattle is now 5-2 and in sole possession of first place in the NFC West. It wasn’t an easy road to this point, and there’s still plenty of distance left to travel. But for now, we’ll dive into some takeaways from this 24-20 win over the Browns.