Another week, another low-scoring defensive affair from Mike Macdonald’s Seattle Seahawks. Unfortunately for Seattle, their ability to cross the 15-point threshold was not enough for the win this week, as they fell 16-15 to the Titans in Nashville.
The Seahawks started strong. After punts on their first two possessions, they marched 84-yards in only eight plays, taking an early 6-0 lead thanks to Sam Howell’s 23-yard strike to Easop Winston Jr. Unfortunately, kicker Jason Myers missed the PAT. It was a strong night overall for Myers, who did his best to keep the Seahawks in a position to win, but sadly that missed extra point loomed large.
Tennessee scored right before the half, but Sam Howell led the team on one final scoring drive to close out the second quarter to go into intermission with a 12-7 lead. However, Tennessee played keep-away from the Seahawks in the second half.
The Titans outright dominated time of possession, 37:49 to 22:11 as the defense simply could not get off the field. And when the offense was on, they could not remain on. Seattle finished with only 239 yards as a team.
Late magic almost went their way, after safety Ty Okada picked off Malik Willis on third down, giving the Seahawks one final chance. PJ Walker got Seattle in position for a 50-yard field goal from Myers, who did connect to give the Seahawks a 15-13 lead with 1:55 left in the game. Unfortunately, just like last December, Seattle’s defense could not get a stop from Mason Rudolph who led the game winning drive for Tennessee.
The Seahawks now fall to 1-1 in exhibition games this summer, and will close out the preseason next Saturday at 7:00 pm against the Cleveland Browns at Lumen Field.
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