The Seattle Seahawks finished their 2021 campaign with a disappointing losing record of 7-10 and as the only team in the division not to advance to the playoffs. However, the Seahawks were able to find some success late in the season and wrapped up the year winning four of their last six contests.
During his post-game press conference after the finale Sunday night, coach Pete Carroll was asked what he believed led to the team’s end-of-the-year comeback.
“Just run the football, run the football,” Carroll said. “We started to convert on third downs, and we were able to take advantage of the good, solid play that we were getting out of our defense. Our kicking game was extraordinary all year long. We just put the elements together and you can see how it works.”
Running back Rashaad Penny was a huge factor in Seattle’s run game efforts, rushing for over 100 yards in the Seahawks’ last three matchups and at least 170 yards in the last two.
“You don’t have to throw for 400 yards to win football games,” Carroll explained. “You’ve got to be able to mix it and control the ball and be dominant at the line of scrimmage. Our guys were able to find that. I don’t know how many games it is, but we’ve been averaging 160 yards a game rushing, or something like that, for five or six weeks.
“That’s just a winning formula.”
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