Seahawks are resilient but have had numerous lucky breaks in 2019

The Seattle Seahawks have been incredibly resilient throughout the 2019 season, but have also caught numerous lucky breaks to help them.

The Seattle Seahawks (10-3) have had several lucky breaks over the course of the 2019 NFL season that have contributed to their success. Of course, Seattle has had to be incredibly resilient to compile a 10-3 record through 13 games, but the Seahawks have been fortunate, to say the least.

In addition to squeaking by most of their opponents, they have often had the opportunity of playing teams missing a key player or two. Examples of this are the Bengals without A.J. Green, the Falcons without Matt Ryan, the 49ers without George Kittle, and the Vikings without Adam Thielen. This is not to say that the Seahawks have been sufficiently healthy every game because they certainly haven’t been. However, the talents of certain injured opponents could have played a big role in games against Seattle if they were healthy.

At the end of the day, you have to play whoever is in front of you and try to win no matter the circumstances. However, the Seahawks have also been lucky due to crucial missed field goals by the other team.

Both the 49ers and the Rams missed game-winning field goals against Seattle that essentially gave them victory. Greg Zuerlein missed a 44-yarder as time expired to make the final score 30-29 in favor of Seattle in Week 5, and Chase McLaughlin hooked a 47-yard field goal wide left in overtime in Week 10 that gave Seattle kicker Jason Myers the opportunity to kick the game-winning field goal at the end of overtime, which he did.

The Seahawks are a good team, but they will have to be better in the next few weeks because it is likely they will catch fewer breaks heading into the postseason. Above all else, they must stay resilient and keep finding ways to win.

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NFC West roundup: Rams defeat Seahawks, 49ers take division lead back

Week 14 was not kind to the Seattle Seahawks, as they lost to the Los Angeles Rams and the San Francisco 49ers beat the New Orleans Saints.

Week 14 was not a good week for the Seattle Seahawks (10-3). They suffered a demoralizing 28-12 road loss to the Los Angeles Rams (8-5) who remain in the postseason race, and the San Francisco 49ers (11-2) reclaimed the lead in the NFC West by defeating the New Orleans Saints (10-3) on the road in one of the most exciting games of the season. The Arizona Cardinals (3-9-1) are already eliminated from playoff contention and lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers (8-5). Let’s jump into the game summaries.

San Francisco 49ers 48 – New Orleans Saints 46

The 49ers and Saints exchanged blows throughout the entire game and culminated in a fitting finish – a game-winning field goal by Robbie Gould. The key play on San Francisco’s final drive was a fourth-down conversion by tight end George Kittle that put the 49ers in range for Gould’s kick to ice the game.

The two signal-callers turned in monster performances as both offenses tried to outdo the other. Jimmy Garoppolo threw for 349 passing yards, four touchdown passes and an interception for a 131.7 passer rating. Saints quarterback Drew Brees threw five touchdowns and rushed for another as San Francisco’s defense had trouble containing the Saints offense. Fortunately for the visitors, they did enough and won the game at the last second.

This was just the third game in NFL history in the past 55 years in which both teams had at least 27 points before halftime, as the 49ers led 28-27 at the intermission. San Francisco retook possession of the No. 1 seed in the NFC along with the division lead and now controls their own destiny. The 49ers will play the Falcons (4-9) at home in Week 15.

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