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WATCH: Highlights from Seahawks impressive victory over Giants

Here are some of the top highlights from the Seattle Seahawks impressive Week-8 victory at Lumen Field over the New York Giants.

The Seattle Seahawks are now 5-3 on the year after their impressive win in Week 8 over the New York Giants.

You can catch all the highlights from the matchup below.

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Pete Carroll hoping Seahawks ‘get act together’ against Falcons

After a disastrous outing Week 2, Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll is hoping his team can turn things around Sunday against the Falcons.

The Seattle Seahawks started the season strong against Russell Wilson and his Broncos, then turned around and played a disastrous game in San Francisco. Week 3 Seattle hosts the Falcons and coach Pete Carroll is hoping his team can turn things around on Sunday.

“Man, this is an important week for us, getting back home and getting our act together,” Carroll said Friday. “We didn’t do what we wanted to do last week, so all phases are called on. Everybody has to contribute, we need to put a good game together here. We worked really hard in that direction, trying to get ready to play smart, play right, and not give a bunch of stuff away, penalties, the ball, and that kind of stuff. I’m looking for us to bounce, turn this back around, and get rolling.”

Carroll knows pulling out a win on gamedays in the NFL is never just that simple, but feels the Seahawks put in a solid week of preparation.

“Unfortunately, Atlanta is a good club, and they have been right there to win both games,” Carroll continued. “I know that they know that they are on the verge because they are. They have talent, speed, all kinds of stuff, and a scheme. They do a really nice job, so it’s a big challenge for us. I hope that we can play and connect with the 12s and do our thing like we know how to do and like they know how to do it to make it a big afternoon for us.”

Kickoff is set for 1:25 p.m. PT Sunday at Lumen Field.

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Mina Kimes: ‘Of course’ Seahawks fans are booing Russell Wilson

Watch Mina Kimes explain why nobody should be shocked by this development.

Russell Wilson will probably retire with the Seahawks one day and all this ugliness will be long forgotten. For now, Seattle’s former franchise quarterback is public enemy No. 1 based on the reaction he got from the crowd at Lumen Field on Monday night. While it’s not a surprise to anyone who’s been following the story the last few years, a lot of pearls are being clutched by sports media over Wilson’s treatment.

Watch Mina Kimes explain why nobody should be shocked by this development.

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Watch: Seahawks fans boo Russell Wilson and the Broncos

Watch Seahawks fans greet Wilson and his new team with a chorus of boo-birds at Lumen Field.

The people have spoken and they’ve decided to boo Russell Wilson at least for tonight. Watch Seahawks fans greet Wilson and his new team with a chorus of boo-birds at Lumen Field.

We’re betting Wilson will retire with this team eventually, but it may take some time to mend these fences.

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Geno Smith knows he can’t block out noise of facing Russell Wilson

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith knows he can’t block out the distraction of facing Russell Wilson during his return to Lumen Field.

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith put in the time and effort to earn his way back to a starting position in the NFL. He credits the veterans he backed up over the years, including Russell Wilson, who he’ll now go head to head with when the Broncos come to town on Monday night.

“My time here with Russ was awesome,” Smith told reporters on Friday. ” . . . I really appreciated the time we spent together competing. We competed a bunch. You know whether it was in the classroom, weight room, on the field, and I think that made me better.

“And so just being around him and knowing the type of guy he is, the way he prepares, I learned a lot from that.”

But Smith knows the legacy Wilson left here in Seattle, leading the team to nine winning seasons, two Super Bowl appearances, and unmatched philanthropy throughout the Pacific Northwest. The Seahawks’ new starting QB understands it will be hard to ignore the noise.

“You can’t block that out, that would be a little naïve to say that,” Smith said. “I do understand everything that is going on around us. Russell was the man here for a while and I know there will be emotions on both sides, but I’m not caught up in that.

“I’m just focused on taking care of business.”

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Pete Carroll leaving it up to fans reacting to Russell Wilson’s return

Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll is going to take his lead from the fans’ reactions Monday at Lumen Field when Russell Wilson returns.

Pete Carroll and his Seattle Seahawks are carefully preparing for their season opener in front of a national audience on Monday night when Russell Wilson and the Denver Broncos come to town.

Much ado has been made about how Wilson will be received by his former teammates and the fans who supported him throughout his decade in Seattle.

Carroll is going to let it all play out and go from there.

“You are either competing, or you are not, I’m leaving it up to the 12s,” Carroll told reporters during his Thursday press conference. “It’s game time and we are going for it, so however they take it, I will follow their lead on that. I’m not going to be involved in that opportunity to react, so I don’t have to make that decision. We will see what happens.

“I’ll leave it up to the 12s, I think they will know exactly what to do.”

Tyler Lockett has already admitted he’ll be front and center to hug his old quarterback. As for the fans, just like coach Carroll, we’ll have to wait until Monday night to find out.

Kick-off between the Seahawks and Broncos is set for 5:15 p.m. PT at Lumen Field.

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Seahawks rookie cornerback Tariq Woolen: ‘Speed is my greatest asset’

Seattle Seahawks rookie cornerback Tariq Woolen, who had an impressive mock game at Lumen Field, believes speed is his greatest asset.

The Seattle Seahawks held their annual mock game at Lumen Field on Saturday and both the starters and the rookies were on full display. One defensive player who really shined was cornerback Tariq Woolen.

“God, he’s a physical specimen,” quarterback Geno Smith said after the scrimmage. “I mean, he’s amazing. He’s taller than me and a lot faster than I am. So, when you’re trying to throw passes on a guy like that, you really can see his wingspan. He can make a ton of plays and there aren’t many guys who can run step for step with DK Metcalf and Marquise Goodwin, but he’s one of them.”

Woolen was selected by Seattle in the fifth round of the 2022 NFL draft out of UTSA, where he began his college career as a wide receiver. His quickness put him on the map at the scouting combine, where he ran a 4.26-second 40-yard dash.

“Really, I just feel like speed is my greatest asset,” Woolen told reporters. “I ran track my whole life. I played football my whole life. Throughout the whole process of just getting here and getting faster and throughout the whole Combine process, you always train for 40-yard dashes and stuff like that. I just feel like all that speed has carried over throughout the years and now I can show it to the world and show it to my teammates too.

“It’s pretty cool being the fast guy on the team and being able to run with an Olympian like Marquise Goodwin and a stallion like DK Metcalf so it feels good to be able to keep up with those guys.”

The Seahawks have a walk-through Sunday afternoon before an off-day on Monday.

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