Seahawks opposing quarterback preview: Cowboys’ QB Dak Prescott

A thorough look at the Seattle Seahawks’ opposing quarterback Week 3 at CenturyLink Field – Dak Prescott of the Dall Cowboys.

The Seattle Seahawks are flying high at 2-0 following a thrilling victory over the New England Patriots in Week 2. This week, they remain at home to face another quarterback who had a dynamic game in Dak Prescott of the Dallas Cowboys.

Prescott has been somewhat of a controversial figure among fans and analysts alike. Is he truly a franchise-caliber quarterback who is able to carry the Cowboys on his back? Or is he just a solid player benefitting from a talented offense around him?

Wherever one falls on this spectrum, it is ultimately undeniable Prescott is a very capable player and not one to dismiss. Last week, Prescott helped guide the Cowboys to an unlikely comeback win over the Falcons. He completed 34 of 47 passes for 450 yards and four total touchdowns, three of which came on the ground.

Now Prescott faces a Seahawks defense ranking dead last in the NFL when it comes to passing yards allowed.

Prescott’s all-time record versus Seattle is 1-2, and the first couple of meetings did not go his way. In those first two games, Prescott had only one touchdown against four interceptions with only 349 total yards. However, Prescott got the better of Seattle in a 2018 wild-card playoff game.

Seattle had better figure out a way to develop a more creative pass rush, otherwise, Dallas offense might very well find a way to show the Seahawks their quarterback is very capable of cooking on his own as well.

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Seahawks opposing quarterback preview: Niners’ Jimmy Garoppolo

The Seattle Seahawks will square off against the San Francisco 49ers and quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo for the NFC West division title.

The Seattle Seahawks are gearing up for their biggest game of the year, and perhaps the biggest in a few seasons, when they host the San Francisco 49ers for the NFC West championship game on Sunday. In order to help secure their first division title since 2016, the Seahawks will need to stop quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo once more.

When the Seahawks first faced off against Garoppolo this year, it was on the road for “Monday Night Football.” The Seahawks defense, led by a ferocious effort from Jadeveon Clowney, disrupted Garoppolo all night long.

The Eastern Illinois standout and former New England Patriot quarterback finished the night completing only 52.2% of his passes for 248 yards, a touchdown, an interception, and two lost fumbles – one of which was returned for a critical Seattle score.

Garoppolo has struggled with ball security all year, as he has thrown 13 picks and fumbled the ball 10 times, losing five.

However, despite his proclivity to turning the ball over, Garoppolo has actually been playing some of his best football. Since losing to Seattle, he has led the Niners on three game-winning drives, including a four-touchdown performance in New Orleans to defeat the Saints.

Garoppolo may be heating up, but turnovers still remain a crucial weakness in his game. The Seahawks defense leads the NFC in takeaways, but their performance as a whole is so reliant upon creating them to the point where it is sink or swim for Seattle

The Seahawks will need another monstrous performance and force a few more from Garoppolo if they have any hope of upsetting the Niners and claiming the NFC West crown for themselves.

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