Week 14 was not kind to the Seattle Seahawks and their playoff aspirations. Fresh off a come from behind victory over the rival Los Angeles Rams, and potentially looking forward to a matchup with...
On offense the team was made one dimensional by its inability to run the football well. Since Week 7 the Hawks have only run for more than 100 yards a single time, which came against thein Week 9. Since the offense last found success on the ground against the Cards, the team has run for 39, 65, 90 and 46 yards.
On the defensive side of things, its tempting to point out that the absence of Shelby Harris was significant given that the Hawks allowed 223 yards rushing. However, how significant can someone be when the defense allowed 161, 283 and 171 rushing yards in the three prior games with Harris on the field? In short, the defense is just bad, and in what felt like a repeat of a 2021 game, was on the field a whole lot more than the offense Sunday.
While the defense was getting bullied, at least Johnathan Abram saw his first action for the Hawks, giving fans something else to monitor down the stretch. Interestingly, with Harris missing from the lineup, the Hawks played less nickel than they have in a long time, with Coby Bryant on the field for just 37 snaps.
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