RENTON, Wash — When the Seahawks came out flat and lost even more of their already banged-up backfield in a shocking 27-13 defeat to the Arizona Cardinals last week, all the hope that had grown out of a surprisingly quick roster rebuild faded away.
The No. 1 seed is all but lost and they are about to embark on a playoff run without their starting left tackle or any of their top three running backs.
By Tuesday afternoon, the Virginia Mason Athletic Center — and the Seattle sports world — was abuzz again. Beast Mode was back.