When the 2017 NFL schedule came out, I joined in the age-old masturbatory exercise of circling hypothetical wins and losses*. This game in Jacksonville, despite it’s original kickoff time of 10am PST, was one that I thought might test Seattle, but it certainly wouldn’t be a loss. Then this season happened, and Seattle found themselves in front of a raucous south Florida crowd, trying to beat an 8-4 team that boasted the best defense in the NFL — and doing it without Kam Chancellor or Richard Sherman.
In the first half the defenses roared like lions battling for control of the pride, the spry young Jaguars ravenously scaling the cliffs while the battle-scarred Seahawks tried to beat them back.