Through three quarters of the season opener against the Cincinnati Bengals, the Seattle Seahawks were trailing, down 17-14 at home, and looking at the prospect of dropping a game in which they were heavily favored. Fans at the stadium were already starting to boo the offense, as an offensive holding call on the last play of the third quarter would force the Hawks to start the final quarter facing first and twenty.
Even fans were getting restless, as the team had thrown exactly zero passes in the direction of double covered Tyler Lockett.