It took one play for the Seattle Seahawks’ defensive gameplan to begin falling apart. In four parts we are going to look at the Seahawks first four defensive drives. In these four drives Seattle lost 18.72 EPA. Through the rest of the game Seattle added 1.67 EPA on defense. In a nutshell, Seattle lost the game because its defense was trounced in the first half and its offense played poorly attempting to overcome that lead in the second half. Accounting for the relative strengths of the Bills, and the relative health of each unit, it’s arguable that despite scoring 34 points Seattle’s offense bears the brunt for losing.
How the Seahawks’ slow defense got beaten quickly by the Bills
