Last week the headline in this space was “Seahawks survive a shootout, explore competency in pass protection.”
/gears grind as driver shifts abruptly into reverse
It’s a mystery to me how a team can look so different from one week to the next. Probably the reason bad analysis rests upon the pillar of small sample size, of assigning too much importance to a single play, a single quarter, a single game. Bigger-picture trends tell us more.
Anyway, the home loss stung. And yet, with just one of the following:
- fewer penalties
- better than 0/3 on field goals
- better ball control
- better third-down performance
the game is probably won and the Seahawks sit at 6-2, extending their rightful reign atop the NFC West.