So this happened:
The 148 yards of penalties against Seattle was the most ever levied against the #Seahawks. Previous high was 145 vs. Denver on Dec. 8, 1979
— Danny O'Neil (@dannyoneil) December 17, 2018
In a frustrating 26-23 overtime loss to the San Francisco 49ers, the Seattle Seahawks seemed to be constantly impeded by officiating calls going against them. Pete Morelli’s crew handed out a few ticky-tacky, ‘happens on every play’ holding calls that felt one-sided. Penalties jarred and crunched against the offense’s schedule. Pete Carroll’s post-game thoughts corroborated with this:
“We hurt ourselves so much with this penalty thing.