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The Seahawks had never won when rushing as rarely as they did Monday

In 40 and a half seasons before Monday’s win over the Buffalo Bills, the Seattle Seahawks had only rushed 12 or fewer times 13 times in their history, including playoffs, and they lost all 13 of those games.

As you know, at the NFL level rushing infrequently is associated with losing because teams more often pass when behind in the second half, both to stop the game clock in case of incompletions and to try to move the ball downfield more swiftly while trailing. Likewise, failure to run and wind clock can leave a leading team vulnerable to a comeback.