Seahawks vs Bills: 5 takeaways from Seattle’s exciting win
By Keith Myers
2. Wilson and Lockett are healthy, and it mattered!
Russell Wilson is finally healthy for the first time since Week 1 against Miami. The ankle is better, the knee is better, and the pectoral is better. Having him healthy made all the difference tonight.
The Seahawks were able to open up the offense. More play-action. More roll-outs. More deep shots.
These are things that they haven’t been able to do the last few weeks. Wilson couldn’t move well enough for these slowly-developing plays, and the offense suffered. That wasn’t the case today and suddenly the offense exploded against a good Bills defense.
Similarly, Tyler Lockett appears to finally be back to full strength. He got loose on a deep shot early in the game, and that forced the Bills to move their safeties off the line.
Lockett also looked explosive in punt and kick returns. He had a big kick return in the first quarter. He also took a punt return down to the 18 yard line in the second quarter, though it was later ruled that he stepped on the sideline back at the 40.
The Seahawks have missed Lockett’s explosiveness, and nothing bad can come from him being back at full strength.