Seahawks at Patriots: 5 takeaways from Seattle unexpected win
By Keith Myers
5. What a massive (and unexpected) win!
The Seahawks were 6.5 point underdogs. They were going up against Tom Brady on the road and without their best pass rusher. The Seahawks were banged up, and the Patriots were healthy and coming off their bye week.
It was a recipe for a predictable loss. No one would have been surprised to see Seattle leave Foxboro with another tally in L column.
And yet, that didn’t happen. The Seahawks went into New England and beat the best team in the AFC. The offense clicked, scoring on almost every drive. The defense came up big over and over including collecting two turnovers and getting a fourth down stop at the end of game.
The Seahawks move to 6-2-1 with a clear gap between them and the 3rd seed in the NFC playoff picture. The battle home-field advantage in the playoffs has been reduced to a two-team race between Seattle and Dallas.
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From this point on, Seattle’s schedule eases up considerably. They’re through their toughest stretch, and are starting to get healthy. This is a team poised to make another deep run the playoffs.