Seahawks grind for three quarters until Wilson comes alive in fourth to win

Seahawks dominated the ground game

On the other hand, I shouldn’t have worried about Adams at all. He accounted for exactly half of the Packers yards through the air, yet didn’t score. That was left to the fourth-string kid, and Aaron Jones. Jones was effective, but his huge game against the Dolphins was also a huge outlier.  He hit paydirt once via the pass, and once on the ground.

Speaking of the ground, Jones didn’t do much at all there. Granted, he added 63 yards receiving, but he had just 40 yards on 11 carries. His coronation into the ranks of the elite was a bit premature. He was good, absolutely, but he’s no Todd Gurley, no Zeke Elliot. And he’s certainly not even close to Chris Carson. Yes, I went there.

Carson did have that opening fumble. In the most technical terminology, that is considered a complete no bueno. Despite that inauspicious start – or maybe because of it – Carson ran harder than a water buffalo. They run really hard, by the way. Anyway, Carson slashed and crashed his way to 83 yards on 17 carries. Time after time, when the Seahawks needed a first down, Carson made it. Carson’s Crew® – that would be Rashaad Penny and Mike Davis – made their own critical contributions. They combined for 72 yards rushing and several drive-sustaining plays.

All told, Seattle ran for 173 yards on 35 carries. Pretty impressive, but even better when you add back the three yards the Seahawks lost in victory formation and subtract those three “attempts”. In reality, the Hawks gouged the Pack for 176 yards on 32 carries, a nifty 5.5 yard average. So which team was it that was better against the run? Oh yeah, maybe the team that’s actually faced the best backs in the league,and not the cheese-eaters. I’m not going to say I told you so, but – oh heck yeah I am.