Seahawks destroyed the Vikings everywhere but the scoreboard, win 21-7

Time after time, the Seattle defense came up…well, what’s a word that means bigger than monstrous? When the Vikings finally mounted a drive, they got pressure on Cousins (again) to force him to throw early on third down in Seattle territory. Stephon Diggs had to come back for the ball to get a two yard gain on third and three. On fourth and one, Booby Wagner stacked up Latavius Murray for no gain.

Again, Seattle drove the ball downfield, largely on the ground, but a few key misses by Wilson and a blinding fast sack by the Vikings forced the Seahawks to settle for Seabass time again. Now the score was 6-0, Seattle.

The Seahawks had goal line stands, they blocked field goals – well, Bobby Wagner blocked a field goal, because he can do anything he wants to do. Shaquill Griffin had two huge back to back pass breakups to shut down another Minnesota threat. Everyone got in the act, as just after the Seahawks finally scored their first touchdown to take a 14-0 lead, they destroyed the Vikings chances for victory. On the next series, Cousins got heavy pressure on first down. On second down he was forced out of the pocket, and Jacob Martin came up with a strip sack. Justin Coleman scooped it up at the 29 and took it to the house. 21-0, Seattle, and the game was basically over.

Seattle lost the shutout as Cousins hit Thielen and Cook for some big plays, then dumped it off to Cook for a very weird touchdown. It looked like Cousins had stepped over the line of scrimmage, so the Hawks defense relaxed. Well, he had, but the ball never crossed the plane. Legal pass, legal touchdown. It’s a shame to lose the shutout on such a fluke play, but the final score was still Seahawks 21, Vikings 7.

Wilson made some great plays, especially on that 40 yard run. Far too often he let the ball sail over the sidelines. If he’d been on target, David Moore would have had two touchdowns, and Lockett at least one. If he had played up to his own ridiculously high standards of the last eight games, this score would have been Seahawks 55, Vikings 0. Bottom line, it’s good to know the Seahawks can win convincingly when Wilson is having an off night.