Three ways the Seahawks can beat the Chiefs in week 16
By Lee Vowell
The easy one: Give the ball to Chris Carson
Chris Carson is just 87 yards away from 1,000 for the season. If he doesn’t get past that mark against the Chiefs then something bad has happened during the game. Seattle is really good at running the ball in 2018. In fact, they are first in the NFL in yards-per-game.
But there is more. Seattle runs the second-most in the NFL, only behind the Baltimore Ravens. Seattle, though, is still eighth in the league in yards-per-attempt. This means even though other teams know Seattle is going to run the ball they cannot stop them very often.
The Seahawks’ best back, of course, is Carson. Carson would already be over 1,000 yards for the season but he has missed two games due to injury. In week three against the Cowboys, Carson ran the ball 32 times. Against the Lions in week eight, he ran 25 times. This Sunday against the Chiefs, Carson needs to get 30 carries.
The Chiefs statistically do poorly against the run. They are 26th in the league giving up an average of 126.9 yards per game on the ground. The weird thing is they are 14th in the NFL in rushing attempts per game by the opposing offense. This means when teams do run against the Chiefs they do so really well. Kansas City is last in yards per rush giving up 5 yards per carry.
Another weird thing is that the longest run against the Chiefs this year is just 30 yards. Every other team in the NFL has given up a longer run except one. This means teams that do rush well against Kansas City do so in the middle of the field. So, say hello to my little Chris Carson!
Only he isn’t little. Carson is a beast. He gets a bunch of his yards right up the middle where the Chiefs are softest. And Carson will be a beast on Sunday against the Chiefs, if Seattle gets him the ball enough.