Seahawks MVP for game four: Chris Carson bounces back
No Seahawks player stood out more in this game than running back Chris Carson. He bounced back from a tough week to drive Seattle’s win in Arizona.
The Seahawks needed to bounce back after last week’s humiliating loss to the Saints. No player needed that more than Chris Carson. He hadn’t gone over 60 yards in any of the first three games of the year. He had trouble holding onto the ball. Today, Carson erased all the doubts with a terrific game in Arizona.
Before I delve into Chris Carson’s big game, I have a few honorable mentions. The Seahawks defense had several big plays, probably none bigger than Jadeveon Clowney’s pick-six. Linebacker Mychal Kendricks had his best game for Seattle as he recorded two sacks and two tackles for a loss. Ziggy Ansah had two big plays on the Cardinals last drive, a tackle for a loss and a sack. By then, the game was over, largely thanks to Christopher Dewayne Carson.
Carson started off slowly, gaining nothing on his first carry. That was just about the last time the Cardinals would have an answer for him. Carson repeatedly smashed and slashed his way through Arizona’s line. To close out the first half, the Seahawks handed off to Carson on five straight plays. He churned out 36 yards on those carries, eating yardage and the clock. He finished the half with 54 yards on 10 carries. Watch him spin and skip over an attempted tackle here:
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Carson paced the Seahawks all day
The third-year back picked things right up in the second half. He continued to move the ball for Seattle when called on. A few key sacks by the Cardinals derailed Seahawks drives, but Carson made big play after big play. On their critical fourth-quarter drive, Seattle looked to Carson six times on a 13-play drive. He took the ball into the endzone on his sixth touch of the drive. Except there was another damnable penalty.
Let me say Will Dissly had another great game, as predicted by a certain insightful writer. Seven catches on eight targets for 57 yards and a score is solid in anyone’s book. Unfortunately, some of his great work was mitigated by a critical holding penalty on that Chris Carson touchdown run that would have iced the game. Luckily for Dissly, that it robbed Carson of a score, but not the Seahawks.
Happily, C.J. Prosise was there to step in. He did almost nothing in this game. That is, not until he was called on after the Dissly penalty wiped ou the Hawks score. After Carson was stopped twice, Prosise took the ball on second and nine, dashing into the end zone to put the Hawks lead out of reach. Even Captain America has partners, so it’s more than good.
Next. Seahawks defeat Cardinals behind Carson. dark
Carson bounced back today, just as I thought he would. He finished with 104 yards on 22 carries and added 41 more on four catches. Overall, he accounted for 145 of the Seahawks 340 yards today. While his lone score was nullified by a penalty, he did pick up nine of Seattle’s 21 first downs. Carson’s biggest accomplishment was banishing the fumbles to the past. This is the player we expected to see at the start of the season. Expect much more of the same.