3 takeaways from critical Seattle Seahawks Week 4 win
By Jake Luppino
Seahawks sticked with the rushing attack
In Weeks 2 and 3, the Seahawks got away from the run game in the second half. As a result, their scorching hot offense would hit a brick wall. In Week 4, the slow start actually helped this rushing attack. What I mean is, not much was working early on. The Seahawks weren’t hitting the big plays over the top. The offensive line was getting beat early and often. This caused Seattle to remain patient and stick to their guns.
On that scoring drive in the second quarter, they opened it up with a play-action pass. It was followed up with hard running by Chris Carson and Alex Collins. Then, on the same possession with a 3rd and 1, Wilson hit Metcalf on a crossing route on another play-action fake. It was at this point, Seattle had figured something out. An offense that was all out of sorts clicked at the right time.
The Seahawks rushing game kept putting them in shorter down and distances, allowing them to stay ahead of the chains. Seattle finished the game 2-10 on third down. On the surface, a 20% third down conversion rate won’t lead to many wins. But, it can be misleading as the Seahawks were extremely efficient on 1st and 2nd down in the second half. They finished the game with 14 first downs, 7 of which came by runs.
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Alex Collins is earning himself a permanent spot on this roster. His physical, downhill style of running fits in perfectly with Seattle’s offensive scheme. With Rashard Penny on the IR, Seattle now has a competent backup in Collins if Carson were to be injured. Even in Sunday’s game, Carson was a little limpy and didn’t see much playing time in the second half. It didn’t hurt Seattle that much as Collins was able to manage the workload.