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Sunday, October 17, 2004

ONGOING SEAHAWKS POST 

[final edit ~7:53p]

The Seahawks squandered this one early. Their first two possessions ended in interceptions, and the Patriots scored 10 points in the first half off of the two Seahawk turnovers. Something I noted of on multiple occasions was the rash of missed tackles by the Seattle defense. It was ridiculous.

Another key detriment was the failure of the Seahawks to get to the end zone when they needed to -- in the first half they had the two drives that stalled and ended in field goals; in the second half, a touchdown on their first possession would have brought the score to 20-13. On the possession after a field goal made it 20-9, the Seattle defense stopped the Pats just over midfield. The Seahawks got the ball and went three-and-out. In addition, after the Seahawks recovered the Tom Brady fumble, they went three-and-out on THAT ensuing possession as well. Luckily the Seahawks found the end zone after Brady connected with Michael Boulware.

I guess the other things of note were that New England was 4-for-6 on third downs in the first half (basically four times when the defense failed to stop the Pats). Also, I can fault Koren for one or two definite drops. Some of the other passes to him, though, would have required spectacular catches, though Warren Moon was on the radio the whole time saying that one of the receivers has to step up and make crazy catches against a team like this. I remember Bobby Engram dropped one key pass, and I'm not talking about the one in the end zone.

As for Matt Hasselbeck, I'd have to say it definitely wasn't the sharpest game I've seen him have. I seem to remember quite a few balls being thrown over or behind the receivers. Much like last year at this time, we haven't seen the offense reach anywhere near its full potential.

1ST QUARTER
>> 1st Seattle possession (from SEA 22)
14:50 1st/10: Matt takes sack
13:33 3rd: Koren catch to SEA 36
12:50 illegal motion penalty (two guys moving at same time)
12:43 Strong to SEA 42
11:44 3rd/5: 15 to Stevens NE 43 (3RD DOWN RECEPTION!!)
10:49 Koren short pass NE 40
10:07 3rd/7: Screen pass tipped by Seymour, picked by McGinest

>> 1st New England possession
10:02 Patten catch left 9 yd SEA 17
9:36 Dillon to SEA 8 (for 1st down)
8:58 Dillon to SEA 2
8:17 Dillon inside SEA 1
***7:44 3rd/G: Dillon in (NE 7-0)

>> 2nd Seattle possession (from SEA 26)
7:34 Alexander bounces out for no gain
6:57 pass Strong left flat (1st down yardage)
6:28 Strong left very close to 1st down
5:55 3rd/short: FREAKIN' FALSE START ON ALEXANDER
5:29 ANOTHER FREAKIN' FALSE START (JONES)
5:02 pressure, ball underthrown to the right, Ty Law intercepts

+++Screw it, this team is cooked+++

>> 2nd New England possession (SEA 43)
4:57 1st/10: Dillon bounces out right for minus yardage
4:33 blitz unsuccessful, short pass for about 8 to Graham
3:50 3rd/4: Faulk to SEA 22
3:08 Dillon to SEA 21...LEARN TO FRIGGING TACKLE (3 guys miss)
2:23 Bierria to right knocks pass downfield out of Fauria's hands (FINALLY, a good play)
2:19 3rd/9: ball thrown behind Johnson left
***2:14 Vinatieri from 40 (NE 10-0)

>> 3rd Seattle possession (SEA 29)
2:05 1st/10: thrown behind Koren -- PASS INTERFERENCE ON KOREN?!!
1:50 Alexander to SEA 26
1:18 Koren short catch
0:45 3rd/4: Morris overthrown deep right
(first Donnie Jones career punt...after a Chris Richard false start...fair catch; SOMETHING WENT RIGHT!)

>> 3rd New England possession (NE 34)
0:27 Givens runs away from two tacklers for five extra yards and first down (50yd line)

This first quarter was brought to you exclusively by Murphy's Law. Yes, Murphy's Law. It sucks!(TM)

2ND QUARTER
14:55 Patten bobbles, catches anyway for 1st down (SEA 38)
14:15 Dillon to SEA 23 (1st down yds)
13:33 short pass Faulk over middle for first down yds (SEA 19)
12:54 Dillon to the SEA 6
***12:32 Patten short pass left, stiff-arms Lucas for TD (NE 17-0)

Well, the Seahawks are 3-2 heading into next week's game...

>> 4th Seattle possession (from SEA 25)
12:21 Engram rollout right for first down (SEA 36)
12:00 Koren loses ball as hits ground down left sideline NE 30
11:54 Alexander for 7 to SEA 44
11:10 3rd/3: Jackson right slips, to NE 19 (39 yds)!!
10:32 Koren out of fingertips end zone
10:28 Strong to NE 15
9:39 3rd/6: touched the ground?! DAMMIT! Engram incomplete in end zone (#@$*)&)!!)
***9:35 Brown from 33 (NE 17-3)

>> 4th New England possession (from NE 25)
9:24 Graham left pass to NE 32
8:43 Brady dropped by Okeafor
8:08 big pass to NE 44 Patton right, nullifying the sack
7:45 Dillon short run 3, many tackles being missed
7:09 Dillon to SEA 46 for 1st down
6:25 Faulk run left for 6
5:51 Cochran catches Faulk to force 3rd down
5:10 3rd/3: Klecko catch (FREAKIN' NOSE TACKLE) to SEA 29
4:36 off Fauria's fingertips over middle inside the 10
4:17 Hamlin stops screen pass SEA 29
3:35 3rd/11: Faulk to SEA 22 (NE now 4-for-6 on third down)
***3:07 Vinatieri from 39 (NE 20-3)

How shameful is it that holding the Patriots out of the end zone on that drive was a moral victory? This sucks. Hard. A freakin' nose tackle got first-down yardage, for goodness' sake.

>> 5th Seattle possession (SEA 37, 26 yd return)
2:58 Alexander stuffed
2:19 straight-up Koren drop at NE 45 (bobbled, his 8th)
2:04 Engram to NE 49 leaping catch 1st down (whew)
1:54 Alexander 5 yd gain to NE 45
1:21 Jackson short catch, runs out of bounds
1:11 3rd/2: Stevens to 28 over middle
1:06 pass to Stevens over middle knocked away
1:02 in and out of Ty Law's hands, too far in front of Jackson
0:44 3rd/10: Alexander to the NE 22, short of first down
***0:34 Brown from 40 (NE 20-6)

>> 5th New England possession (NE 28)
0:28 knee

Halftime. You know, it's performances like this week and last week that make me not want to watch football for the rest of the day. If one of my teams has a terrible loss, I don't even watch Baseball Tonight or NFL Primetime or SportsCenter later in the night. I just can't. They spoiled it.

3RD QUARTER
>> 6th New England possession (NE 25)
14:48 Brady to nobody out of bounds left
14:44 Dillon into a wall
13:56 Dillon to 31 short -- IT'S A THREE-AND-OUT!!

>> 6th Seattle possession (SEA 17, terrible blocking)
13:07 underthrown Jackson after pressure
13:03 Alexander to 19 (I smell three-and-out)
12:20 3rd/7: Koren nice catch for 23 to SEA 44
11:48 Shaun for 7 on 1st down
11:15 Koren to NE 31
10:46 Shaun fumbles, recovers (gain of 5)
10:09 Engram for 10 and first down to NE 15
9:48 weird play, forward flip to Shaun incomplete
9:41 Shaun to the NE 10
9:05 3rd/5: Koren TD catch led him out of bounds
***9:02 Brown from 28 (NE 20-9)

Man, they needed seven right there. They would have only been down by a touchdown...

>> 7th New England possession (NE 32, 20 yd return)
8:52 Dillon stuffed for two
8:19 Dillon to the NE 45 (first down)
7:41 Dillon to SEA 49
7:07 Faulk to SEA 48
6:30 Brady sneak moves chains
5:56 double-reverse for five yards
5:08 Dillon to SEA 38, short gain (Simmons down on field)
4:39 3rd/4: first-down pass nullified by trip penalty
4:15 3rd/14: Abdullah to SEA 40 (A DEFENSIVE STOP!!)

>> 7th Seattle possession (SEA 10, fair catch)
3:34 Koren big nice catch, called for taunting?!?! (SEA 26, still first)
3:28 Shaun to SEA 29
2:46 ball left to Jackson tipped
2:40 Hasselbeck dropped (REAL CLUTCH, GUYS)

>> 8th New England possession (NE 38, LEARN TO FREAKIN' TACKLE!!)
2:00 Dillon to NE 44
1:24 Dillon up middle for 1st down (NE 49)
0:43 Dillon SEA 48
0:00 Faulk stuffed

The Seahawks needed seven points on that one possession, dammit!!! ARRRRRGGGGGHHHH!!!

4TH QUARTER
14:51 Brady runs, Seahawks knock helmet and ball loose, recover

>> 8th Seattle possession (SEA 42)
14:44 Shaun to SEA 45
14:13 Jackson drops pass left on numbers (f$**)
14:09 3rd/7: pressure, Matt hit as throwing, badly incomplete (THIS GAME IS OVER, IN CASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW THAT ALREADY. They got a key turnover, and all they had to show for it was better field position. Ah, the life of a Seattle sports fan.)

>> 9th New England possession (NE 28)
13:55 Dillon screen right for 4
13:18 Kacyvenski drops Dillon in backfield (he MADE THE TACKLE!!) for no gain
12:37 3rd/6: Brady has ALL DAY to throw, and hits Michael Boulware!!

>> 9th Seattle possession (NE 45)
12:29 Matt scramble, Koren left sideline to NE 22 (20 yd)
12:10 Shaun moves the chains! (NE 9)
11:41 Matt pressured, no gain
***11:05 delayed handoff Shaun right touchdown!! (Stevens catch good, Matt roughed on play with shot below knees, NE 20-17)

That...they BADLY needed that. And the two points were clutch.

>> 10th New England possession (touchback)
10:58 Graham pass left for 12 (NE 32)
10:23 Patten midfield drops (dove)
10:17 Faulk to NE 45
9:41 Wistrom pressure
9:37 nice coverage Lucas...incomplete (NO FLAGS, PUNKS!!)
9:30 3rd/10: Graham for 25...SON OF A BITCH!!
8:52 Faulk through middle for 5
8:07 Patten to SEA 13 for ANOTHER freakin' first down
7:30 short NE gain
6:51 Woodard hits Brady, throws ball away
6:47 3rd/8: Huff knocks ball down...Patten down too
***Vinatieri from 30 (NE 23-17)

At least it wasn't a touchdown. I guess. No points on the board would have been a lot better. That two-point conversion looks more and more important.

>> 10th Seattle possession (SEA 26)
6:27 Koren pass to SEA 36 for first down
5:49 Matt pressured, Jackson never looked back (illegal motion penalty declined)
5:42 Alexander for 2
5:03 3rd/7: pass Morris right for first down (SEA 47)
4:32 Shaun to NE 48
3:57 great pass Shaun to NE 26 (first down)
3:57 false start SEA, unnecessary roughness NE...half the distance to the goal (Stevens plowed), auto 1st down at NE 13
3:52 Strong short pass right loss of 1, flags (illegal man downfield, illegal shift SEA...all declined)
3:46 ball thrown away to right (DID THEY WAIT LONG ENOUGH FOR THE GROUNDING FLAG??!!?!!)
3:45 Vrabel jumps on Matt...let's hope it's offsides...IT IS
3:20 3rd/16: Stevens to the SEA 13 short of 1st down
***3:01 Brown from 31 (NE 23-20) (11 plays, 62 yards)

The Seahawks still need a freakin' touchdown, and they badly need a defensive stop. They do have all three of their time outs remaining, though, at least.

>> 11th New England possession (NE 37...dammit. That's good field position)
2:51 incomplete left to Givens
2:47 Dillon stuffed at NE 39, setting up the biggest 3rd down of the year for the Seahawks
2:36 3rd/8: Brady all freakin' day to throw, Johnson into the SEA red zone 12 (red flag out...it'll be a catch...or will it?)
-- Come on, did you really think that call would go the Seahawks' way? I didn't. Why should those calls start going Seattle's way now?
2:06 Dillon to the SEA 9, Wistrom down (what the hell...let it all fall down. This sucks as it is. Damn you, SI Jinx!!)
***1:55 Dillon right to touchdown (NE 30-20). He's over 100 yards rushing.

It's a coronation.

>> 11th Seattle possession (SEA 33, it's pointless, though.)
1:44 pressure on Matt, Morris drops right
1:38 Bannister 8 left to the SEA 41
1:25 Morris to SEA 47 for first down
1:03 Koren catch for 1st down, out of bounds NE 37
0:54 Bannister to NE 38
0:31 Mili to NE 18, timeout called
0:25 Stevens over middle incomplete through defender's hands
0:20 Stevens to NE 5, ball spiked before NE defender gets back, still first down, 0:12 left
0:09 from NE 2, Vrabel bats pass
0:05 Shaun left drops pass behind him
0:00 defensive pass interference, but one play left, the loss is secure
0:00 Strong stuffed, who cares.

Patriots 30, Seahawks 20. Early turnovers made the difference, and the fact that the Seahawks didn't capitalize off their takeaways didn't help either.

Seahawks. Cardinals. Sunday afternoon.

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