Seahawks suffer first loss of the season

Seattle loses a close one to the Indianapolis Colts (34 – 28). I thought this game would be close, but only because of the injuries to the Seattle Seahawks. Upon learning that TE Zach Miller would also be out because of a new hamstring injury, I grew more concerned but still felt like Seattle would beat the Indianapolis Colts. As it turns out it was a close game, but our offensive line was not abused like they were a week before against the Houston Texans’ defense. It was a close game because overall the Colts played well, and the Seahawks did not. Yes, the officiating was bad, but it wasn’t like Seattle got all the bad calls, either. I will say this: the defensive pass interference call against Richard Sherman that shouldn’t have been late in the 4^th quarter was an absolute killer, but the Seahawks were still in position to win the game and failed. Ultimately, it was our own mistakes that finally caught up to us this week. The Seahawks deserved to lose this game because of huge mistakes on defense, and on special teams. Brandon Browner and Walter Thurmond III, in particular, were not very good this game. Additionally, I do not recall at the moment how much room Sidney Rice had to work with on 4^th down at the end of the game, but you have got to come back towards your quarterback and help him out. Sidney Rice did Russell Wilson no favors by standing on the sideline and allowing an interception. You HAVE to attack the ball. With all that being said, Seattle at their best would have never let Indianapolis back into this game in the first place. 

Hats off to the Colts. As a Seahawks’ fan I should be thrilled with a 4 – 1 record, but this game still leaves a sour taste in my mouth when 5 – 0 was within our grasp. Even though I am just a spectator, the competitiveness inside of me wants to win every single game. I keep trying to remind myself that historically going undefeated was very unlikely, especially with our schedule – so it is best to just accept it and move forward. Despite not playing our best football, the ‘Hawks will learn from this game; move forward, and get better because they are a great team. I fully expect the ‘Hawks to bounce back in a big way next week against the Tennessee Titans.

 
Go Hawks!