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"Generalities don't count and won't help you in football."-Knute Rockne, renowned Notre Dame football coach.
In general, the Seahawks contained Tony Romo and the Cowboys offense for one half of NFL football Sunday afternoon.
The Seahawks defense held its ground in the redzone and forced two field goals on third down. No touchdowns were surrendered in the first half despite the Dallas quarterback completing 14 of 21 passes for 206 yards. The Cowboys had six points to show for 306 yards of offense in a half of football.
They kept Cowboys running back DeMarco Murray out of the endzone even though he gained 86 first half yards.
But in general, the Seahawks were never exact with their coverage schemes or tackling, and the Seattle offense went no where.
In the second half the Cowboys made the Seahawks pay.
Dallas scored two touchdowns, a 33-yard pass from Romo to Jason Whitten in the third quarter and a six-yarder to Laurent Robinson early in the 4th quarter making it 20-6.
On the ensuing drive following the Cowboys' second TD, Tarvaris Jackson was intercepted and the Cowboys added another Dan Bailey field goal. Seattle scored its first touchdown with a Marshawn Lynch six-yard score with about six minutes remaining in the game, making it 23-13, which would be the final score.
Wide receivers Sidney Rice, Mike Williams and Doug Baldwin led the Seahawks in receptions with just three apiece. Rice was targeted a team-leading eight times.
Lynch ran for 135 yards on 23 carries, a clip of 5.9 yards per carry. It was his first 100 yard rushing game of the season. Definitely the bright spot of the Seahawks sixth loss of the season.
Jackson completed 17 of 30 passes for 221 yards with three interceptions and no TDs, finishing with a 40.4 quarterback rating. Jackson was sacked just once, showing a general improvement for the Seahawks offensive line, but pressure was a factor in his first interception.
Another lowlight was a the 41-yard field goal attempt in the third quarter which was blocked by Anthony Spencer of the Cowboys----simply a breakdown on the offensive line.
Romo finished with 19 of 31 for 279 yards with two TDs and no INTs. The Seahawks did create one turnover, a second quarter fumble recovery by Roy Lewis on a pass to Dallas wide receiver Dez Bryant which would have been another touchdown.
Murray was not stopped in the second half either, he totaled 139 yards on 22 carries for the game.
Witten caught 4 key passes for 71 yards and a TD. Schematically the Cowboys found several open spots in the middle of the Seahawks defense in the second half.
What will be most remembered by this game however is Jackson's interceptions. Many will question his decision making, which concerning his first two interceptions, those generally would be considered inexcusable for an NFL starting quarterback.
Pete Carroll said after the loss, "That was a classic game where a team goes out and plays really hard but makes the mistakes to put us in the loss column. "
Was this Jackson's worst game as a Seahawk?
"I don't know, I haven't been measuring that," answered Carroll. "I don't know."
The 2-6 Seahawks host the Baltimore Ravens next Sunday at CenturyLink field.
In general, this has been a very bad season so far.
In general, the Seahawks contained Tony Romo and the Cowboys offense for one half of NFL football Sunday afternoon.
The Seahawks defense held its ground in the redzone and forced two field goals on third down. No touchdowns were surrendered in the first half despite the Dallas quarterback completing 14 of 21 passes for 206 yards. The Cowboys had six points to show for 306 yards of offense in a half of football.
They kept Cowboys running back DeMarco Murray out of the endzone even though he gained 86 first half yards.
But in general, the Seahawks were never exact with their coverage schemes or tackling, and the Seattle offense went no where.
In the second half the Cowboys made the Seahawks pay.
Dallas scored two touchdowns, a 33-yard pass from Romo to Jason Whitten in the third quarter and a six-yarder to Laurent Robinson early in the 4th quarter making it 20-6.
On the ensuing drive following the Cowboys' second TD, Tarvaris Jackson was intercepted and the Cowboys added another Dan Bailey field goal. Seattle scored its first touchdown with a Marshawn Lynch six-yard score with about six minutes remaining in the game, making it 23-13, which would be the final score.
Wide receivers Sidney Rice, Mike Williams and Doug Baldwin led the Seahawks in receptions with just three apiece. Rice was targeted a team-leading eight times.
Lynch ran for 135 yards on 23 carries, a clip of 5.9 yards per carry. It was his first 100 yard rushing game of the season. Definitely the bright spot of the Seahawks sixth loss of the season.
Jackson completed 17 of 30 passes for 221 yards with three interceptions and no TDs, finishing with a 40.4 quarterback rating. Jackson was sacked just once, showing a general improvement for the Seahawks offensive line, but pressure was a factor in his first interception.
Another lowlight was a the 41-yard field goal attempt in the third quarter which was blocked by Anthony Spencer of the Cowboys----simply a breakdown on the offensive line.
Romo finished with 19 of 31 for 279 yards with two TDs and no INTs. The Seahawks did create one turnover, a second quarter fumble recovery by Roy Lewis on a pass to Dallas wide receiver Dez Bryant which would have been another touchdown.
Murray was not stopped in the second half either, he totaled 139 yards on 22 carries for the game.
Witten caught 4 key passes for 71 yards and a TD. Schematically the Cowboys found several open spots in the middle of the Seahawks defense in the second half.
What will be most remembered by this game however is Jackson's interceptions. Many will question his decision making, which concerning his first two interceptions, those generally would be considered inexcusable for an NFL starting quarterback.
Pete Carroll said after the loss, "That was a classic game where a team goes out and plays really hard but makes the mistakes to put us in the loss column. "
Was this Jackson's worst game as a Seahawk?
"I don't know, I haven't been measuring that," answered Carroll. "I don't know."
The 2-6 Seahawks host the Baltimore Ravens next Sunday at CenturyLink field.
In general, this has been a very bad season so far.
