Sentences with phrase «seahawks defense»

Stephen A. Smith is shocked that the Seahawks defense couldn't put a lid on the rookie quarterback.

I don't like criticizing play - calling with the benefit of hindsight, but still, I would have liked to see the Lions pound the rock there and simply try run for a first down rather than try to trick this Seahawks defense that is known for their discipline.

Ebron was supposed to be the Lions» ace in the hole with the Seahawks defense vulnerable up the middle.

Thomas, of course, has become a cornerstone of the Seahawks defense.

The Seahawks defense allowed just 16 touchdown passes this season, with a league - leading 28 interceptions.

There was nothing at all special about the looks the Seahawks defense showed Denver.

A stout Seahawks defense had held him to 31 yards on 11 carries on the ground, and two receptions for 26 yards.

What I am wondering is how those routes would look against the Seahawks defense.

Per usual, the Seahawks defense is one of the best in the league.

The reason being is that while Gus Bradley was the head coach, the Jags tried to emulate the Seattle Seahawks defense, where Bradley had been the defensive coordinator.

Not exact matches

Two came on great reads by the Seahawks» defense (though one throw he probably should have held onto), and the last, as mentioned, came in an end - of - game, desperation situation.

Seattle's defense played heroically as they helped the Seahawks win last week despite having more penalty yards than total yards on offense.

If you love suspect coaching, horrible special teams and offensive football before the advent of the forward pass, all sandwiched around superb defense, Sunday night's Seahawks - Cardinals game was your Super Bowl.

NFL teams that use the 4 — 3 defense as of 2017 include the Dallas Cowboys, Atlanta Falcons, Minnesota Vikings, Carolina Panthers, Cincinnati Bengals, Jacksonville Jaguars, Oakland Raiders, Detroit Lions, Cleveland Browns, New England Patriots, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Seattle Seahawks, Buffalo Bills, Philadelphia Eagles, Los Angeles Chargers, Miami Dolphins, New Orleans Saints, San Francisco 49ers, and the New York Giants.

Against a defense that ranked 14th in DVOA against the run during the regular season, the Seahawks should see big gains in Super Bowl.

The Chiefs will have to contend with the Pats» savvy, the Steelers with the Broncos» defense, the Seahawks with Cam Newton and the Packers with one of the most well - rounded and spirited teams in the Cardinals.

If the Seahawks ran their base defense or their Bear front, they would always be left with the weakside three - technique at the mercy of a couple of 315 - pound men.

With their vaunted defense back to dominating the opposition, the Seahawks are a trendy favorite in the top - heavy NFC.

I said before the game that Russell Wilson needed to run the ball eight to 10 times for the Seahawks to really be able to exploit the Patriots defense.

The Jacksonville Jaguars run basically the same defense as the Seattle Seahawks, and last week Gus Bradley's team stuck to that system and played a decent game.

Somebody is going to have to step up for the Seahawks to get back to playing their style of defense.

For a long time Sunday at Shea Stadium the Jets and the Seahawks played defense like a couple of sorority touch teams.

Harvin was brought in by the Seahawks this offseason to be a deep threat and help spread out the defense, and he should be able to do just that if he can stay on the field.

Russell Wilson finished 12 of 24 for 168 yards, a touchdown and a pick against the Niners» tough defense, but came up big when the Seahawks needed him to (with some help from a bad roughing the passer call), connecting with Paul Richardson for a touchdown with 13:20 remaining.

Without excellent play by Seattle's defense over the first 57 minutes of the game, the Seahawks would be headed for their couches, and not Glendale, Arizona.

The Seahawks may have the edge on defense with the best defense in the league, but will that be enough to overcome New England's clear advantage on offense?

However, because the Seahawks are so powerful on the ground and opportunistic on defense, the odds against UNDER are not as bad as one might think.

The Seahawks were incredibly effective against the pass, and had the No. 7 rush defense to help as well.

As noted, the Seahawks did manage two field goals and three touchdowns on offense, but special teams also contributed one and the defense put up nine points of its own.

The Seahawks pass defense currently ranks third in the NFL and Sherman and Browner have combined for seven of the nine interceptions by the Seahawks this season.

The Seattle Seahawks put up the kind of points that make it seem like Russell Wilson and the offense demolished the Denver Broncos defense.

Carolina had no answer for the Denver defense but it still advanced farther than the Seahawks and Patriots this year.

This is a defense that surrendered fewer points per game than last year's Broncos team and the 2014 Seahawks.

The Seahawks personnel across the entire defense was so fast and brutal and bad that offenses ducked and dodged.

His matchup against the Seahawks» ninth - ranked defense in rush DVOA isn't ideal, although they've allowed an additional 5.1 PPG and 24 rushing yards per game in 14 games without SS Kam Chancellor (neck, IR) since 2015.

Does this mean that the 2015 Broncos defense is better than the 2013 Seahawks group, the 2002 Buccaneers gang, or the 2000 Ravens squad?

Washington faces another formidable run defense (fifth best in the league) in Seattle this Saturday, but the Seahawks are not as packed up front as Tampa Bay.

That's something Broncos GM John Elway learned when one of the greatest offenses ever assembled — a group Elway hand - picked and built himself — was dismantled by the dominating defense of the Seahawks in Super Bowl XLVIII.

Tuiasosopo, a son of former Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers defensive lineman Manu Tuiasosopo, says that when he rolls out, he doesn't know what he's going to do until he sees how the defense reacts.

The Seahawks consistently finish near the top of the league in defense, particularly in tackling and yards allowed after catch.

Wilson keeps the Seahawks» offense on an even keel, and that's more than enough when the defense is as dominant as it was Sunday.

The first game on Sunday features a classic matchup with MVP front runner Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers travelling to Seattle to face the Richard Sherman and the Seahawks top - ranked passing defense.

The Seahawks have a few tough calls to make with their aging defense in the next couple years, and Avril is up first.

The splits represent an accretion of problems for the opponent: field position getting progressively worse, tiny mistakes getting magnified by stingy defense and opportunistic offense, the Seahawks settling for field goals to mount a 12 - 3 lead while you desperately need to convert 3rd - and - 17 for a catch - up touchdown.

In my defense, I was about 8 years old and my 8 year old brain thought he was the best simply because he was the starting QB for my Seahawks!

The Seahawks manhandle the Falcons on the strength of a stifling run defense that forces Atlanta to go to the air.

The Denver Broncos had no answer for the Seattle Seahawks on offense or defense during Super Bowl 48.

The loss of Webster really hurts the Rams» defense, but at least their deficiencies vs. the run will be masked against the Seahawks» terrible run blocking.

Our offense is better than the Cowboys and we had the opportunity to put up 43 on the Seahawks, who's defense is way better than the Packers..

I think people probably admire the way Dimitroff and Quinn have worked to build the defense through the draft over the last several years, but the truth is a lot of that building process has been characterized as an attempt to mimic the Seahawks who, for a few years, became a model defense (if not a model franchise).