The Seahawks, our defending champs, looked like they were cruising to a 3-0 start, but then they went to face the lowly Commanders and coughed up a brutal 33-31 loss on Sunday. Seriously, what in the world happened to the unit everyone calls the “best defense in the NFL,” because Marcus Mariota looked like Peyton Manning out there against our boys. This game has me absolutely tilting, and I bet you’re right there with me after that head-scratcher.
Marcus Mariota Went Full MVP Mode Against Our D, No Kidding
This loss stings so bad, especially when you consider we were supposed to walk all over a Commanders team missing their starting QB, Jayden Daniels. Everyone, and I mean *everyone* around the league, had our defense pegged as the best in the game. So how does a guy like Mariota, who’s usually just… fine, suddenly turn into a Hall of Famer and lead his squad to 33 points? He carved us up, making throws and extending plays like it was nothing. Terry McLaurin found the end zone, sure, but then Treylon Burks, a guy who barely gets shine, snagged a touchdown too. Stefon Diggs only had four catches for 33 yards, but it didn’t even matter because Mariota was just dealing. We were supposed to go 3-0 and instead, we lost to a team missing its starting quarterback while making their backup look like an absolute superstar.
JSN’s Double Didn’t Prevent the Backup TE Randomness
On offense, it was awesome to see Sam Darnold back under center, and we were all expecting Jaxon Smith-Njigba to get pumped with targets. He definitely did, snagging plenty of targets and yards, and even punched it in twice! We were on the edge of our seats for a JSN hat trick, weren’t we? You know I was! But no, instead we watched backup tight end Eric Saubert, who’s behind AJ Barner on the depth chart, somehow find the end zone for a touchdown. Like, what even is that? Saubert didn’t do much else notable all game, just enough to make anyone who drafted Barner rip their hair out. And then, in the clutch, with JSN getting TRIPLE-teamed in the fourth quarter, it was our veteran Cooper Kupp who finally found paydirt for the first time this season. Great for Coop, but it just highlights how much JSN is drawing attention, and when that happens, others *have* to step up.
We’re just in Week 3, but a loss like this, especially against a team we should have handled easily, raises some serious questions about that “best defense” title. Our defending champs need to bounce back hard. We can’t let a performance like this define our season, the 12s deserve better!
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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