Our Seahawks just put on a show at Lumen Field, taking down the winless Los Angeles Chargers 30-23 in a game that felt like a statement. While Nate Tice and Ben Solak are busy dishing out their mid-season awards on the “Football 301” podcast, our squad is out here making moves and pushing one of the league’s biggest disappointments even further down. It’s a quarter of the way through the NFL season, and the Hawks are making sure everyone knows we’re for real.
The Chargers’ Pain Is Our Gain, Literally
Speaking of those biggest disappointments from the “Football 301” crew, Nate and Ben explicitly called out the Los Angeles Chargers as one of the league’s truly winless teams at the quarter mark. Well, guess what, they just got another L courtesy of our boys. We beat them 30-23, adding to their misery and frankly, it’s a good look for our Hawks. It’s rough out there for the Bolts, and our defense and offense combined to make sure their “winless” status stayed intact. Meanwhile, the guys also pointed to the Houston Texans as an 0-4 disaster zone. Ouch.
Early Season Shocks Across the League
It’s not just the Chargers turning heads for all the wrong reasons. Tice and Solak highlighted a few other shockers across the NFL at the quarter pole. The Las Vegas Raiders defense is apparently legit. The Cleveland Browns are sitting pretty at 3-1. And talk about unstoppable, those San Francisco 49ers offenses are flying high. The Minnesota Vikings are straight up undefeated at 4-0. It shows you how wild this league is early on, and while some teams are grabbing headlines for being perfect or perfectly awful, our Hawks are just out here handling business. And shoutout to the rookies making noise! Denzel Boston, rocking the #12 for the Cleveland Browns, got a nod as a top rookie after his game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers back on September 22. The guys also talked about MVP and Defensive Player of the Year candidates, but those names are still under wraps, keeping us guessing.
Power Rankings Are Tight, and We’re Ready
Then there’s the power rankings. Tice and Solak said it’s a tough job right now, with both the AFC and NFC being “extremely tight at the top.” That tells you everything about the parity in this league, even a quarter of the way in. Every game matters, every win pushes you closer to being in that conversation. Our Hawks are battling every week, making sure they’re right there when those rankings really start to mean something.
So, while the national guys are debating surprises and disappointments, we’re just here watching our Seahawks grind. This win against the Chargers is a huge momentum builder, and we’re ready to see what Mike Macdonald and the boys cook up next. Get loud, 12s, because this season is just getting started, and our Hawks are making noise!
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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