He got another 18 to put the Falcons in the red zone. 23-20 Seahawks.Ĭordarrelle Patterson ripped up the Seahawks run defense for 40 yards into Seattle territory. Ultimately the drive stalled inside the 10 and Jason Myers was brought on to give the Seahawks the lead again. Kenneth Walker III had a 21-yard run on a jet sweep that saw him reverse field and gain more that way. Geno Smith engineered a 13-play, 68-yard drive that saw a mixture of good, in-rhythm passes to a wide variety of targets. 20-20.įor the first time this season, the Seahawks offense scored in the 2nd half. They got into field goal range but a false start penalty and a strip sack by Darrell Taylor put Younghoe Koo in the difficult position of making a 54-yard kick, but he was up to the challenge. The Falcons benefited from an iffy roughing the passer call on Quandre Diggs, who lightly shoved Mariota just after the ball was thrown. : #ATLvsSEA on FOX /FowEWhET3Y- Seattle Seahawks Septem3rd Quarter Oh yeah, Tariq Woolen picked off Marcus Mariota! That was cool. Smith led a very good two-minute drill that ended in a Jason Myers field goal. Geno extended the drive with a 3rd down completion to Colby Parkinson. He got up under his own power and went to the medical tent. Then a scare came for Seahawks fans when Tyler Lockett took a huge hit from Atlanta safety Richard Grant that jarred a pass incomplete. 17-17.įor the first time all season, the Seahawks defense forced a three-and-out. His next pass was a dart to DK Metcalf for the tying touchdown, as DK high-pointed the ball for the score. Geno Smith led a 9-play, 75-yard response that included a 4th down conversion to Marquise Goodwin for 23 yards. Kyle Pitts converted another 3rd down and then Cordarrelle Patterson rumbled through for an easy touchdown. ![]() Also not ideal? Getting a sack for a loss of nine yards (courtesy of Quinton Jefferson) and then still allowing a 3rd and 19 conversion to Olamide Zaccheaus for 26 yards. The Seahawks began the 2nd quarter with a three-and-out. Thankfully, the Falcons committed a slew of penalties and Coby Bryant also got his first career sack on a punishing nickel corner blitz to force Atlanta into a field goal attempt, which Younghoe Koo converted. Kyle Pitts made a great catch on Josh Jones to create another red zone possession for the Falcons. Mariota continued to find his receiving targets as the Seahawks defense was just unable to generate a pass rush or uh. Smith’s next throw was a beautiful 18-yard touchdown over the middle to Will Dissly to give Seattle the lead back. Atlanta bought run and they got caught out. Geno Smith hit a couple of first down throws to DK Metcalf and Colby Parkinson, the latter of which was a 30+ yard catch-and-run on a well-disguised play-action fake on 3rd and 1. ![]() Jackson held Pitts in the end zone to move the ball to the 1-yard line, and Mariota ran it in on the next play. Pitts made a 3rd down conversion and also had a screen pass to the 3-yard line to set up a goal-to-go situation. 3-0 Seahawks.Ītlanta’s response was to use their star tight end Kyle Pitts early and often, and the Seahawks defense was fortunate not to give up a touchdown (or at least a big run) on Marcus Mariota’s first pass, which was overthrown. Geno’s lofted 3rd down pass into the end zone for Metcalf was knocked away by AJ Terrell, so Jason Myers came on and made a short field goal. Geno Smith threw a dime to DK Metcalf on the outside to get Seattle close to the red zone. He gained 35 yards on his first three attempts. The Seahawks started the game on offense, and they established Rashaad Penny right away with effective runs into Atlanta territory. I guess Uchenna Nwosu’s fumble recovery was also cool but this is a group that is way worse than imagined. They were atrocious from start to finish and the only highlights were Coby Bryant and Tariq Woolen getting a sack and interception, respectively. ![]() Hard to imagine there are too many NFL defenses worse than the Seahawks. Geno Smith threw for over 320 yards, two touchdowns, but took two costly sacks on the team’s final drive. Atlanta had just one punt, and Cordarrelle Patterson racked up over 140 yards on just 17 carries, scoring a touchdown in the process. The Seattle Seahawks (1-2) offense played much better, but the Atlanta Falcons (1-2) have their first win of the season.Īn atrocious defensive effort saw the Falcons rack up 386 yards of offense on only 54 plays.
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