SEATtle – After having made their way through most of the first 58 minutes of their first season game, Sam Darnold and the Seattle Seahawks offensive deepened in the territory of the 49ers of San Francisco, putting itself 9 meters from the victorious of the game.
With a new low set, 62 seconds on the clock and a dead time, they were in perfect condition to steal a victory a day when their defense was overtime to keep them in the game.
But the ball, and this opportunity, slipped from the hands of Darnold.
In the second and 4 years, Darnold groped when his hand hit the offensive platform Abraham Lucas at the back while the quarterrier ended to launch a check. The 49ers recovered to seal their 17-13 victory on Sunday in Lumen Field, an appropriate end to a forgettable start for the new attack by Darnold and Seattle.
“The end of this game makes you sick,” said Véteur Veteran Cooper Kupp. “We were there. At the end of the day, we shouldn’t have been in this position. If we are doing half of the pieces we expect, and we are not there. Killer’s way for it to end.”
Very few were waiting for the unit of the Klint Kubiak coordinator to be a behemoth as soon as the door is left. He thought there is increasing pain given everything that is new – Kubiak and his plan, several of his assistants and six of his starters, including the quarter.
But these figures were disappointing at any level:
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13 points out of 10 possessions
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230 yards of total offense, 84 on the ground
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3 out of 10 on the third
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Two lost escapes
“Obviously, not the start we wanted,” said Darnold, who finished 16 of the 23 passes for 150 yards. “Attribute these guys. I thought their defense had come out and had played very well. They had a good diagram. … For us, it was simply not enough today. I felt as if we were not as effective as we wanted to be first and second drop; third below, we must also be much better. So not our best day today.”
Any off -season, the Seahawks looked like a team whose defense should carry them, at least early. This group was entering its second season in the plan of coach Mike Macdonald and returned all key players after finishing ninth in points authorized in 2024. Although the offense would need time to freeze, the defense of Macdonald had already exceeded its growing pain.
What happened on Sunday did nothing to dispel this notion.
The Seahawks intercepted Brock Purdy twice and held San Francisco’s precipitation match at 3.3 yards per race, leaning on several occasions, but breaking up until the fourth quarter. It was at this moment that the Pro Bowl Riq Woolen corner half played two Purdy throws – a deep ball of 45 yards at Ricky Pearsall and the winning touch of the winger with tight wing n ° 3 Jake Tonges.
But the Defense of the Seahawks could be excused for having flambé under the additional pressure of an offense which did not carry its own weight. San Francisco owned the ball for almost 38 minutes, and Seattle defended the four stockings after the 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan lost confidence in the botter in difficulty Jake Moody in the second period. The Seahawks also lost the security recruit Nick Emmanwori for an ankle injury on the possession of opening, forcing them to play lighter against a heavy attack – although the 49ers played without the tight winger George Kittle and the recipient Jaannings for a large part of the match.
“I can’t sugar – it fears,” said Julian Love, who blocked a basket and produced the only Seattle bag. “You expect all the offseason to play these guys and bring them, and for them to go out in mind is a pill that is difficult to swallow.”
A bright point for the Seahawks offensive was the third-year receiver Jaxon Smith-Migba (nine captures for 124 yards), who continues to show that he can win outside and not only in the slit. He had three captures which won more than 20 meters, including a completion of 40 yards which brought the Seahawks to the territory of San Francisco during their last trip. He lost an escape which led to a 49 -eate basket.
“We will see who else intensifies it is not only the Jax spectacle with each cliché,” said Macdonald, referring to the fact that no other Seattle player finished with more than 50 meters from the fray.
The Seahawks will need another offensive threat to emerge. More than anything, they will have to execute the ball as Macdonald expected it when he hired Kubiak to replace Ryan Grubb, whose diagram was heavy. Zach Charbonnet (12 races, 47 yards, a touchdown) and Walker (10 races, 20 yards) combined on average just over 3 yards per race, each finding little space to run after a harmful success.
By emphasizing the management of the ball, the games under the center and the deployments designed, the Kubiak system should, in theory, help the Seattle offensive line in a way that Grubb did not do. This unit resisted the protection against the passes during most of the Sunday, granting only two quarter-back strokes and no bags during the first 59 minutes.
But Nick Bosa changed this when he beat Lucas on a bull rush that ultimately caused the end of the game sample. This is how the beginnings ended for Darnold, Kubiak and the Seahawks offensive.
Adding to the disappointment of the loss of Seahawks is that it came to a division rival in Lumen Field, where they made the organizational priority to restore what was once one of the best advantages of the NFL domestic field. This quest will continue in two weeks, when they return home to welcome the saints of New Orleans after having traveled to play Aaron Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday.
“We want to be able to defend the house,” said Kupp. “The guys are sick. They know the importance of winning here. There is a weight.
