But Seattle’s three victories had come against the rebuilding New England Patriots, the Miami Dolphins sans injured Pro Bowl quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, and the Denver Broncos, who were led by rookie quarterback Bo Nix.
Thus, Seattle’s road test versus Detroit this season was the toughest one yet. And with Detroit’s 42-29 thumping of the Lions, which was Detroit’s first victory over Seattle in five prior games, the Seahawks under Mike Macdonald’s coaching remain incomplete.
Seattle’s lack of defensive starting players up front made it difficult for them to compete with Detroit’s explosive running offense.
Seattle did not have the services of Byron Murphy II, Boye Mafe, Leonard Williams, Uchenna Nwosu, or linebacker Jerome Baker up front. In the first half, Seahawks safety Julian Love also went down with a thigh injury.
After the game, Macdonald remarked, “It’s obvious we’re not the team we want to be yet, and we shouldn’t be where we want to be.” As a football squad, we still have room to improve. We need to approach it with urgency because we don’t have a long week. And we must proceed to the next phase.
