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Seattle Seahawks HC Mike Macdonald praises Byron Murphy II for his Week 15 showing versus the Indianapolis Colts.
This article was originally published on www.si.com/nfl/seahawks/onsi as Seattle Seahawks 'not playing like a Super Bowl contender' offensively.
"It's a little bit late in the year right now to be saying that," Mike Macdonald said, "so I think we've got to pick it up on all fronts."
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The Seattle Seahawks offense is broken, but Sam Darnold is not
Seahawks have scored 6 points in the first half on offense in each of the last 3 games. That’s not going to cut it. Sam Darnold is the reason nobody takes the Seahawks seriously in the playoffs. This offense is one guy. They don’t scare anybody.
The good news is that the Seahawks can review their bad offensive footage and try to elevate each unit as they prepare for the Rams. Darnold still had good moments against the Colts, but now he must avenge himself against Los Angeles after throwing four interceptions in the Seahawks’ 21-19 Week 11 road loss to their rivals.
Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald would prefer not to have to rely on Jason Myers quite so much. Myers scored all of Seattle’s points on Sunday, kicking a franchise-record six field goals in an 18-16 win over Philp Rivers and the Indianapolis Colts.
Seattle residents planning to attend the Seahawks-Colts game should prepare for a cloudy Sunday with morning showers and continued flood concerns as a warning remains in effect, according to AccuWeather.
In Week 1, the Seahawks lost 17-13 to the 49ers, and in that game, both Darnold and Jaxson Smith-Njigba fumbled the ball away in the fourth quarter. In Week 5, the Seahawks lost 38-35 because their defense couldn't stop Baker Mayfield, who threw for 379 yards. In Week 11, the Seahawks lost to the Rams because Darnold threw four interceptions.
The Seattle Seahawks outlasted 44-year-old QB Philip Rivers and the Indianapolis Colts. Rivers threw a touchdown pass after coming out of retirement to make his first start in nearly five years.
An early preview of Thursday night's Week 16 regular season game between the Rams and the Seahawks at Lumen Field.