Finding the 'D' in defeat
There wasn't necessarily a silver lining to the Seahawks' loss in Cincinnati, but there were signs of an encouragingly stiff defense being played by Seattle.
I’m not saying I got COVID from the guy who threw up next to me during the third quarter of Saturday’s game at Husky Stadium, leaving a tell-tale chunk on my Air Force Ones.
I’m not going to dismiss that possibility entirely, either.
It’s Thursday, though, and I’m feeling much better today though very much missing the fact THAT I SHOULD BE I PARIS RIGHT NOW. Yeah. Friends of ours are getting married with a civil ceremony on Friday and then a wedding and reception on Saturday, which was to be followed by a trip up to Strasbourg next week. Instead, I’m just now beginning to unpack everything that happened in Seattle sports this past weekend, which was quite a bit.
First of all, there was Washington vs. Oregon aka “The Greatest Game Ever Played.” At least that’s what I’m calling it. I wrote about that on Wednesday, and after watching the television broadcast I’m even more impressed by the way that Michael Penix played on Washington’s final two possessions. Not just his toughness, but the focus to perform the way he did in that moment after the Huskies had lost control of that game following their touchdown drive on the opening possession of the second half. He’d been knocked around, he was cramping and he pulled it together for one of the best late-game performances by a quarterback at a program that has been very fortunate to have some very high-level players at that position.
I watched the second half of the Seahawks’ game in Cincinnati while at the N terminal at Sea-Tac Airport. I’ve now watched the full game via NFL+, and it only reinforced my opinion that while the Seahawks lost, that was the most encouraging game they’ve played all season. The defense looked good. Really good. And that was for a second straight week, and this time it was against a team that was not a certified shit show.