A STATISTICAL LOOK BACK AT THE SEAHAWKS’ WIN OVER THE PATRIOTS
STELLAR EFFORT BY GENO SMITH
Geno Smith had one of his best games as a Seahawk in leading the Seahawks to the overtime victory. Smith completed 33 of 44 passes for 327 yards and one touchdown. In addition to a spectacular statistic day, Smith’s leadership was a different maker in the game. His laser focus and belief in his teammates willed them to a win despite a subpar running game performance and several dropped passes.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Jaxon Smith-Njigba benefited from Smith’s precision passing and had his best game as a pro, notching career highs in targets (16), receptions (12), receiving yards (117), contested catches (three), and first-down grabs (seven), among other things.
BOX SCORE
| Seahawks | Patriots | |
| Total points | 23 | 20 |
| Total offensive plays | 66 | 66 |
| Average EPA per play | 0 | -0.046 |
| Total net yards | 343 | 315 |
| Avg yards per play | 5.2 | 4.8 |
| Total first downs | 18 | 19 |
| Rushing first downs | 4 | 8 |
| Passing first downs | 12 | 9 |
| Penalty first downs | 2 | 2 |
| Third-down efficiency | 50% | 44% |
| Fourth-down efficiency | 13% | 0% |
| Possessions | 12 | 11 |
| Avg plays per drive | 6.2 | 6.8 |
| Avg yards per drive | 26.4 | 26.3 |
| Avg points per drive | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| Red-zone possessions | 2 | 4 |
| Red-zone plays | 6 | 15 |
| Red-zone TDs | 1 | 2 |
| Red-zone FGs | 2 | 2 |
| Red-zone scoring efficiency | 150% | 100% |
SNAP COUNTS & PLAYER PARTICIPATION
Seahawks’ offensive snap counts
Seahawks’ defensive snap counts
SEAHAWKS EARNING TOP PFF 10 PLAYER GRADES
QUARTERBACKS
GENO SMITH 83.3 3rd OVERALL
TACKLES
CHARLES CROSS 90.1 #1 Tackles
CORNERBACKS
RIQ WOOLEN 84.3 #1 CORNERBACKS
SAFETIES
JULIAN LOVE 91.4 # 2
Rayshawn Jenkins 83.2 # 7 Overall
INTERIOR DEFENDERS
QUOTES FROM MIKE MACDONALD MONDAY PRESS CONFERENCE
(On what he thought about the run defense in the second half and if it was scheme-related or execution)
“Yeah, second half played the run. I don’t know, the yard splits on the first half versus the second half, but to answer your question, it’s both. Scheme-wise, some things that without getting all the details, I’m putting that on my shoulders, on how we prepare or how we call it. Situations we’re putting guys in, we can be better on that front, me in particular. And then on the other hand, there’s just old school football fundamentals that we need to be better at in our front seven, our edge mechanics, how we’re taking on blocks. Some of our run fits at the second level. Those things need to be improved. So I’d say it’s a combination of both.”
(On what the basic differential concepts between rushing from the outside to the inside)
“Understanding what type of rusher you are, you don’t need a thousand different moves. Are you a speed guy? If you’re a speed guy, you need counters inside. If you’re a power guy, you need speed counters on the perimeters. So understanding who you are as a rusher and as a player, I think that’s number one. No matter where you’re rushing from, obviously, the blocks get on you quicker when you’re on the inside. So having things ready in that contact area just happens sooner when you’re rushing from the inside. And then ultimately, you have to have an understanding of what’s going on around you and who has the two-way go, so to speak. Who’s protecting who, who’s the pocket pusher, who’s the A-gap push? And then how you play off of the guys that have more of a freedom in their rush. And that way you can eliminate those extra gaps and try to keep the quarterback corralled.”
(On the guard rotation between Anthony Bradford and Christian Haynes)
“I’ll kind of leave the offensive line rotation to keep it more under wraps, but it’s still an ongoing thing. I thought AB (Anthony Bradford) had some good plays. You leave the Denver game thinking, ‘Hey, we’re on a good trajectory here.’ Going to the New England game, we didn’t run it as effectively. Now we threw the heck out of the ball and did what we needed to do to win the game. But moving forward, especially in those situations where we need to run the ball, we’re going to have to get that done.”
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