The first of three items to track in Sunday’s game between the 8-3 Seattle Seahawks and the 4-7 Minnesota Vikings is the temperament of Max Brosmer. The Vikings’ undrafted rookie quarterback will start for J.J. McCarthy, who has been ruled out of the game due to a concussion. This will be Brosmer’s first NFL start after participating in three NFL games this year. The Seahawks will be looking to stop the Vikings’ run game, which is averaging 102 yards per game and ranks 24th overall. The Seahawks will be looking to stop the run and go after Brosmer.
“You’re going to watch preseason tape, watch some of their college stuff, talk to our scouts, things like that, guys that have watched him coming out and followed his path, “ Said Macdonald.” But do the best you can, really, with the tape you have of what’s out there. He played pretty extensively in preseason, so that’s pretty good tape to have.”
The Seahawks offense has been scoring early and often in the first half of games, putting opposing offenses at a disadvantage and forcing them to abandon the run game. The Seahawks lead the league in first-half points scored with 19.7 points per game and allow just 7.7 points against.
“It helps a lot because one, our offense is staying on the field and sustaining drives long enough for our defense to recover from the last series, and we’re getting our wind and our legs back. So, by the time we go back out there, we’re ready to go,’ said Leonard Williams. “ And then also when you get a jump on a team, they pretty much have to score, and a lot of times they abandon the run pretty early, and they have to pass the ball, which as a defensive line and as a defense that wants to get pressure on the quarterback, that’s going to be in our favor.”
If the Seahawks continue the trend of scoring early and allowing just over 7 points a game, Brosmer could have a rude awakening in his first NFL start.
RETURN OF ERNEST JONES
Ernest Jones missed his second game of the season last week against the Titans due to a knee injury. While the Seahawks won the game, Jones’ veteran leadership in the middle was a missing. Late in the game, the Seahawks’ defense struggled to get off the field in the second half. The Titans outscored the Seahawks 21-14 in the second half. The Titans scored two late touchdowns to narrow the deficit to just six points late in the fourth quarter. The Titans’ back-to-back scoring drives totaled 24 plays, 139 yards, and 9:45 of game clock.
“ I think it was definitely a learning moment from last week. In this league, a lot of times you have those moments, and you lose the game. So overall, we’re happy we won the game, but there were a lot of takeaways we could learn from, specifically getting off the ball, getting off the field on those fourth downs, and just doing a better job tackling, said Williams. With Jones in the lineup and Tyrice Knight cleared to play after being in concussion protocol, the Seahawks’ linebacking will have talent and depth to make the Vikings one-dimensional if they improve their tackling as a unit.
HOW MANY RUSH ATTEMPT WILL THE SEAHAWKS HAVE AGAINST THE VIKINGS?
The Seahawks’ pass offense is ranked fourth in the league, averaging 248 yards per game, and is led by Jaxson Smith-Njigba, who is on a Pro Bowl pace. The run game is averaging 116 yards per game and ranks fourth in the league. The offense as a whole ranks 7th in the league and is at its best when it plays balanced football. Against the Titans, the Seahawks rushed for 114 yards on 20 attempts, tying the season low for rush attempts.
Running back Ken Walker rushed for a team-high 71 yards on 11 attempts. Against the Rams, the Seahawks rushed for 135 yards on 35 attempts, which is the second-highest in rush attempts. The 46 rush attempts in the Arizona game are the season high. The Seahawks will need to have more than 20 rushing attempts to have a balanced attack against a Vikings defense that is allowing 128 yards per game.
“That’s something we stress with our guys, production and yards per play is really important. It’s not one thing, but our guys executed well, that’s when you have your opportunity to go out and execute, “ said Offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak. ” I thought our guys did a good job, they prepared the right way. There’s plenty of things that we would like back, to do better in that game. However, I see our run game in general getting better.”
VIKINGS CAN AND WILL BLITZ
The Seahawks will need to establish a run game against the Vikings’ aggressive defense, which has a high blitz rate.
“ You just know you’re going to get a lot of different looks, a lot of different pressures, guys are going to be blitzing from all different parts of the field. They have the internals, the externals, said Cooper Kupp. “ So a lot of different stuff they throw to you. So, just being on our stuff. Knowing that that’s the part of the identity of that defense, and being able to anticipate some of that stuff and be able to react and know that we’re going to anticipate some things. It’s going to look one way, and you’re going to get something else. You’ve got to be able to react to it, have a plan, and have a counter. And there’s a few different things that can happen,”
If the Seahawks are unable to establish a run game to complement their passing game, the Vikings could make them one-dimensional and turn the game in their favor.
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