Seattle left seeking answers after opening loss to St. Louis

And when the Seahawks needed a yard on fourth down to extend the game in overtime, Marshawn Lynch got swarmed from the right side and then the left trying to run off tackle. After all, he already had over 70 yards on just 17 carries, so it’s not like he was having a bad day. Anchored by a stout defence, and a solid all around performance on offence, the St. Louis Rams took the Hawks the distance, ultimately dropping them in overtime with a field goal.

“I had a great bounce on the ball and was able to get into the end zone”, Williams said.

The Rams assembled a defense that features five first-round picks up front for just such a moment. It fizzled out at the St. Louis 43, about 10 yards shy of field-goal range, when Aaron Donald and Michael Brockers threw Lynch for a yard loss. “We don’t want to start like that”, Quinn said.

Nowak was a guard on the practice squad last season, and to help him in his first career start, Wilson was making the most of the initial protection calls before snaps.

The silver lining for Seattle, however, is that their eventually fruitless result included a furious rally in the fourth quarter, where the Seahawks scored 18 straight points.

“We got out of our lanes and got blocked a little bit at the line of scrimmage, ” Carroll said. “At that point I’ve got to tackle him and live to fight another day”.

The Seahawks opened extra time with an onside kick that would have given them a shot at profitable the sport outright, as Bradley Marquez caught Steven Hauschka’s popped-up try. After throwing a flag for an illegal fair catch, officials ruled the ball was kicked directly in the air, so Marquez was OK raise his hand.

But overtime began poorly for the Seahawks on what appeared to be an onside kick by Hauschka, but as Carroll said later on, it was simply a mistake. He admitted,”I mishit that kick”. However, Seattle lost contain on one run by Tavon Austin that went for a 16-yard touchdown. We were kicking the ball way down the field.

Starting fast has been a priority for the Rams’ defense going back to the beginning of the team’s offseason program. “At the same time, I’d like to say (I’m) not surprised”. “We’ve been doing that for a long time”.

It’s clear that the defense also had their struggles, with St. Louis seeing something they haven’t in about 15 years: Wide-open receivers. Wilson should have ran the ball, or throw a pass, although Pete Carroll has to be afraid of those things by now.

Winston became the first quarterback since Brett Favre in 1991 to have his first National Football League pass intercepted and returned for a touchdown. Also, Trumaine Johnson’s interception was one of the key highlights of the game.

All-Pro free safety Earl Thomas played in that middle Sunday, his first game since February’s Super Bowl and shoulder surgery later that month.

There was late drama in Arlington as Tony Romo’s 11-yard touchdown pass to Jason Witten with seven seconds remaining lifted the Dallas Cowboys to a 27-26 win over the New York Giants. Owner Jerry Jones said Bryant would need a pin and be out four to six weeks.

Hoyer struggled in his debut before Ryan Mallett took over with about six minutes left and led Houston on two scoring drives to cut the lead to a touchdown.

As offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell had promised, Graham played various formations: from the wing; tight on the line, often with fellow end Luke Willson; and out wide such as on his touchdown catch. “We’ve preached that the past few years – finish, finish, finish”.