Seattle Seahawks can not Be Successful With Current Offensive Philosophy

But that same defense gave up another late lead – and likely the Seahawks’ two-year reign over the NFC West.

Carroll said he and his staff coach their players about the officiating crew before each game, as they did last week for referee Clete Blakeman’s crew.

“To come in here and win in this fashion, to have a lead, lose a lead, come back and take it – finish the game with that run and see Drew Stanton’s celebration, it makes it all worth it”, Palmer said. Mistake after mistake after mistake after mistake…it’s tough to win football games while suffering breakdowns in all phases of the game. It’s the first time since November 2008 and first time in Pete Carroll’s tenure that a Seahawks team has allowed two 100-yard receivers in the same game.

Cleveland at Pittsburgh (-5½): It looks as if the Browns will start Johnny Manziel at quarterback, and the Steelers will go with Landry Jones.

To an epic extent, in fact.

OAKLAND, Calif. – Adrian Peterson ran for 203 yards and a touchdown in his record-tying sixth career 200-yard game, Cordarrelle Patterson returned a kick 93 yards for a score and Minnesota took over sole possession of first place in the NFC North by beating Oakland. That tied for the most flags in a game in the Carroll era that began in 2010. The offensive penalties kept Seattle facing long-yardage situations, while the defensive penalties kept Arizona’s drives alive. “To be that far behind in the sticks with the penalties … it’s really hard to play ball”. King, signed off the Cincinnati Bengals’ practice squad last December, appeared in four games for the Seahawks this season.

Not trailing the Cardinals by three games with seven left to play and having lost at home to Arizona. That includes the finale January 3 at Arizona (6-3). Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson was under constant siege, forced into a fumble that resulted in a safety, and unforced into a bad underthrown pass toward a wide-open Doug Baldwin that resulted in an interception.

“Is it the end of the world?” The Crimson Tide have won seven straight since committing five turnovers in a home loss to Ole Miss. He avoided many more.

“If it had been a coaster all the way, who knows if we could handle adversity down the road”, he said, “Now that you’ve done it on the road, it proves that you can”. I thought we had him one-on-one a couple other times, but we didn’t throw it to him.

That is the opportunity that awaits Arizona and the challenge in front of Seattle. CenturyLink Field was shaking.

The 35-year old then the Cardinals on touchdown drives of 83 and 80 yards for the win. Even with this deficit it was still way too early for the Seahawks to get away from the running game. Palmer completed 29 of 48 passes for 363 yards, three touchdowns and one interception, but he was also pressured ceaselessly, especially when Seattle went against type and blitzed more heavily than expected.

Luckily for him, the Cards defense came through when they needed to and his receivers had his back all night, particularly budding star receiver Michael Floyd. Avril sped in off right end unblocked in a miscommunication by Arizona’s blockers.

Lynch ran it in from there for his third rushing touchdown in four games. A play layer, Marshawn Lynch bullied his way in and Seattle was down just 25-23 after failing on the two-point conversion. The Cardinals are probably going back to the playoffs this year, and this time they could very well have their most important weapon.

There was a scary moment in the second quarter as Arizona guard Mike Iupati was taken from the game in an ambulance after suffering a neck injury in the second quarter.

The Seahawks got a 46-yard field goal from kicker Stephen Hauschka with 1:03 left, but the Cardinals recovered the onside kick to end it. As it turns out for Seattle, that was not the case against a much-improved Arizona squad. The Cardinals led in total yards (269-89), time of possession (21:17 to 8:43) and total plays (45-19) in the first two quarters. “We’ll see what that means”, Carroll said.

“It hurts us when they’re not letting us play and calling little ticky-tack fouls”, Thomas said. It’s possible the Seahawks don’t know what to do with Jimmy Graham yet.