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Seahawks News

Closing Thoughts: Final Observations From Seattle Seahawks 33-30 Overtime Loss to Tennessee Titans – Sports Illustrated Seattle Seahawks News, Analysis and More
Reporters Corbin Smith and Ty Gonzalez share their final thoughts from Seattle’s embarrassing Week 2 overtime defeat to Tennessee, including a stagnant, rhythm-less offense struggling to sustain drives during a decisive second half.

Is Seahawks’ Pete Carroll showing a different, less patient side?
“Pete Carroll did not display his usual level of patience,” 710 ESPN Seattle’s Mike Salk said of the Seahawks coach after Sunday’s loss.

Heaps: How WR Tyler Lockett has started 2021 red hot for the Seahawks
Tyler Lockett has been on fire for the Seahawks through two games. Jake Heaps breaks down what’s working well for the veteran wide receiver.

Seahawks Mailbag: Bouncing Back From A Loss, Too Many Penalties & More
You had Seahawks questions; we have answers.

Curtis Allen’s week three watch points (vs Vikings) « Seahawks Draft Blog
Time to get right back on the horse.

NFC West News

From the Ravens’ upset to Kyler Murray’s magic, 15 developments from Week 2 that will matter – The Athletic
Teams like the Raiders, Titans and Cowboys seem like they have a lot of answers, while the Falcons and Eagles raise a lot of questions.

Arizona Cardinals 2-0; Focus on Fixing Mistakes – Sports Illustrated Arizona Cardinals News, Analysis and More
Road trip to play the 0-2 Jacksonville Jaguars is next on the schedule.

Arizona Cardinals offensive snap counts in win over Minnesota Vikings – Revenge of the Birds
The Arizona Cardinals offense was quite good once again. They only ran 61 plays, but they piled up a total of 474 yards of total offense.

Sports Illustrated Power Rankings: Where do the Los Angeles Rams sit Ahead of Week 3? – Sports Illustrated LA Rams News, Analysis and More
How do the Los Angeles Rams stack up in Sports Illustrated’s power rankings ahead of Week 3?

Darrell Henderson injury: Rams should turn to Sony Michel vs Bucs – Turf Show Times
Michel expected to step up following Darrell Henderson injury.

Five winners and two losers from the 49ers win over the Eagles – Niners Nation
As is the case with most things in life, whenever you have a chance to look back on something, it’s never as good or as bad as you initially thought. For the 49ers, that’s true for the offense.

Around The NFL

Derrick Henry’s stiff arm, Mike Edwards’ pick-12 and what to think of the Saints? Week 2 NFL superlatives – The Athletic
Our new weekly staple also has the most and least aggressive QBs in Week 2, most/least efficient RBs and a tweet series of the week.

Cardinals-Raiders Super Bowl? Odds leap after 2-0 starts – National Football Post
Two weeks, two wins … to the Super Bowl? Perfect starts to the 2021 season have triggered a serious boost to the Super Bowl and division title odds for three teams that were hardly considered championship contenders entering September.

Ron Rivera explains why he supports NFL crackdown on taunting: ‘Don’t want somebody out for revenge’
Washington Football Team coach Ron Rivera supports the league’s crackdown on taunting. That might come as a surprise, as Rivera was part of a 2015 Carolina Panthers team that engaged in a number of on-field celebrations. That experience informed Rivera’s stance on the rule.

Aaron Rodgers has message for critics after bounce-back win
Aaron Rodgers had a message for critics who say he doesn’t care anymore after the Green Bay Packers’ dominant win over the Detroit Lions