Seattle Seahawks: 3 Big takeaways from loss vs. Rams in Week 5
By Samuel Teets
The Seahawks play to the level of their competition
How did a team that is now below .500 come within two points of beating and undefeated team? It’s simple: the Seahawks play to the level of their competition. Their games are always close and the team as a whole steps up when it needs to against tough opponents. However, they struggle against lower level teams.
Just last week, the Seahawks almost lost to the now 1-4 Arizona Cardinals. The game ended with a score of 20-17. The Seahawks first three competitions and point differentials of eleven, seven, and three. That means they were all fairly close games despite that the Seahawks opponents varied in skill level.
It’s not bad to play to the level of your competition against a good team, but it is extremely risky when playing against bad teams. If the Seahawks had lost to Arizona it would have been crushing. That being said, it would have been an unimaginable boost if Seattle had beaten their division rivals, the Rams this week.
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This type of playing style isn’t typical of a contending Super Bowl team, but it is usually seen in Wild Card teams. Considering how things have gone so far, the Seahawks are at best a Wild Card team. Even if they don’t seem like they’re headed to the Super Bowl, they at least possess the ability to wreak havoc and play spoiler on some teams during the rest of the season.