As far as demoralizing losses go, the Seattle Seahawks' 37-3 loss to the Baltimore Ravens in Week 9 fits the bill.
In a game where Seattle was beaten down in the second half off the back of being held scoreless while the Ravens scored 20 points of their own, the type of performance that was put out had receiver Tyler Lockett lost for words and many others looking for answers.
But when it comes to how the team reacted emotionally from the loss, center Evan Brown says they moved on quickly.
“Win or loss, 24-hour rule, you come back in the building, you look at it, see what you did wrong, did a lot wrong, it wasn’t pretty obviously, you learn from it, and you move on," Brown said. "You can’t let a bad game beat you. It’s a long season, you’ve got a lot of games when it comes down to it. It’s an L in your win-loss column and you move onto the next week. It would really be bad if you let one loss turn into two because you don’t come out and play and perform in the next week which I don’t believe this team will.”
With the loss, quarterback Geno Smith has come in for a heavy dose of criticism. Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said that naturally, Smith is in the middle of it when things go right, and also when things go wrong.
But part of Smith's makeup is his accountability when he doesn't play well. With interceptions now happening regularly, it is starting to become concerning.
Evans revealed what he's seen from Smith this week after such a brutal loss.
“Just between him and the whole team, it’s a new locked in focus up," Brown said. "You lose a game like that, it’s definitely eye-awakening, to say the least, but I think everybody has handled it the right way and it’s been a good week so far.”
The Seahawks get the chance to bounce back against a plucky Washington Commanders team at Lumen Field on Sunday with the hope that Smith can halt his recent interception spike.
With Seattle now level on wins with the San Francisco 49ers, it can ill-afford any slip-ups in games it "should" win.
After the Seahawks put the Ravens' loss behind them and with a new team "focus," expect Brown and the offense to come out breathing fire on Sunday and look to make an example of the Commanders.
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