Seattle Seahawks Never Give the Pittsburgh Steelers a Chance; Prevail 31-17

The Seahawks’ home opener didn’t go so well, but their first road game of the season sure did. They were in control of the game for most of it, even as they made mistakes early on in the game. The offense was led by all sorts of new faces and is improving in real time.

Seahawks: From Mistakes To Tominance!

“Every time I touch the ball, I’m trying to score,” Running Back Kenneth Walker said. “The line opened up a hole to the left side. I don’t really have to make anybody miss.” Walker discussed his much better day than his game against the Niners. He had 105 rushing yards and even a 19-yard TD in the fourth quarter, breezing by multiple Steelers like they were practice dummies. But that’s not how it started for the Seahawks. They scored first, but on the next drive, Sam Darnold threw an interception to Jalen Ramsey. That set the Steelers up for a field goal.

In the second quarter, Darnold threw his second interception, which led to a Steelers touchdown and Pittsburgh’s only lead of the day. But in the locker room, the Seahawks offense got focused and, for the first time this year, was in sync. They scored a game-tying touchdown on their opening drive of the half with Darnold’s second passing touchdown of the day. The game-clinching touchdown was unique, to say the least. Rookie Kaleb Johnson was waiting to return the ball after the Seahawks scored the go-ahead field goal.

It bounced in front of him and through Johnson’s hand and landed about the five-yard line. Johnson then walked off the field because he thought the ball went out of bounds. “Poor judgment by a young player,” Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin said. “That guy thought it was going out of bounds, and it didn’t,” said George Holani. “It was a lucky roll, and I made the best of it.” He did that by recovering it in the end zone for a touchdown

Walker’s first touchdown of the year was the cherry on top to clinch the Seahawks’ first win of the season! The Seahawks offense has many new faces now, and against an elite defense like the Niners, the need for better chemistry and understanding of the offense was exposed. But if they can figure things out against a defense like the Steelers, then things could line up as they figure out how to gel on offense. With games coming up against the Saints, Cards, Jags, and Bucs next, it gives the perfect chance to figure things out.

Aaron Rodgers and the Offense’s Failure To Start!

Last week, Rodgers looked like his MVP self against his old team, the Jets. Throwing four touchdowns, he led the Steelers to a 34-32 comeback win. But this week he looked like himself last year. He threw a single touchdown and threw two interceptions along with only a total of 203 passing yards with a QB rating of 30.8.

Running Back Jaylen Warren had more receiving yards than rushing yards. The Steelers had only 72 total rush yards compared to Walker’s 105 alone. The Seahawks D took away the deep ball and made ex-Seahawk DK Metcalf mostly ineffective, and without that running game, the right game plan makes the Steelers offense moot. “It’s week two,” Rodgers said. “It means, like, it’s good for us. Last week, there were probably some people feeling pretty good because everybody outside the building was talking about how great we were on offense. … That’s the league. You can’t ride the highs or the lows.”