The Seahawks beat the Bolts

In their first 2 games of the preseason the Seattle Seahawks fell just a little short. The Denver Broncos won the first game 22-20. The second game went to the Kansas City Chiefs when they held on to a slim 14-13 win. In the third game the Seattle Seahawks where finally able to turn the tables and pull out a last second 16-15 win.

Once again the offense had problems as they continue to play the offensive line shuffle. This time it was because left tackle Russell Okung was held out of the game at the last minute. With all this shuffling of players it means that no group has played together enough to gel into cohesive unit. The lack of playing as a unit showed as the Chargers defense was able to break through and get to Russell Wilson.

The offensive line though could not take all the blame for the slow start There were times that Russell Wilson looked a little uncomfortable in the pocket and took a little too much time deciding where to throw the ball. Marshawn “The Beast” Lynch also looked a bit rusty in his limited play after sitting out the first 2 games. At the end of the first quarter the Seahawk had yet to score in the game.

In the second quarter Rookie Tyler Lockett gave the team a boost when he ran a punt back for a 67-yard touchdown. After that the offense seemed to pull together a little as they were able to get close enough for a field goal. The Chargers matched the field to end the half at 10-6 Seattle.

The third quarter Seattle managed to keep a slim one point lead despite the Chargers out dueling them in a battle of field-goals. Then, in the forth the Chargers struck first with a field-goal to take a 2 point lead. It stood up for most of the quarter until the Seahawk made one final push to get down the field. It looked as though they would lose another close game when they were stopped short of Hauschka's range. Pete Carroll decided that since there were only a few seconds left they should go for the field-goal. That proved the right choice asHauschka kicked the ball and it just barely cleared the cross-bar.