'Complementary' Football Continues to Evade Seahawks in Sloppy 32-29 Loss to Niners
Losing two fumbles and throwing an interception inside their own 20-yard line, the Seahawks were their own worst enemy in a three-point loss to the 49ers on Sunday, beating themselves in more ways than one.
SEATTLE, Wash. - Winning games in the NFL without turnovers already is hard enough on Sundays. But the Seattle Seahawks seem hell bent on finding ways to make that difficult task even harder on themselves.
Two weeks after turning the ball over three times in a 33-31 loss to the Commanders in Landover, the Seahawks once again played the role of their own worst enemy in Sunday's 32-29 defeat to the 49ers, handing their bitter rivals 21 easy points in the first half off a trio of turnovers deep in their own territory. Everyone from quarterback Sam Darnold to the skill positions to the offensive line in the trenches played a role in the disappointing debacle.
A valiant comeback effort in the second half nearly led to Seattle escaping with a victory in spite of the self-inflicted damage, including leading 26-21 at one point in the second half and having the ball past midfield with a minute to play and two timeouts, but the triad of miscues in the first half proved too much for coach Mike Macdonald's squad to withstand on the scoreboard.
"I think our guys played hard. We stuck together. I think we got a tough team. I think we're a connected team," Macdonald remarked. "But in terms of playing complementary football the way that we want to play here as Seahawks and become the team that we want to become, we're not there yet. The good news is we have a game in four days that we can move forward and learn from and try to grow from, so that's the good news, but we need to grow quickly in terms of complementary football."
