Anytime these two teams play each other, especially in Seattle, it's a fist fight. We couldn't have started off worse. Russell looked tight in the first half, just couldn't really get into a solid rhythm...They just came out and looked a bit stiff as if this was a must win game or something...Oh wait...
There were frustrating moments for sure. I wanted to slap Russell when he ran for that big first down only to have it negated (and out of FG range) because he decided to get cute and lateral it (illegally forward). Oh I was ticked. 3 points against Aaron Rodgers is BIG before the half.
The running game eventually did what it does and ended above our league-leading 152 yards-per-game average. It was great to see Dickson get that TD...Russell needs to trust the big man more. He's a solid TE with great hands and can be a deadly weapon. Defense really stepped up in the second half...Loved the pressure, sacking Rodgers 5 times.
You don't apologize for these wins. This WAS a MUST WIN game, make no mistake, and they did what they had to do.
Ultimately, warts and all due to a young team still finding their way, this was a great team win.
Go Hawks!
Still Alive!
There were frustrating moments for sure. I wanted to slap Russell when he ran for that big first down only to have it negated (and out of FG range) because he decided to get cute and lateral it (illegally forward). Oh I was ticked. 3 points against Aaron Rodgers is BIG before the half.
The running game eventually did what it does and ended above our league-leading 152 yards-per-game average. It was great to see Dickson get that TD...Russell needs to trust the big man more. He's a solid TE with great hands and can be a deadly weapon. Defense really stepped up in the second half...Loved the pressure, sacking Rodgers 5 times.
You don't apologize for these wins. This WAS a MUST WIN game, make no mistake, and they did what they had to do.
Ultimately, warts and all due to a young team still finding their way, this was a great team win.
Go Hawks!
Still Alive!