SEATTLE — After beginning its season with three consecutive wins, the Seattle Seahawks have now lost four of its last five games.
The Seahawks lost 31-10 to the Bills on Sunday afternoon, falling to 4-4 this season.
Here are three takeaways from the Seahawks loss.
One-dimensional offense
Under Ryan Grubb, the Seahawks were the top-ranked passing offense entering Week 8.
But even the most ardent supporter of passing the football would not love how Sunday's game played out for the Seahawks.
While, yes, passing is more efficient and the better pathway to scoring points, having some semblance of a running game is important to keep the opposition off balance.
In the first half, the Seahawks recorded one rushing yard. Not a typo. One. single. yard.
The second half was better, only because it was virtually impossible to worse. But the Bills closed all running angles for Kenneth Walker III, making the Seahawks a one-dimensional offensive attack.
As good as Grubb is at scheming his receivers open, no NFL team can expect to be successful with a completely dormant running game.
Goal line mishap
Maybe the game is different if the Seahawks execute better at the goal line.
After getting a rare interception off Josh Allen, Seattle had a golden opportunity to score a touchdown and take a lead in the second quarter.
The only thing standing in their way was one yard.
As quarterback Geno Smith handled the ball he tripped on the foot of one of his teammates and the play was dead.
As it turned out, that was the last real opportunity the Seahawks had to score for the rest of the game.
Allen's interception streak snapped
How rare was Allen's interception?
Before his interception in the second quarter, Allen had thrown 301 consecutive passes without an interception, setting a new Bills franchise record.
Allen has five seasons with over 10 interceptions, but he's found a way to clean up the mistakes in 2024. The Seahawks were the rare beneficiary of a mistake.
