WHAT NEEDS HELP: The pass rush was ineffective against Seattle’s Geno Smith whose offensive line was missing the starting tackles. He started to catch himself in a little bit of a rhythm now, which is good, and get himself open,” Goff said. WHAT’S WORKING: Wide receiver Josh Reynolds has given the passing game a boost after stepping up again with five catches for 66 yards, including two touchdowns.
“I thought because of where they wound up getting the football, if we could hold them to that field goal it would be a phenomenal stop and the defense totally came through,” Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said.
On that final drive Goff never took a shot downfield. He said he never thought they were crunched against the clock because they had timeouts.