The Seattle Seahawks offense looked rusty, at least during the first half, in Sunday’s 26-20 Week 1 victory over the Denver Broncos. Ryan Grubb’s unit compiled just 304 yards of total offense, a middling 15th-best in the league. Starting quarterback Geno Smith threw for just 158 net yards, the 20th-highest mark in Week 1. Smith was officially 18-of-25 for 171 yards, one touchdown, and one interception.
The Seahawks punted five times, were inefficient on third downs (4-of-12), and lost the time of possession battle (31:14 to 28:46). These metrics displeased superstar wide receiver DK Metcalf, who recorded just three receptions for 29 yards. Metcalf is eyeing better results versus the New England Patriots in Week 2, he told the media on Wednesday.
“We have a pretty good defense and they held us the whole game,” Metcalf said. “We have a tight-knit team in my opinion. The offense stuttered in the first half. Everybody saw it. The way our defense kept responding, they had to go out there and get big stops. We’re going to lean on each other this whole season. Nobody wants to start the season like we did on offense, but we’re going to learn from it.”
The Seahawks have a difficult road matchup against what was a surprisingly good Patriots defense in Week 1. The Patriots defense enters this weekend’s game ranked second in points allowed (10), third in rushing yards allowed (70), and 12th in passing yards (154). Metcalf and his teammates will have to execute with better efficiency if they’re to achieve desired improvement.
