Seahawks WR Golden Tate caught a touchdown pass and threw a touchdown pass in Seattle's 28-7 win over the New York Jets on Sunday. (US Presswire) |
One postgame tweet from rookie quarterback Russell Wilson said it all on Sunday:
There's no place like home...there's no place like home! Amazing game again!!!#GoHawks @seahawks
— Russell Wilson(@DangeRussWilson) November 12, 2012
The Seahawks improved to 5-0 at CenturyLink Field with a 28-7 win over the Jets. It's the first time Seattle has started a season 5-0 at home since making it to the Super Bowl in 2005. New York had no answers for the Seattle defense and the Jets tried everything, including their secret weapon, Tim Tebow.
The team almost earned straight A's for the first time this season, but two turnovers and a Jets' defensive touchdown kept the offense from reaching the top score.
Offense B+
The Seahawks offense was good against the Jets, but certainly not great. First, the bad stuff: Wilson and Marshawn Lynch lost fumbles. Wilson's fumble in the first quarter was returned 21 yards by Muhammad Wilkerson for the Jets' only score of the day. Wilson was flustered early, didn't have much time to throw in the first half and was sacked four times in the game. Now, the good stuff -- and that's everything else. The second half was almost perfect for the Seahawks. Wilson went 6 of 9 for 84 yards and a touchdown. Lynch carried the ball 13 times for 85 yards in the second half after being limited to 39 yards in the first half. And let's not forget about Golden Tate, who gets his own individual grade, which is an A+. Tate caught a 38-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter, then followed that up in the fourth quarter by throwing a 23-yard touchdown pass to Sidney Rice. Tate now has as many touchdown passes as Jets QB Mark Sanchez in his last two games. Previous game's grade: A
Defense: A+
The defense dominated the Jets on Sunday in every way a defense can dominate a team. They forced three turnovers, sacked Sanchez three times and held the Jets to less than 200 yards of total offense (185). It was the second time this season the Seahawks have held an opposing offense to less than 200 yards -- they limited Carolina to 195 yards in Week 5. Richard Sherman -- the trash-talking corner who's made quite the name for himself this season -- was a vital part of the defense's success. Sherman recorded a sack, forced a fumble and picked off Sanchez in the end zone on New York's only true scoring threat of the day. Tebow didn't faze the defense either. Tebow was in for several plays, throwing for eight yards and rushing for 14 more. Previous game's grade: B
Special teams: A
Seattle's most consistent unit all season has been the special teams and that didn't change against the Jets on Sunday. Jon Ryan averaged 42.5 yards on six punts and pinned the Jets inside their own 20 twice. Kicker Steven Hauschka didn't get to attempt any field goals, but he did have a touchdown-saving tackle in the fourth quarter when he took down Jets return man Clyde Gates after a 40-yard return. Previous game's grade: A-
Coaching: A
Seattle's defensive game plan was simple: stop the run and make Sanchez win the game. The stop-the-run part worked -- the defense gave up only 84 yards on the ground. The "Sanchez-win-the-game" part didn't work for the Jets. The defense picked off Sanchez in the first quarter, forced him to fumble in the fourth quarter and held the fourth-year QB to a 9-of-22, 124-yard performance. On the offensive side of the ball, the coaching staff gets bonus points for calling a trick play for the second week in a row. Last week against the Vikings, WR Rice hit TE Zach Miller for a 25-yard gain. This week it was Tate's turn to throw and he made the most of it by hitting a wide-open Rice for a 23-yard touchdown. Previous game's grade: A
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