710 ESPN Seattle on 33-30 OT loss to Titans

The Seahawks fell back to 1-1 on Sunday of the season with a 33:30 loss to the Tennessee Titans after Seattle went into halftime at 24-9.

Quick facts: Derrick Henry, Titans run at Seahawks 33-30 in OT. past

As after every Seahawks game, we’ve gathered the immediate reactions of 710 ESPN Seattle votes to the loss. Read what they have to say below and tune in all Monday for full coverage of the loss of the Seahawks, starting with the Mike Salk Show at 6 a.m. and the Pete Carroll Show at 9:30 a.m. .

Mike Salk – The Mike Salk Show

Halfway through this game, I’ll admit that I let my mind wander over the rest of this season and asked some funny questions.

Could this team be special? Could they end on a record well beyond what I originally hoped for? Could we see the home playoff games through to the end?

A few hours later the questions were very different.

Does this offensive have a counterattack and adaptability? Can this defense create constant pressure? Has a Pete Carroll team just given up rushing 212 yards at home? Shouldn’t an elite quarterback do more with the ball (he only needs a field goal) in extra time than two unassailable passes and a sack that loses the game?

The Seahawks have been brought back to Earth and will now have to answer some of those difficult questions before the core of their schedule begins in a few weeks’ time. And if they don’t solve some of their problems in advance (both offensive and defensive), the next round of questions will be much more difficult.

The Titans had a total of 187 yards and nine points by the end of the first half. Derrick Henry had 35 yards with 13 carries and no touchdowns. The Hawks were up 24-9.

In the second half, the 2020 version (first half of the season) of the Seahawks ‘defense appeared together with the 2020 (second half of the season) version of the Seahawks’ offensive.

The bottom line is that they choked that away in the second half, which resulted in extra time, and there’s a lot of guilt to play around with.

Henry stormed for 126 yards and three touchdowns 17 times in the second half. Seattle running back Chris Carson, meanwhile, only had four carries for 10 yards in the second half.

The Hawks lost possession time in both halves – 18:44 to 11:16 in the first half and 19:34 to 10:26 in the second half. The defense bent a lot in the first half, but not broken, but definitely broke in the second half. And when they needed the insult to undo it, they were flattened too. Seattle scored a total of six points in the second half and in extra time. The Titans scored 24 points in the same time.

There is more than enough blame. Offense, defense, game calls, inappropriate penalties, poor administration (injuring both teams), lack of execution, etc. It was a collective failure! Now we’re going to see how resilient this team is after one of the more disturbing losses in the recent past.

The Groz – 710 ESPN Seattle host emeritus

The Seahawks under Pete Carroll were 52-0 in the fourth quarter, 14 points clear. Now they are 52-1.

Some will blame the defense. Some will say it was a brief honeymoon for new offensive coordinator Shane Waldron. It was a shocking turnaround for the Seahawks, who suddenly and completely broke apart on offense and defensive when they lost their home opener at Lumen Field.

A great first half and a 24-9 halftime lead were trampled on by Derrick Henry, whose 60-yard gallop two games after the Seahawks took that 14-point lead changed the entire game. The Seahawks’ offensive vanished – one of the last four possessions. What happened? The defense allowed over 200 yards and 21 points in the fourth quarter and in extra time, Jason Myers missed an important extra point, penalty after penalty …

It is a breathtaking loss and it will make a very interesting week for everyone.

It only took 724 days to play in front of the fans, but the pomp of a Seahawks home opener certainly hasn’t lost its glamor. From the opening performance of Macklemore, a gruesome flyover of F-18s, to Seahawks legend Doug Baldwin hoisting the 12th man flag, it doesn’t get much better (or louder) than that. Welcome back, soccer.

Speaking of loud, let the two players with the loudest stakes – Bobby Wagner and Jamal Adams – do some of the loudest pieces of the first half, but that’s where the big pieces ended. This week’s defense wasn’t nearly as dominant as it looked against the Colts. Fast forward a few quarters, several self-inflicted wounds, and a ton of racing yards later, and I don’t know what to do with what I just saw. Derrick Henry looks a lot quicker in person and derisive punishments will be my death, but that didn’t look like the same defense.

The offense didn’t look much better. The balance was gone, the tight ends were calm, and the dominant O-line we saw against the Colts seemed to be hiding somewhere with the wizards of the past week. 30 points should be enough against any team, but today it was an extension. And giving Russ the ball when all you need is a field goal should be automatic, right? Not today. That deafening sound at kick-off was now a painful, exhausted, deafening silence.