The Seahawks' defensive snap counts from Sunday: Lano Hill and Marquise Blair played 15 and eight defensive snaps, respectively, as Seattle rotated them in for Tedric Thompson and went with some three-safety looks. Only five snaps for first-round pick L.J. Collier, who had been a healthy scratch two of the previous three weeks.
Another heavy workload Sunday for Chris Carson. With Rashaad Penny sidelined, Carson played 66 of 83 offensive snaps against the Browns. His 28 touches tied his season high from last week. Jacob Hollister played 29 offensive snaps in his Seahawks debut. He should be a regular in the tight end rotation now that Will Dissly is hurt.
After the Seahawks fell behind 20-6 in the second quarter and before they got the first of their four takeaways against Sunday, defensive captain Bobby Wagner gathered his unit on the sideline. "He was just letting us know what we needed to hear," safety Bradley McDougalg said. "... We needed that spark and guys needed to hear it. Once he lit that flame I felt like we started to get some stops and we just started playing our ball." Wagner led Seattle with seven tackles, including one for a loss.
Russell Wilson said he lost communication in his headset "for a series or two" Sunday before switching helmets. The Seahawks appeared to be in no-huddle mode with Wilson calling plays at the line on their lone third-quarter touchdown drive, which may have been a series where his headset was out. Said Wilson: "I couldn't hear anything so I just kept calling plays ... We study so much of the gameplan so we have a full understanding of all the calls and plays ... There's no fear in those moments."
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As easy as it is to second-guess in hindsight the Seahawks' decision to pass on Nick Chubb last year in favor of Rashaad Penny, consider this: Chubb might not be starting for Seattle either with the way Chris Carson is playing. With Penny sidelined again, Carson hit triple-digits for the third week in a row with 124 yards and a touchdown on 24 carries. He caught four passes for 35 yards. Said Pete Carroll: "The last few weeks, he's just been on fire. He's just so tough. I love the way he plays."
Seahawks center Justin Britt on Russell Wilson: “He's the best quarterback in the league." Wilson threw for two more touchdowns Sunday, giving him 14 on the season to no interceptions, and ran for another score in Seattle's 32-28 win. "He's been balling," Britt said. "He's our leader. He's our guy. He's the epitome of our attitude and what we're about and how we go about things. He's very special and I'm honored to be able to block for him. I'd go to war with him any day. He's one of the best."
Chris Carson scored on a 1-yard touchdown run with 3:30 left, Russell Wilson threw two TD passes and ran for one and the Seattle Seahawks rallied for a 32-28 win Sunday over the mistake-prone Cleveland Browns and improved to 3-0 on the road for the...
How big was Tedric Thompson's pick in the end zone with 1:36 left in the first half? It sparked what may have been a 13-point swing. The Seahawks shifted into hurry-up mode, where they're usually dangerous, and capped an end-of-half drive with Russell Wilson's 13th touchdown pass of the season, this one to Jaron Brown to make it 20-18 Browns. So much has gone wrong for the Seahawks, including a long return on the opening kickoff and Will Dissly's injury, but they're still very much in this game.
Tight end Will Dissly left the Seahawks game Sunday with an Achilles injury and will not return.
Seahawks tight end Will Dissly suffered an Achilles injury and won't return. Dissly went down on an incomplete pass in the end zone, limped off the field with the help of the team's medical staff then left the sideline on an injury cart. That would be a crushing blow to the Seahawks and to Dissly, who missed all but four games of his rookie season with a torn patellar tendon. His six touchdowns in his first eight career games were tied for the most by a tight end since the AFL-NFL merger.
It's a good thing the Seahawks are coming off a mini-bye because Chris Carson could be in for another heavy workload today with backup Rashaad Penny inactive. Carson has averaged 27 touches over the last two games and popped up on the injury report this week, but Pete Carroll said he was fine by Friday. C.J. Prosise and rookie Travis Homer are Seattle's other active tailbacks today against Cleveland.
Center Justin Britt will have more on his plate today with the Seahawks missing left tackle Duane Brown and right guard D.J. Fluker. Jamarco Jones is expected to make his first career start at right guard. Said Pete Carroll: "Britt's got to have a really good game for us. He's got to really do a great job in the middle of it all."
The Seahawks are going for only their third 5-1 start in franchise history. Other times were 2003 (finished 10-6) and 2013, when they went 13-3 and won Super Bowl XLVIII.
The Seahawks' inactives against Cleveland: LT Duane Brown, RG D.J. Fluker, RB Rashaad Penny, WR John Ursua, WR Gary Jennings, DE Branden Jackson and CB Akeem King.
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The Seahawks placed offensive lineman Ethan Pocic on IR and waived safety Adrian Colbert. They promoted tight end Jacob Hollister and guard Jordan Roos from the practice squad. Pete Carroll hinted today that Pocic (mid back) may be headed to IR. Roos gives them another backup O-lineman with Duane Brown and D.J. Fluker doubtful for Sunday. With George Fant likely replacing Brown at left tackle, the Seahawks would have been without their de facto extra tight end, hence adding Hollister.
The Seahawks list Rashaad Penny (hamstring) as questionable for Sunday at Cleveland, but he and fellow running back Chris Carson (shoulder) were both full participants Friday. Pete Carroll wouldn't elaborate on Penny's status but said Carson was "fine" while practicing without limitation Friday after showing up on the injury report as limited Thursday. Carson has no game designation, an indication that he's expected to play.
Pete Carroll on Duane Brown, who's doubtful for Sunday with a biceps injury: "The game he played Thursday night was heroic. He just toughed it out. It was hard and it was really uncomfortable for him but he just wouldn't say anything about it and finished the game and got it done. He was hurt and he knew it and he played with it and made it through it and so we've got to take care of him and make sure ... So it couldn't have been more admirable the way he pulled off a great game for us."
The Seahawks have injury issues along their offensive line with starters Duane Brown and D.J. Fluker listed as doubtful for Sunday. Backup Ethan Pocic is out. None practiced Friday. The likely replacements would be George Fant at left tackle and Jamarco Jones at right guard. Brown has played through a biceps injury since Week 3. Said Pete Carroll of Brown: "He's going to go in doubtful right now. And that means that when you're as optimistic as I am that there's a chance. There's a chance."
| RD(PK) | PLAYER | POS | SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1(29) | L.J. Collier | DE | TCU |
| 2(15) | Marquise Blair | S | Utah |
| 2(32) | DK Metcalf | WR | Ole Miss |
| 3(24) | Cody Barton | OLB | Utah |
| 4(18) | Gary Jennings Jr. | WR | West Virginia |
| 4(22) | Phil Haynes | OG | Wake Forest |
| 4(30) | Ugochukwu Amadi | S | Oregon |
| 5(4) | Ben Burr-Kirven | ILB | Washington |
| 6(31) | Travis Homer | RB | Miami (FL) |
| 6(36) | Demarcus Christmas | DT | Florida State |
| 7(22) | John Ursua | WR | Hawai'i' |
| TEAM | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 147 | 64 |
| Seattle | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 165 | 146 |
| Los Angeles | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 153 | 154 |
| Arizona | 2 | 3 | 1 | .417 | 134 | 171 |
