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Week 7 Game Recap: Seattle Seahawks 10, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20
What you need to know
| Seattle Seahawks |
QB Seneca Wallace started in place of Matt Hasselbeck who was out with a back injury. Wallace looked uncomfortable against the scrambling Tampa Bay defense. He has good mobility but was contained by the Buccaneers.
RB Julius Jones and Maurice Morris struggled against the Buccaneers. They both had a long run late in the game but failed to get yardage consistently gaining only 32 combined yards on 11 other carries.
TE John Carlson caught Seattle's only touchdown from the two yard line. He was targeted six times, which was more than any other player on the Seahawks. Bobby Engram was targeted five times but was unable to catch a ball until late in the game on his fifth target.
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
QB Jeff Garcia controlled the game with his play. He tore the Seattle defense apart leading several impressive drives. He had amazing pocket presence and kept the offense moving most of the game. He did struggle to hold onto the ball but he did not lose either of the fumbles he let hit the turf. He made all kinds of different throws with different arm angles finding passing lanes.
RB Earnest Graham was involved all game. He carried the ball 23 times, but only gained 52 yards. He did score a touchdown. He also served as the fullback again when Warrick Dunn was in the game.
What you ought to know
| QB Seneca Wallace, Pass: 12 - 23 - 73 - 1 TD / 1 INT, Rush: 2 - 6 - 0 |
Wallace looked out of place in the backfield for most of the game. He could not string together any receptions and seemed to lack confidence. He looked hesitant in everything he did early in the game. He failed to break 100 yards in the air on 23 throws, simply unacceptable as an NFL quarterback. He was forcing throws into bad spots and being inaccurate other times.
| RB Julius Jones, Rush: 7 - 42 - 0, Rec: 1 - -5 - 0 (1 targets) |
Jones split time with Maurice Morris in the backfield. It was essentially a 50-50 split of plays and looks to be a solid running back by committee situation. Jones had one nice run for 21 yards on Seattle's touchdown drive, but other than that struggled to get past the opposing defensive line.
| RB Maurice Morris, Rush: 6 - 56 - 0, Rec: 2 - 12 - 0 (2 targets) |
Morris was part of the running-back-by-committee with Julius Jones. They split time evenly throughout the game. He produced one 45 yard run but only gained nine yards on his other five carried. He was not able to make many people miss on the night.
| RB Leonard Weaver, Rec: 1 - 6 - 0 (4 targets) |
Weaver seemed to be sharing time with Keary Colbert as the third WR for Seattle. He caught only one of the four balls thrown his way for a total of six yards.
| WR Keary Colbert, Rec: 2 - 18 - 0 (2 targets) |
Colbert caught both passes Seneca Wallace threw his way. He seemed to be sharing time as third wide receiver with Leonard Weaver.
| WR Koren Robinson, Rec: 2 - 23 - 0 (5 targets) |
Robinson did what he could with Seneca Wallace's throws, catching two of his five targets, a couple of the balls being uncatchable. One of the throws that was thrown his way was intercepted do to a defensive back tipping the bad pass and the safety over top catching it.
| WR Bobby Engram, Rec: 1 - 8 - 0 (5 targets) |
Engram was invisible most of the game, being targeted four times in the first three quarters and failing to catch any of them. He did catch a pass in the fourth quarter but it was for a measly eight yards.
| TE John Carlson, Rec: 3 - 11 - 1 (6 targets) |
Carlson seemed to be Wallace's favorite target when in trouble. He only gained 11 yards but had a chance at a 20 yard catch and he caught a touchdown. He seemed to be able to separate from the linebackers.
| PK Olindo Mare 1 - 2 FG, 1 - 1 XP, 4 points |
Mare missed a 38 yard field goal which would have led to the game being a lot closer. He pulled it and missed to the left.
| SEA Rush Defense |
Seattle's rush defense was extremely successful, preventing Warrick Dunn and Earnest Graham from completely controlling the game. They did give in on one drive in the fourth quarter which added up to a nine minute and 34 second drive for the Buccaneers.
| SEA Pass Defense |
The Seattle pass defense was not very good. They allowed Jeff Garcia to accumulate 310 yards passing. They did not contain Garcia or cover exceptionally well.
| QB Jeff Garcia, Pass: 27 - 36 - 310 - 1 TD / 0 INT, Rush: 2 - 8 - 0 |
Garcia had an impressive game. He carried the offense by moving around and improvising. He once threw the ball backhanded with a flick of the wrist on a shovel pass that originated from a broken play. He really kept the Buccaneer's going by stringing together multiple first downs via his legs and some accurate passes.
| RB Earnest Graham, Rush: 23 - 52 - 1, Rec: 2 - 13 - 0 (3 targets) |
Graham seemed to be the favored back in Tampa Bay. He was not always featured but he was utilized in different ways. He was in as a fullback, split back, single-back, etc. He slipped out of the backfield for a couple of short passes netting him 13 yards.
| RB Warrick Dunn, Rush: 13 - 37 - 0, Rec: 4 - 21 - 0 (6 targets) |
Dunn was not very effective, as it seemed that he rarely had a chance to slip tackles and gain extra yards. He was in often on third downs as a utility back, which led to six targets, four catches and 21 yards gained through the air.
| RB Jameel Cook, Rec: 2 - 15 - 0 (2 targets) |
Cook was rarely used, getting zero carries, but he did catch two balls for 15 yards.
| WR Antonio Bryant, Rec: 6 - 115 - 1 (6 targets) |
Bryant was a beast out there, running all different types of routes and catching all the balls thrown his way. He was well covered on a couple of the catches but managed to pull away with the ball. He caught a deep pass from Garcia for a 47 yard touchdown reception in the first quarter on the Buccaneers' first drive.
| WR Michael Clayton, Rec: 3 - 30 - 0 (3 targets) |
Clayton caught all three balls thrown his way. He showed good hands and some ability to be a good possession receiver.
| WR Ike Hilliard, Rec: 1 - 4 - 0 (1 targets) |
Hilliard was carted off on a scary crossing route in the red zone on a ball he caught but ended up fumbling immediately when hit. He fell over limp. It was a scary sight as they brought out the back board and stretcher. But the crowd roared when Hilliard stood up and walked over to the cart to ride off. He was held out for the rest of the game but did not appear to have a serious injury.
| WR Brian Clark, Rec: 1 - 12 - 0 (1 targets) |
Clark came in after Ike Hilliard got hurt. He caught the only ball thrown his way.
| TE Jerramy Stevens, Rec: 4 - 55 - 0 (4 targets) |
Stevens split time with Alex Smith and John Gilmore. He looked to be part of a committee which means fewer targets for individual tight ends from Jeff Garcia.
| TE John Gilmore, Rec: 2 - 20 - 0 (2 targets) |
Gilmore shared time at the TE position with Stevens and Smith, catching both balls thrown his way. They were both thrown to him on first down.
| TE Alex Smith, Rec: 2 - 25 - 0 (4 targets) |
Smith shared time with Jerramy Stevens and John Gilmore, only receiving four total targets of ten tight end targets from Jeff Garcia. He caught only two of them.
| PK Matt Bryant 2 - 3 FG, 2 - 2 XP, 8 points |
Matt Bryant hit two short field goals, but he missed a 47 yard kick in the final seconds of the first half, giving the Seahawks a boost going into halftime.
| TB Rush Defense |
The Tampa Bay rush defense was extremely solid, save two runs where they allowed 66 yards. They looked solid plugging holes and penetrating the line.
| TB Pass Defense |
Tampa Bay kept Seneca Wallace off balance all night and took advantage of situations when they could. They held Wallace to 73 total passing yards on 23 attempts.