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Snap Reactions: Seahawks dominate as rookies shine

The Seattle Seahawks slipped out of first place for a few hours on Sunday afternoon, after the Los Angeles Rams waylaid the New Orleans Saints. However, a dominating victory over the Washington Commanders on Sunday Night Football put Seattle back atop the NFC West by way of tiebreaker, with divisional matchups against the Arizona Cardinals […]

Words of Prey, Seahawks vs. Commanders: Ten for the road

There are a lot of ways to break down a game, unless one team is so thoroughly outclassed that one inescapable conclusion remains: this was a nationally televised whoopin’ of other people’s bottoms. The type we used to see with the [redacted] Seattle Seahawks. You know, the brand of defensive suffocate-o-fest that temporarily got Seattle […]

Ted’s Talk: Injuries mar Seattle’s ‘commanding’ win in Washington

Those throwback jerseys just make everything better!  In another S-tier jersey matchup with double throwbacks, the Seahawks came out on top of the Commanders in a 38-14 beatdown on national television. Sam Darnold was perfect in the first half, and the defense clamped down on an already depleted Washington offense, rendering them toothless. The only […]

Seahawks rule out Ernest Jones vs. Commanders

The Seattle Seahawks completely dominated the first half of the Week 9 Sunday Night Football matchup against the Washington Commanders, with almost everything going their way. Of the things that did not go their way, injuries to a pair of key members of the starting defense perhaps the most easy to point to. Specifically, cornerback […]

Seahawks Josh Jobe ruled out vs Commanders

The Seattle Seahawks and Washington Commanders are facing off on Sunday Night Football, and through the early part of the game, it’s been almost all Seattle. Specifically, the Seahawks forced a punt on the first Washington possession, before Ty Okada recorded an interception off Jayden Daniels the second time the Commanders had the ball. However, […]

Field Gulls predicts the second half of the 2025 Seahawks season

Normally in this spot we do five predictions for an upcoming Seattle Seahawks game. Today, as the Seahawks prepare for their Sunday night game against the Washington Commanders, we’re doing something different and looking bigger picture. Besides, my in-game predictions have been a disaster. If you remember at the start of the season, the Field […]

How to watch Seahawks vs. Commanders on ‘Sunday Night Football’

The Seattle Seahawks (5-2) are back from their bye week and on the road for a prime time matchup with the Washington Commanders (3-5). Seattle is undefeated away from Lumen Field and looking to continue the incredible road success under Mike Macdonald. The Commanders are in desperation mode, as 3-6 would be almost impossible to […]

Cooper Kupp not expected to play against Washington

In theory, NFL teams make use of the bye week to get healthy, with the rest of a week off helping their bodies recover from the carnage of life in the NFL. For the Seattle Seahawks, though, the bye week appears to have done the exact opposite. Specifically, at the receiver position, the Seahawks are […]

Pre-Snap Reads 11/2: Words of affirmation from DeMarcus Lawrence

In Today’s Links: important match-ups and moves as our Seattle Seahawks at once get healthier and injured, at the same time; previews and capsules for the SNF game against the Commanders, trade deadline propositions, and more! Super excited for the game tonight. I hope we win. Thanks for being here and supporting the ‘Hawks, but […]

Seahawks make flurry of roster moves as injuries pile up

On Sunday the Seattle Seahawks face off against the Washington Commanders on Sunday Night Football on NBC, but on Saturday afternoon injuries dictated a bevy of roster moves ahead of the matchup. The full rundown of the moves include a pair of players landing on injured reserve, two players signed to the active roster to […]

3 things the Seahawks offense needs to improve out of the bye week

The Seattle Seahawks are gearing up for their post-bye week run toward a return to the playoffs and a return to the top of the NFC West throne. They’re 5-2 and hold a tiebreaker edge on the Los Angeles Rams and a half-game advantage on the San Francisco 49ers, which tells you that this is […]

Pre-Snap Reads 11/1: How the Seahawks’ rookies have fared, thus far

In Today’s Links: our Seattle Seahawks O has shown improvement in less-than-expected ways, numbers of note regarding the big SNF match-up with the Commanders, Jayden Daniels injury update, Tory Horton is already a winner, Coach Macdonald presser, and much, much more. Dive in, get sloppy, and bathe yourself in the knowledge and the information that […]