Headline:
The Huskies and Seahawks both lost heartbreakers, and the Sounders got obliterated.
Executive Summary:
The Huskies and Seahawks both had similar experiences — losing close games on the road where they outplayed the other team but lost anyway due to special teams mistakes and questionable officiating. The Huskies’ 31-28 loss at Stanford began with the Dawgs allowing the opening kickoff to be returned for a touchdown, and ended with replay officials overturning a 4th-down Huskies catch that would’ve extended a possible game-winning drive.
The Seahawks lost 34-28 to Indianapolis after dominating the first half but establishing only a two-point lead after the Colts blocked a field goal and returned it for a TD. In the second half, Indianapolis put together 2 long TD drives, helped by multiple pass interference calls; the Seahawks could only manage field goals.
The Sounders absorbed a 5-1 loss at Colorado; they gave up a goal 14 seconds into the match and were behind 4-0 at the half. Let’s just forget about this one, except to say that Eddie Johnson scored the goal, his 9th of the season.
And, if you want to sound smart at the water cooler:
Say: “Is ASJ going to turn his season around?”
Husky tight end Austin Sefarian-Jenkins was a preseason All-American, but had an offseason DUI, was suspended for spring practice, and broke a pinkie that caused him to miss most of training camp. Against Stanford, he dropped a late-game pass that would’ve put the Dawgs in range of a game-tying field goal.
Say: “Can Russell Wilson hold up all season?”
Five games into 2013, Wilson has been sacked 15 times and has 40 rushing attempts — he’s on a pace to take 48 sacks and rush 128 times. In all 16 games last year, Wilson was sacked 33 times and had 94 rushing attempts. We know why — the Hawks are missing their two best pass protectors, starting left tackle Russell Okung, and starting right tackle Breno Giacomini. Still…can Wilson’s body handle the extra wear-and-tear?
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