Everyone is well aware of the fact that the Seattle Seahawks 2018

season came to a halt in Dallas on Sunday when they faced off with the Dallas Cowboys and a very similar style of play and strategy. Both teams want to run the ball Duane Brown Color Rush Jersey , control the clock and play solid defense. It was the third time these two teams have met in the past thirteen months, and in watching the game it was readily apparent early on that the Seahawks were using the exact same gameplan they had used in the two prior matchups against the Cowboys. The first of those prior games game came in Week 16 of the 2017 season, after the Seahawks had been dealt losses to both the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Los Angeles Rams in the prior two weeks. The Seahawks played very conservatively in eking out a victory over Dallas that day. Then, in Week 3 of the 2018 season the Hawks notched their first victory of the season by using the same gameplan. Running often and playing the field position game, and with a handful of successful pass plays thrown in, Seattle was able to overcome a Dallas team looking to play the exact same style. In any case, there has been plenty of discussion about the why and how the team lost, but essentially, they used the same gameplan for the third time in a row against the same opponent and this time it simply wan’t quite enough. We can look at run:pass ratio, such as I did here, to understand the similarities in the gameplan. But former Field Gulls contributor Ben Baldwin broke down the difference between Week 3 and the Wild Card game very succinctly. And that’s basically it. Go two of thirteen on third down, and it becomes very hard to win a game against any opponent, much less on the road against a playoff caliber opponent. Keeping in mind that one of those third down conversions was Mike Davis running for a first down during the two minute drill to set up a 58 yard field goal attempt, and the Seahawks went one of twelve on third downs with more than three seconds left in a half. Thinking back to the two victories over the Arizona Cardinals, the Hawks combined to go just four of twenty four on third down in those two games, and we all know how close to losing both of those games the Hawks were. In any case, here’s a rundown of the playcalls for the three matchups on a drive by drive comparison, so feel free to further dissect the gameplan and the outcome.Play by Play overview of drives in last three games against CowboysDrive and PlayWild CardWeek 3Week 16 2017Drive and PlayWild CardWeek 3Week 16 2017It’s been fun kids, and don’t disappear just because it’s the offseason. We’re about to get into some fun stuff as we’ll have time to look at a lot of specific questions without the hassle of having to worry about upcoming games and what not. In any case K.J. Wright Color Rush Jersey , the Seahawks 2018 season is in the books, but don’t wander too far because there is a ton of fun stuff to look at in the coming weeks. Well at least that’s over. The Seattle Seahawks (10-6) finish the 2018 NFL regular season with an ugly 27-24 win over the Arizona Cardinals (3-13). Sebastian Janikowski hit the game-winning field goal as time expired, just as he did in Week 4.Seattle had two punts blocked, including one for a touchdown, while Russell Wilson suffered six sacks and threw an early interception. However, he had a franchise-record 35th TD pass on the season, his 195th of his career (also a franchise-record), and his only two completions to Tyler Lockett proved vital in this game. The defense held firm despite the 24 points you saw, as Josh Rosen was also sacked six times and Arizona did not break 200 yards of offense. Frank Clark and Jacob Martin both recorded strip-sacks, with Seattle recovering them both.1st HalfArizona started on offense and went three-and-out, with Josh Rosen almost throwing an INT on the first play. Russell Wilson did throw an interception on the opening drive, as David Amerson jumped the pick play route intended for David Moore. He returned it deep into Seattle territory, but the Cardinals offense only got one first-down and had to settle for 3 from Zane Gonzalez. 3-0 Cardinals.Seattle went three-and-out, but the Cardinals one-upped (or one-downed?) them with a four-and-out, as Josh Rosen failed to convert a 4th and 1 pass. The Seahawks capitalized on the short field, as Russell Wilson threw his franchise-record 35th TD of the year to a wide open Tyler Lockett on a 29-yard busted coverage catch-and-run. 7-3 Seahawks.Jacob Martin got himself a strip-sack of Josh Rosen, with Frank Clark recovering the fumble. It only took four plays to go 34 yards and get into the end zone again, courtesy of Chris Carson. 14-3 Seahawks.Arizona eventually found themselves in great field position again thanks to a blocked Michael Dickson punt that bounced to about the 28-yard line. Larry Fitzgerald, perhaps playing his final NFL game Bobby Wagner Color Rush Jersey , made a one-handed catch for a touchdown a few plays later. 14-10 Seahawks.Seattle’s pass protection woes and special team woes rolled up into one yet again, as another Wilson sack led to a punt deep in their own territory, and Pharaoh Cooper broke off a big return to put the Cardinals in scoring position again. A Frank Clark sack forced them into a field goal. 14-13 Seahawks.Another three-and-out courtesy of another sack on Wilson gifted Arizona a chance to score and lead before halftime. Josh Rosen got them into field goal range, but he was sacked with no timeouts and the clock ran out on them.2nd HalfOffense was at a premium for much of the 3rd quarter, with punts aplenty and both QBs under duress. Disaster nearly struck for the Seahawks when Wilson was sacked for a 6th time, and his fumble was scooped up and scored by Patrick Peterson. However, a holding penalty extended the drive. Chris Carson then gashed the Cardinals for 61 yards, Nick Vannett got a first-down catch for 10 more, and Mike Davis scored on a 17-yard scamper. 21-13 Seahawks.Seattle’s awful special teams gifted Arizona a touchdown on a blocked punt. The two-point conversion was good. 21-21. Josh Rosen got demolished by his own offensive lineman, who was thrown into him by Frank Clark for yet another strip-sack fumble recovery by the Seahawks. Unfortunately, Wilson would eventually suffer another third-down sack and they were forced to kick a field goal. 24-21 Seahawks with 6:20 in the 4th quarter.Looking to tie or take the lead, Rosen put the Cardinals into field goal range, but Jarran Reed swooped in for another sack of the rookie QB to put them back at the Seahawks 38 at the two-minute warning. The 3rd down deep shot to Trent Sherfield was dropped, which sure bailed out Tre Flowers. Zane Gonzalez was brought on for the tying field goal and made it. 24-24. Mike Davis picked up 9 yards through the air and on the ground in the Seahawks two-minute drill, then converted on 3rd and 1 to their own 37. Russell Wilson threw it deep down the field to a wide open Tyler Lockett to the Arizona 25 on a busted coverage. Chris Carson gained 3 yards to the 22 with under a minute remaining. Another Carson run got them to the 12-yard line with :08. Russell Wilson centered the ball at the 15, giving Seabass the chance to win it from 33 yards out on the final play of regulation... GOOD! 27-24 Seahawks Final.Seahawks injury reportCB Shaquill Griffin tweaked his ankle in the 2nd quarter and was replaced by Akeem King. He did not return, although it looked like he could have.Next week’s opponentThe Seahawks travel to JerryWorld to take on the Dallas Cowboys (10-6) at a time TBD.