Snap Reactions: Seahawks defense continues to thrive using defensive back heavy personnel packages. And with Bruce Irvin doing his thing up front.
Seattle put 27 points on the scoreboard in spite of both DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett playing through injury, which explains why Will Dissly and Noah Fant both saw the field more than either receiver. In addition, Phil Haynes and Gabe Jackson rotated at right guard after both were listed as questionable on the Friday injury report, and Kyle Fuller played his first offense snaps of the year after Austin Blythe left the game with a knee injury.
On defense, the Hawks continued the trend they had established the last three weeks of using nickel and dime packages extensively. Coby Bryant was on the field for nearly three quarters of the defensive snaps, while Cody Barton recorded his second lowest snap count of the season. With Darrell Taylor leaving the game due to a hip injury early, Bruce Irvin and Uchenna Nwosu were the mainstays at outside linebacker, though Boye Mafe did continue to see the field on a rotational basis.
As for special teams in the absence of the ever dangerous special teams captain Nick Bellore, Tanner Muse led the way playing 25 snaps on special teams, with Cullen Gillaspia, Joey Blount and Travis Homer all logging 22 special teams snaps. And now it’s on to Week 9 and the second installment of Beak Week, as the Seahawks head to Glendale to face the
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