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USA Today
a day ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Top takeaways from Seahawks' 33-16 preseason victory over Kansas City Chiefs
The Seattle Seahawks dominated the Kansas City Chiefs on Friday night to the tune of 33-16 to claim their first preseason victory this summer. Seattle was outright dominant on both sides of the ball and took care of business in a big way. The Seahawks gave the 12th Man quite a performance late at night and in the rain during their last game at Lumen Field until the regular season kicks off in September. As always, everything in the preseason needs to be taken with a grain of salt. After all, the infamous 0-16 Detroit Lions went 4-0 in the preseason. Still, it's hard to not get a little excited after such an imposing performance over the reigning AFC Champions. Here are the top takeaways from Seattle's win over Kansas City. Seahawks ran the ball exceptionally well How could we start anywhere else? The Seahawks were maddeningly inconsistent at running the ball last year, and have struggled overall at times during the last few seasons as well. These struggles caused Seattle to part ways with Ryan Grubb after one year and hire Klint Kubiak with the intent of being better in this phase of the game. Well the early returns are rather promising. The Seahawks rushed for 268 yards on 48 carries as a team, finding the end zone twice. The dominance on the ground was noted by Sam Darnold and Drew Lock, which made both of their nights considerably easier. Lock said in the postgame press conference: 'Even on that first drive I was in, I threw one pass, and it was the five-yard screen to (Jake) Bobo, and we scored. If we can do that, throw one pass and it's inside or at the five, it speaks wonders to those guys up front and our backs. Working tracks every day in practice those guys are on their P's and Q's right now. It's preseason week two, we've got a long way to go on this, but it's a good foundation.' Jake Bobo reminded everyone he deserves a spot on the roster When the Seahawks moved on from DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett this offseason, the wide receiver room looked a little thin. Now the opposite seems to be the case: is the room too crowded? Obviously Cooper Kupp and Jaxon Smith-Njigba are locks for the final 53-man roster. Rookie Tory Horton has been the standout at camp. Veteran Marquez Valdes-Scantling is carrying a cap hit of nearly $4 million. This leaves the Seahawks with a few extra receivers and not many spots left. But against the Chiefs, third year receiver Jake Bobo made the case he deserves one of those spots when its all said and done. Bobo only caught two passes, but those two receptions were 12-yard touchdowns each. Bobo proved to be a reliable target when it mattered most, and that should be enough to make the final cut. Dareke Young made a similar case as well Jake Bobo isn't the only receiver trying to make the case he belongs. Dareke Young led the Seahawks Friday night with three receptions for 52 yards. Although he did not find the end zone, his impact in the passing game was evident. Seattle is going to have some difficult decisions to make when it comes to roster cuts and the wide receiver room. Sam Darnold was efficient in limited action Friday night marked the debut of Sam Darnold as the Seahawks' starter. He was only out there for one series, but made the most of his limited action. Darnold attempted four passes and completed all of them for 34 yards. He helped guide the Seahawks on a 10-play, 81-yard touchdown drive to open the game. Seattle's first team offense gave the team an early lead they would not relinquish. Darnold may not have blown anyone away with deep passes or eye-popping highlights, but he was coldly efficient. If the Seahawks can get this kind of performance from Darnold this year, this offense is going to be difficult to slow down. Special teams remains a bit of a concern If there is one area that wasn't great to see last night, it was the fact the Seahawks gave up an 88-yard punt return touchdown. Granted, they were up 33-10 at that point in the game, so it's not like the score made much of a difference other than allowing the Chiefs to leave Seattle with marginally more pride in the final score. But the Seahawks struggled in the special teams phase of the game last year, and the punt return touchdown gave the 12's in attendance flashbacks to said struggles from 2024. Seattle still has some work to do when it comes to special teams. Drew Lock locked up the backup spot Not that this was any real concern, but Drew Lock put to bed any notion he may not be on this roster. Again, this was never a strong possibility. But had he stunk it up in the preseason and Jalen Milroe had a 2012 Russell Wilson-esque preseason performance, the possibility could have theoretically existed, of course. However, this quickly proved to be as unlikely as predicted. Lock was similarly efficient, completing 10-of-12 passes for 129 yards and two touchdowns. Mike Macdonald commented on Lock's performance after the game: "I thought Drew was really sharp. He's decisive. I felt his footwork and timing, which is something we wanted to work obviously on coming off the first game. Got to ask him how he slowed down on that scramble. That was pretty cool. Yeah, Drew is doing a great job. Really great quarterback. We love him. I love having him around. Really great guy and so great for our football team."
Time of India
a day ago
- Sport
- Time of India
'Jake Bobo paints the end zone with another TD!': Seattle's wide receiver shines in Chiefs vs Seahawks game
(Image via Getty: Jake Bobo) Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Jake Bobo, in his third-year stint, marveled everyone. Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Joshua Williams almost had him, but Bobo's undivided concentration was on The Duke! When Seattle's quarterback Drew Lock threw the ball to Bobo, the wideout was right where he should have been - in the endzone - to score a touchdown! In fact, it looked like Bobo brought Williams towards the endzone before he could have been sacked by him. Nevertheless, Bobo scored a TD! Two of them. So much so, the NFL posted a video clip of the breathtaking Jake Bobo's touchdown on X and captioned it: 'That's art from @jak3bobo 🎨.' Jake Bobo scored two 12-yard touchdowns during 2025 NFL preseason Week 2 game against the Kansas City Chiefs In the second quarter of the Kansas City Chiefs vs. Seattle Seahawks 2025 NFL preseason game, exactly at 14 minutes and 22 seconds on the clock, quarterback Drew Lock passed the ball to wide receiver Jake Bobo to the left for a 12-yard touchdown. In the same quarter, precisely at 38 seconds on the clock, Lock passed the ball to Bobo to the right for another 12-yard touchdown. Viewers on X responded enthusiastically when the NFL called the wideout's touchdown an 'art'. One fan commented, 'That's a different art form.' Another declared, 'An art no one can learn.' A fan complimented the 27-year-old WR, saying, 'That's a pro player I swear, that catch should be tough 🤯' A fan perfectly depicted the wide receiver's touchdown moment: 'Jake Bobo paints the end zone with another TD!' Jake Bobo's eye-stunning catch featured as the front cover of the Game Action Gallery of PHOTOS: Best Shots Of The Seahawks Preseason Week 2 Game Against The Kansas City Chiefs, presented by the Department of Imagination. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Your Car Insurance Is Ripping You Off – See How Much You Should REALLY Be Paying AutoTrends Undo Jake Bobo shares similar traits to those of Philadelphia Eagles' ace quarterback Jalen Hurts Jake Bobo exemplifies how to avoid letting wins go to one's head, much like Philadelphia Eagles' shining star Jalen Hurts. Hurts also prefers to remain humble about wins. He once said, 'I respect the grind. I respect the process. And I respect what it takes to be great!' Similarly, Bobo shared with Writer, Ari Horton, 'If we can run the ball like we did tonight, obviously it's preseason, but that's something that we want to do. To be able to do it here, do it against guys in different colored jerseys. It was good, and if we can do that, it's going to open a whole other dimension for this offense. It's something we want to do. It was good to get it done tonight, but we've got a lot of work to get to where we want to go, especially in the run game aspect of things, because it will open a whole other bunch of things we can do on offense.' The Seattle Seahawks defeated the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 2 of the 2025 NFL preseason game by a refreshing score of 33-16 ! Also Read: Gabe Davis seated like a free agent–whether it was for the NFL or a podcast appearance | NFL News - Times of India Catch Rani Rampal's inspiring story on Game On, Episode 4. Watch Here!
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Seahawks running backs dominate first half vs Kansas City Chiefs
The Seattle Seahawks currently lead the Kansas City Chiefs 23-7 at halftime. Seattle extended their lead with a pair of touchdown strikes from Drew Lock to Jake Bobo (fittingly, both for 12 yards). However, the real story of the first half is how dominant the rushing attack has been. We all know the Seahawks' top goal on offense in 2025 is to run the ball better this year. Well, early signs sure look like they are going to be well improved in this phase of the game. During the first half against the Chiefs, the Seahawks rushed for 174 yards as a team on 22 attempts. The top carriers were: George Holani, five rushes for 49 yards Zach Charbonnet, five rushes for 45 yards and a touchdown Damien Martinez, seven rushes for 39 yards Drew Lock (yes), 2 rushes for 34 yards Also contributing are Jacardia Wright who had five yards on three carries, and Jalen Milroe who had two yards from his tush push attempt. Seattle is outright dominating Kansas City on the ground. If they can find a way to translate this to the regular season, the Seahawks are going to have a deadly offense to deal with. This article originally appeared on Seahawks Wire: Seahawks RB's dominate Kansas City Chiefs in the 1st half of Week 2
New York Times
08-08-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Seahawks' offense shows promise, Jalen Milroe flashes upside in debut: Takeaways
SEATTLE — It turns out that neither Mike Macdonald nor Pete Carroll could live up to the words from the former Seattle Seahawks coach's famous postgame bit and win the game in the fourth quarter. Thanks to a last-second field goal block by Seattle edge rusher Jalan Gaines, the Seahawks' preseason opener against Carroll's Las Vegas Raiders ended in a 23-23 tie Thursday night at Lumen Field. Advertisement Although both coaches wanted a victory, individual assessments are far more important than the final score. Since this was the debut of Klint Kubiak's new offense, these postgame takeaways will focus on that side of the ball. Wide receiver Jake Bobo lit up when I asked for his initial impression of Kubiak's scheme. 'Shove the rock and then a couple play-actions mixed in there? Dude, that's a receiver's dream,' the third-year wideout said. 'Going in and digging out safeties and then having them bite on the run and just running by them, it's a lot of fun. Honestly, we're just dipping our toe in the water — we got a lot more where that came from.' Coaches and players have spent the entire offseason telling anyone who'd listen that the offense would be built around the run game. Seattle's second play of the game was an under-center run by George Holani for 19 yards. Two plays later, Holani picked up 8 yards on a run out of shotgun. He picked up 5 more yards on third-and-2 to get a fresh set of downs. After that, quarterback Drew Lock — Seattle's starter with QB1 Sam Darnold sitting out — executed a play fake, then hit a wide-open Robbie Ouzts in the flat for 17 yards. The drive ended without points because Lock threw an interception on third-and-10, but the way they came out moving the ball is exactly what Kubiak envisioned. The next drive was more of the same, with a few darts from Lock mixed in. The series ended with Holani scoring from 24 yards out. Holani takes it HOME! 📺: @King5Seattle or @NFLNetwork — Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks) August 8, 2025 'You get under center and pound the run like we did and in return get some play-action out of it and some under-center dropback, us being able to do that, it's gotta be tough for defenses,' Lock said. That's the plan, at least. Seattle's starters will show what they can do in this offense next week against the Kansas City Chiefs, but the early returns from the Lock-led backups — along with what might end up being four of the five starting offensive linemen — were promising, especially given the Raiders played their starting defense. Advertisement 'You felt the line of scrimmage,' Macdonald said, 'you felt the physicality.' It is no surprise that fifth-round rookie receiver Tory Horton had a positive impact on Seattle's offense in the first half. He's been making plays throughout training camp and started seeing reps with the first-team offense this week. His speed, balance and athleticism show up when the ball comes his way. Those attributes were on display Thursday night. Horton's first catch was a quick reception underneath for 8 yards. He was lined up in the slot. Horton was out wide on his next reception, and he fought through contact with cornerback Decamerion Richardson to haul it in (Richardson was flagged on the play). On his third and final catch, Horton was again in the slot on third-and-6 from the 10-yard line. He ran a quick out and settled into the space between the linebacker and the corner. Lock squeezed the ball in there, and Horton accelerated forward as the two defenders collided, then spun away from safety Chris Smith II for a score. FIRST CAREER TOUCHDOWN 😮💨 @toryhorton11 📺: @King5Seattle or @NFLNetwork — Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks) August 8, 2025 'What he went out and did tonight was everything I expected him to go out and do based on how he's been performing in training camp,' Lock said. 'A really, really solid player. Runs the right routes, makes contested catches. When the ball gets in his hand, he makes the plays.' Horton was also Seattle's primary punt returner in the first half. He had a 5-yard return in the first quarter on which he juked several defenders. Horton didn't play in the second half. The Seahawks had, understandably, seen enough. Marquez Valdes-Scantling did not suit up Thursday night, which suggests Macdonald views the veteran wideout as a starter. But it'll be interesting to see how long he is viewed that way if Horton keeps taking advantage of his opportunities to make plays. Advertisement Holani had a game-high 61 yards on rushing on seven attempts. Three of those carries moved the chains, including a 19-yard run on second-and-2 in the first quarter that was made possible in part because Ouzts took on Pro Bowl defensive end Maxx Crosby behind the line of scrimmage. Ouzts' block gave Holani enough space to get to the edge, which tight end Eric Saubert set by walling off safety Jeremy Chinn. Holani then made safety Isaiah Pola-Mao miss in space and followed the downfield blocking of Bobo up the sideline. Fullback sighting. 📺: @King5Seattle or @NFLNetwork — Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks) August 8, 2025 Later, on a third-and-1 carry just outside the red zone, Holani got another assist from Ouzts, who sealed Smith at the line of scrimmage to free up the edge for his running back. Holani just had to make cornerback Darien Porter miss in the open field and beat Pola-Mao in a footrace to the end zone. In the second quarter, Holani took a screen pass 20 yards on third-and-10 because he was able to make the initial defender miss in space. That drive ended with Horton's touchdown. Undrafted out of Boise State in 2024, Holani spent his rookie season on Seattle's practice squad. He had a good showing last preseason, averaging 4.2 yards on 18 attempts with a pair of touchdowns. The draft acquisition of seventh-round pick Damien Martinez in April lessened Holani's odds of making the active roster this summer, but Kenny McIntosh's season-ending ACL tear reopened the door. Holani's speed and ability to dodge the first tackle attempt might land him on the active roster. As for Ouzts, the fifth-round rookie from Alabama provided just what Seattle hoped he would deliver up front. The presence of a fullback adds an element of physicality, and it signals a true commitment to being a run-first operation. Springing Holani for those explosive runs is precisely what he was acquired to do. 'With Rob, we felt (his impact) the first couple weeks,' Bobo said. 'That guy puts his hat on people. It was cool to finally see it live.' Third-string quarterback Jalen Milroe led five series in the second half. The third-round rookie out of Alabama went 6 of 10 through the air for 61 yards. Three of those completions went for first downs. He faced some suboptimal passing situations early and failed to convert on third-and-14 and third-and-12 on the first two possessions. Advertisement He led a nine-play, 65-yard touchdown drive on his third possession of the game. Seven of those nine plays were runs, and Milroe was under center each time. He completed a 14-yard out route to rookie tight end Marshall Lang (out of shotgun) and threw a strike to rookie receiver Tyrone Broden for 15 yards on a play-action rollout to his right. Milroe looked more comfortable on that drive after the offense established a rhythm in the run game. Milroe also had a 27-yard run on a zone-read play in the fourth quarter, showing off the speed that made him an attractive prospect. Quick with it. 💨 📺: @King5Seattle or @NFLNetwork — Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks) August 8, 2025 But that series stalled when he threw incomplete for Lang on fourth-and-1 after rolling to his right. Milroe said he had the option to run — there was a lane, but he would have likely had to juke a linebacker — but he needed to watch the film before declaring whether taking off would have been a better decision. 'Throwing the ball accurately, throwing it on time, and then when it wasn't there, extending plays with his legs, I thought was really cool,' Macdonald said. 'Made some good decisions in the quarterback-driven (run) game with how they're playing their edges.' With a chance to lead a game-winning drive with 1:07 remaining in the fourth quarter, Milroe threw a 14-yard pass with some zip to receiver Ricky White III on an in-breaking route. That drive also stalled, though, when Milroe took a sack on third down after his protection broke down. It's not surprising that the most explosive play came on the ground, because that's currently the strongest part of his game. But outside one pass that was broken up on third-and-long, Milroe seemed to make the right reads and threw the ball accurately. 'He's fast, really fast,' Lock said of Milroe. 'You definitely saw that tonight. Made great decisions with the ball in his hands as far as passing goes. Getting in those fourth-quarter preseason games, it's all about making the right decisions, right footwork, right reads. I feel like he did a great job, and I was proud of him.' (Photo of Jalen Milroe: Steph Chambers / Getty Images) Spot the pattern. Connect the terms Find the hidden link between sports terms Play today's puzzle
