Seattle Seahawks (8-8) – New York Jets (7-9): 23-6
When 9 minutes from the end of the match, the rookie Tariq Woolen arises to intercept Mike White (23/46, 240 yards, 2INT) and placed his teammates close enough to the field goal (23-6), he no longer makes of doubt that victory will elude the Jets.
With this 5th loss in 5 games, the Jets are definitely eliminated from the playoff race. If the takeoff went very well for New York (6-3 at mid-season), the end of the season looks more like a crash than a landing.
For Seattle, the match was not so complicated with a smashing start and a score advantage maintained throughout the match. With this victory, Seattle can still hope to play the playoffs. A victory that perhaps had a little more flavor for Geno Smith (18/29, 183 yards, 2TD), former “outcast” of the Jets and executioner of their last hopes this year.
Seattle knocks in
Start beating drums for Seattle with a run of 60 yards from Kenneth Walker (23 runs, 133 yards) on the first offensive action of the match. Behind, the Seahwks are ideally placed on the opposing 15 yards and Geno Smith connects with Colby Parkinson (5 rec, 36 yards, 1TD) for the touchdown (7-0).
Seattle’s offense continues this first half by dominating the Jets’ defense. If the locals are a little more like those at the start of the season, the Jets’ defense confirms that the end of the season is a little more complicated for them.
After a field goal (10-0), it’s a new big successful action by DeeJay Dallas (reception from 41 yards), which allows Pete Caroll’s men to be again well placed to conclude. They succeed on a reception from Tyler Marbry
It took half of the second quarter and Seattle’s last two offensive series for the opposing defense to finally succeed in forcing them to punt.
In defense, Seattle does almost as well as its offense. The locals manage to intercept Mike White once and cause a fumble on the Jets’ final series. Beyond the forced ball losses, the defense also managed to block the Jets before the red zone and allowed them only two field goals before halftime (17-6).
Crash for the Jets
The second half will not change the game. If the Jets’ defense manages to raise its level by allowing Seattle only two field goals (23-6), the attack continues its slow agony…
After a missed field goal to start the period, the visitors chained three punts. The attack finds neither the solution to protect White, and this one is not much more inspired like his 2e evening intercept…
Another failed pass on 4&5 a few minutes from the end will bury the last hopes of a comeback for the New Yorkers. The visitors may regret the defeat but the result is more than logical.
