It has been another low-scoring, defensive affair between the Seattle Seahawks and Tennessee Titans during their second preseason game. At the moment, Seattle has gone into intermission with a solid 9-7 lead over Tennesee.

Return man Laviska Shenault Jr. started the fireworks early. Although he was not the one to catch the ball, he laid out a perfect lead block to help give the Seahawks excellent field position to start.

Macdonald's defense once again shined early, which was defined by a sack from linebackers Derick Hall and Boye Mafe, who brought down Titans quarterback Malik Willis on third down.

The Seahawks offense finally got things started by engineering an eight-play, 84-yard touchdown drive on their third possession. After earning only one yeard on their first two possessions, the third time proved to be the charm. Backup quarterback Sam Howell, who got the start over a resting Geno Smith, found former WAZZU alum Easop Winston Jr. for a 23-yard touchdown on a perfectly thrown ball.

However, the Titans were able to find their way on the board towards the end of the first half. After three-straight possessions ending in punts, former Steelers-turned-Titans quarterback Mason Rudolph led Tennessee on a 10-play, 78-yard drive which was capped off by a 15-yard touchdown to No. 15, Nick Westbrook-Ikhine.

But the Seahawks were not done. Sam Howell likely solidified his backup postion by moving the ball down the field 43-yards in only 0:38 seconds to give kicker Jason Myers a shot at more points. Myers connected from 48-yards out for his second field goal of the game, as Seattle leads 12-7.

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