First half recap: Seahawks trail Bills 14-3
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Once more, the Seattle Seahawks have a slow start in the first half... and at home, no less. The Seahawks are hosting the 5-2 Buffalo Bills, who look every bit the part of an AFC contender. Seattle, on the other hand, are struggling to keep pace.
The Bills are dominating the Seahawks in all major statistical categories:
Total yards: 224 to 96
Passing: 152 to 95
Rushing: 74 to 1
Time of possession: 18:07 to 11:53
First downs: 15 to 6
Total plays: 35 to 23
Yards per play: 6.4 to 4.2
There are only two reasons why this score isn't uglier than it should. First off, the Bills have been penalized an astonishing 7 times for 48 yards. They cannot seem to get out of their own way. In fact, the penalties are the doing a better job of slowing Buffalo down than the Seahawks are. The second reason is because of cornerback Josh Jobe stealing a possession away from the Bills with his interception. It is the first Josh Allen has thrown all season/
The primary culprit in Seattle's slow start is the offense, which yet again, cannot seem to get anything going in their first halves. This is routine for them, aside from two or three games this year. Geno Smith has completed 10-of-13 passes for 95 yards, while Kenneth Walker III has five yards on six carries. The inability to get the ground game going is hurting Seattle to a disproportionate degree.
Buffalo will get the ball to start the second half.
This article originally appeared on Seahawks Wire: First half recap: Seahawks trail Bills 14-3
