The Seattle Seahawks might have raised eyebrows and collective fan blood pressure when they went into halftime tied 6-6 with the lowly Atlanta Falcons. Would they dare take the Falcons too lightly and potentially drop a critical road game?
Nah. They just woke up in the 2nd half.
A 31-3 curbstomping after intermission turned a close game into a laugher, and for a stadium that was filled to capacity to watch Georgia beat Alabama in a comically meaningless SEC Championship Game, the Mercedes-Benz Stadium was anywhere between cavernous to a second home for Seahawks fans. It was a preseason level atmosphere only elevated by the sheer number of traveling support from the 12s. And you know what? If I was a Falcons fan and witnessed eight straight seasons of mostly embarrassing losing and zero playoff appearances, I fully understand.
It’s Enemy Reaction time following the Seahawks’ 37-9 trouncing of Atlanta. Game thread comments are courtesy of The Falcoholic. They’ve definitely seen some things over the years, so will they be numb to another humiliating blowout loss?
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Darnell Mooney touchdown ruled out due to stepping out of bounds, Falcons kick field goal instead (6-3 ATL)
The Falcons have been a major disappointment this season, and it’s hard not to blame the coaching staff. Head coach Raheem Morris was never able to stop the bleeding and will finish with yet another losing record. It’s also the second year in a row that the team went on a losing streak of at least four games. At this point, I’m not sure if there is any benefit to making a change before the season ends, but it’s hard to see this current staff returning in 2026.
Blank’s obvious offseason decision should see more than just Morris be fired. The Falcons need to clean house completely with a new regime. Terry Fontenot needs to go along with him, while it’s perplexing that Zac Robinson and Marquice Williams have yet to be fired amid this dismal season.
It would be surprising to see any change go down before the offseason, but there’s no more defending Morris. Blank doesn’t typically make knee-jerk reactions when prematurely firing his coaches, but Morris has lost the locker room to the point where he doesn’t have much of a choice.
For a team that has pretty much their entire young nucleus still amid their rookie deals, they can’t let the ineptitude go on any longer. This team looks defeated and look like they have quit on the season, which means that the 83-year-old owner has to cut ties with the second-year head coach.
The most wins the Seahawks have ever had in a season is 13, which they’ve done twice. Winning out would set a new franchise record (I know, there are 17 games now) and therefore clinch the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs. History indicates good things happen to the Seahawks when they are the No. 1 seed.
These final four weeks are all against above .500 teams, starting with the Indianapolis Colts, who are 8-5 but without Daniel Jones for the rest of the season and looking to be in total free-fall out of the playoffs. If Riley Leonard can’t go, then it’s Brett Rypien time, which would be another backup QB going up against the Seahawks. Take care of business on Sunday before even thinking about that mega rematch with the Los Angeles Rams next Thursday.
Thanks for reading and go ‘Hawks!
