Seahawks fall to Miami Dolphins, 24-21
MIAMI (AP) — In the tense final seconds of a matchup between rookie quarterbacks, Ryan Tannehill looked like a savvy veteran.
Tannehill moved his team 65 yards in six plays to set up a 43-yard field goal by Dan Carpenter at the final gun, and the Miami Dolphins rallied to beat Russell Wilson and the Seattle Seahawks 24-21 Sunday.
Tannehill had drawn criticism for mistakes down the stretch in close games, but he came through with completions of 19, 25 and 7 yards on the final drive and scrambled for a 15-yard gain.
Miami (5-6) broke a three-game losing streak. The Seahawks (6-5), unbeaten at home this year, lost for the fifth time in six road games.
Leon Washington returned a kickoff for a touchdown for the eighth time to tie the NFL record and put Seattle ahead with eight minutes left. Miami answered with an 80-yard drive capped by Tannehill's 29-yard pass to Charles Clay, making it 21-21.
The Dolphins forced Seattle to punt from midfield and started at their 10 with 1:32 left. Tannehill quickly moved them downfield and finished 18 for 26 for 253 yards and a score.
Tannehill broke the Dolphins' rookie record of 2,210 yards passing set by Dan Marino in 1983.
Wilson went 21 for 27 for 224 yards and two scores, increasing his season total to 17 TD passes. He also ran for 38 yards.
Tannehill and Miami caught a break with Seattle leading 14-7 early in the fourth quarter. Bobby Wagner intercepted Tannehill in the end zone, but the turnover was negated by a penalty on safety Earl Thomas for roughing the passer.
On the next play, Daniel Thomas scored the tying touchdown on a 3-yard run.
Washington took the ensuing kickoff on the run, found a seam, juked past Carpenter and was in the clear to score untouched on a 98-yard return. Washington tied the career record for touchdowns on kickoff returns held by Joe Cribbs of Cleveland.
The lawn sprinklers came on between plays in the third period, causing a brief delay and drawing a roar from the amused crowd. Otherwise, Miami fans had little to cheer about until the wild final 10 minutes.
Wilson eluded a sack when he bounced off Jared Odrick, then scrambled and threw a 3-yard pass to Anthony McCoy for the Seahawks' first score. On their next possession, Wilson ducked away from Tony McDaniel to elude another sack, then ran for 20 yards to set up the go-ahead touchdown.
The Seahawks went three-and-out on their first four possessions. Coach Pete Carroll played for field position, punting when his team had the ball at the Miami 40, 48 and 38.
The conservative strategy helped keep the Dolphins pinned deep, and they started outside their 20 on only one possession. Their touchdowns came on drives of 94, 82 and 80 yards.
The Dolphins broke a scoreless tie in the second quarter when they mounted a long drive capped by Reggie Bush's 21-yard run.
Seattle answered with a tying 80-yard drive that ended when a scrambling Wilson hit McCoy with 29 seconds left in the first half.
Wilson moved the Seahawks 80 yards again on their first series of the second half. He went 7 for 7 for 66 yards on the drive, including a 4-yard pass to Michael Robinson for a touchdown.
Tannehill moved his team 65 yards in six plays to set up a 43-yard field goal by Dan Carpenter at the final gun, and the Miami Dolphins rallied to beat Russell Wilson and the Seattle Seahawks 24-21 Sunday.
Tannehill had drawn criticism for mistakes down the stretch in close games, but he came through with completions of 19, 25 and 7 yards on the final drive and scrambled for a 15-yard gain.
Miami (5-6) broke a three-game losing streak. The Seahawks (6-5), unbeaten at home this year, lost for the fifth time in six road games.
Leon Washington returned a kickoff for a touchdown for the eighth time to tie the NFL record and put Seattle ahead with eight minutes left. Miami answered with an 80-yard drive capped by Tannehill's 29-yard pass to Charles Clay, making it 21-21.
The Dolphins forced Seattle to punt from midfield and started at their 10 with 1:32 left. Tannehill quickly moved them downfield and finished 18 for 26 for 253 yards and a score.
Tannehill broke the Dolphins' rookie record of 2,210 yards passing set by Dan Marino in 1983.
Wilson went 21 for 27 for 224 yards and two scores, increasing his season total to 17 TD passes. He also ran for 38 yards.
Tannehill and Miami caught a break with Seattle leading 14-7 early in the fourth quarter. Bobby Wagner intercepted Tannehill in the end zone, but the turnover was negated by a penalty on safety Earl Thomas for roughing the passer.
On the next play, Daniel Thomas scored the tying touchdown on a 3-yard run.
Washington took the ensuing kickoff on the run, found a seam, juked past Carpenter and was in the clear to score untouched on a 98-yard return. Washington tied the career record for touchdowns on kickoff returns held by Joe Cribbs of Cleveland.
The lawn sprinklers came on between plays in the third period, causing a brief delay and drawing a roar from the amused crowd. Otherwise, Miami fans had little to cheer about until the wild final 10 minutes.
Wilson eluded a sack when he bounced off Jared Odrick, then scrambled and threw a 3-yard pass to Anthony McCoy for the Seahawks' first score. On their next possession, Wilson ducked away from Tony McDaniel to elude another sack, then ran for 20 yards to set up the go-ahead touchdown.
The Seahawks went three-and-out on their first four possessions. Coach Pete Carroll played for field position, punting when his team had the ball at the Miami 40, 48 and 38.
The conservative strategy helped keep the Dolphins pinned deep, and they started outside their 20 on only one possession. Their touchdowns came on drives of 94, 82 and 80 yards.
The Dolphins broke a scoreless tie in the second quarter when they mounted a long drive capped by Reggie Bush's 21-yard run.
Seattle answered with a tying 80-yard drive that ended when a scrambling Wilson hit McCoy with 29 seconds left in the first half.
Wilson moved the Seahawks 80 yards again on their first series of the second half. He went 7 for 7 for 66 yards on the drive, including a 4-yard pass to Michael Robinson for a touchdown.
Seattle can't win if they don't play at home.
Looks like people have a serious case of Monday morning schadenfreude.
With no corners this team is done.
Not a chance against the Bears, Bills somewhat but its away game, 49ers no way home or not, that only leaves the Red Birds and Rams at home which to be true is a real toss up...
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Seattle Seahawks starting cornerbacks Richard Sherman and Brandon Browner are facing four-game suspensions for violating the NFL's performance-enhancing drug policy, according to league sources.
Both Sherman and Browner tested positive and are appealing their suspensions, insisting they are innocent, according to sources. The appeal could be heard as early as this week.
The absence of both Sherman and Browner would be a huge blow to the Seahawks (6-5), who dropped a 24-21 decision Sunday to the Miami Dolphins but still are competing for a playoff spot in the NFC.
If the suspensions are upheld, Seattle would have to lean on veteran Marcus Trufant to replace Sherman at left cornerback, and Walter Thurmond to replace Browner at right cornerback.
Ironically, Seattle is locked in a race with Tampa Bay (6-5) for an NFC wild-card spot. The Buccaneers have had two starting cornerbacks (Eric Wright and Aqib Talib, who later was traded to New England) suspended for four games for using Adderall.
The 6-foot-3 Sherman leads the Seahawks with four interceptions this season while the 6-4 Browner, a Pro Bowler in 2011, has three interceptions.
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If this is true, kiss the Wild Card race good bye.
  MVDAD......bite me.You are a fairweather fan.Go Hawks!
 @catahoula No, I'm a 49er fan, through thick and thin, and there's been plenty of both. But I just love you schizoid Hawk fans. There's nothing quite as satisfying as reading these boards or listening to 710 or 950 after a loss.Â
@MVDad @catahoula I especially love how the Hawks #1 on-air cheerleader, Dorki Monson - states (with pom-poms waving) "They'll win the next road game!". LOL
It felt like deja vu all over again with the Husky game. Â A loss due to a field goal on the last play of the game, defenses dominated in the fourth quarter, loads of penalties, etc. Â Bottom line, I wasted nearly 7 hours this weekend sitting in front of the tube rooting for these clowns. Â Great game for Wilson, however, (except the last non-drive) unlike Price who really blew the game. Â The run defense for Miami was the best I've seen, Carroll couldn't seem to come up with an alternative plan. Â The only decent run Lynch had was aided by a hold that wasn't called.
They can resurrect Vince Lombardi and the Seahawks would still be pathetic.
@Lacey1965 Lombardi wouldn't have much success coaching ANY team in today's NFL.
Bottom line #2: Little-to-no significant trend in improvement over the span of Carroll's tenure should translate into looking for another solution.Â
 @Throbbinhood Chuck Knox should be available.
And now comes the "if this team loses this game and we win that game, etc etc....we're statistically alive for a shot at the playoffs!"
Look, it doesn't matter what the Niners do/don't do...or any other team in our division or even in the NFC for that matter. What DOES matter is this team flat out can not win on the road. It's a given...and if you can't win anything on the road, you flat out are not a contender. Argue stats and records of all the other teams all you want...until that roadblock is removed, you're an observer in the postseason.
I love my Hawks but reality is, we'll be observers again in the postseason this year.
 @runtwentysix I love my Hawks too, and for some weird reason CAN'T give up on them. this team has FIGHT in them, yet they have problems they must overcome, and I personally think they can do it. I have friends from the East Coast that tear West Coast fans apart for being "fair weather fans".......after reading a lot of comments that have been directed at the Hawks in the past few weeks, I think they're right. Y'all can roll over and give up if you want to. I'm not joining in. GO HAWKS!
 @Wolfen Being realistic does not and has never had anything to do with "fair weather"...that's just the common buzzword that gets thrown out whenever someone shows an ounce of frustration or "negative passioin". Most people don't have a clue what a fair weather fan is. I do respect (and applaud) your positive outlook, and dang, I hope for a turnaround (because short of that...like being able to win on the road...all else is a moot point) but I've sat through my share of underachieving seasons since '78 and every season, win or lose, I still cheer for my Hawks. I get laughed at by friends and family because of it. "Fair weather fan" is not a term anyone who knows me would describe me.
 @Wolfen You got it...we'll keep hopin'! Go Hawks!
 @runtwentysix Let them laugh. We can root for the Hawks together. Here's to the Wild Card.....and hope.
@runtwentysix All true.
9-7 and on the outside looking in come January. Some teams would be happy with that.
 @MVDad Currently have the last wildcard spot and hold the tie breaker for the 7-8 teams so if they are not in a bad spot.  Of course a lot of games still to be played.
Time to fire Carrol and Bevell, two worthless coaches.
 @Cooter_Brown Completely agree...everyone seems to think Carroll has turned this team around....I don't see improvement, I see another mediocre season...three in a row now
Pray that they don't have to play an away game in the wildcards..
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Pete, I been saying it all year... PENALTIES!
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@bobalouie You need to quit blaming losses on penaties and bad calls by the officials! There are a lot of other teams around the league winning games just fine with penalties and bad calls, including ROAD games! This team sucks, so you'll have to learn to live with mediocrity!
 @bobalouie Seeing how the can't win the division they will be on the road if they make the playoffs
 @bobalouie No kidding......Penalties are KILLING us.
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That call overturning the interception in the 4th was cr@p, but hey, at least the Green Bay fans are appeased. Overall, Wilson was stellar. The Defense however, needs to get on the plane and actually SHOW UP against The Bears next weekend.
 @Wolfen I'm a Packers fan and watched the game... I agree, it was the wrong call. There was no way for the Seattle defender to stop himself. He leaped while the QB still had the ball and can't just stop midair to avoid the collision. Even with the original refs, it's been mediocre jobs by the refs.Â
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Please PLEASE please beat Chicago next weekend. We really need it. Especially how we're playing tonight in New York. Will be rooting for y'all.
 @Wolfen Um, no. First off, Packer fans weren't watching because they are more interested in potential playoff opponents. Neither of these teams falls in that category. Second, the call was right, which is obvious to everyone without a 12th man jersey.
 @MVDad  @Wolfen Maybe you haven't looked at the current WildCard standings to understand that the Hawks are still a possible match up.  Goggle ESPN and look stuff up before you post.
 @LippRipper  @Wolfen LippRidder, duh. When I "goggle" something, I'm underwater, like the Seahawks.
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Yes, obviously, at 6-5, they are technically still in the race. But reality is this team is completely, utterly incapable of winning a meaningful road game. So their record right now doesn't matter. They'll probably finish 1-7 on the road and 7-1 at home, unless the 49ers don't have anything to play for. At best, 9-7, more likely 8-8. If this is progress, it's the same progress that a snail makes.
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 @LippRipper  @MVDad I was talking about ONE call. I'm well aware of our playoff potentials and the wildcard standings. It is what it is. However, the Defense needs to step it up a bit. Miami is the ONLY team I've seen this year that has found an effective way to stuff Lynch, and the other teams will be studying those tapes.
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 @the unvarnished truth Total lack of effort by the entire defense after the first few drives really.  Just pathetic.  And Bevell's play calling in the end...WTF.  Conservative play calls when we weren't even in FG range.  How about run the plays that have been moving the ball and put points on the board.  They weren't running the ball or screen pass well all game and that's the plays he calls when the game is on the line.  Wilson played great.  Perhaps this was a game they should have given him 40 passes and shown that they could win without Lynch getting 100 yards.
 @jb_22  @the unvarnished truth I agree with you, Bevell is a disaster and should have been sent packing with T-Jack.  It was obvious he was trying to play for a FG instead of just trying to go down the field and score a decisive TD and kill more time off the clock.  The sad thing was that he tried to play for a FG without being in FG range.  His play calling has been dispicable all season.  He is the reason Seattle cannot win.  Winners try to score TDs, not FGs.  FGs are contingency points.