Seahawks at Patriots: 3 things we learned

As the New England Patriots were defeated by the Seattle Seahawks 31-24 Sunday, let’s go inside to take a look at what we learned.

Some bettors will be upset with the outcome, but this was one heck of a football game and maybe the best game of the day, in a day filled with ample of good games. Here are a few things we learned.

1) Russell Wilson is heating up and is healthy

I would not want to be on a defense preparing for Wilson. These last two weeks have been huge breakout games for Wilson, who started the year slow due to some injuries and an ineffective offensive line.

In his last two games, Wilson has thrown for 630 yards on 45 completions, averaging 14 yards per completion. He has thrown for five touchdowns in the past two games and looks the most comfortable as a passer at this point as he’s ever looked in his career.

He took control of this game in the second half. Wilson never let this game get out of hand, even in the first half when the Seahawks were unable to muster up touchdowns on their early red zone drives, they stuck with it and kept plugging along.

2) LeGarrette Blount is any defense’s worst nightmare

I wouldn’t want to get in between Blount and the goal line, and I don’t know too many people (if anyone) who would. He had three TDs and though he averaged just 3.3 yards per cary on 69 yards rushing, he earned every yard he got. He fought for everything and is the glue to this Patriots offense that holds everything together.

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Brady had a decent game but his numbers would show otherwise.  Blount was the vocal point of the offense early in the game, but the Patriots shifted that to Brady in the second half. Seattle was ready to defend Brady, and proved it, but they did struggle to contain Blount.

If you need a yard, it’s hard not to give it to Blount. He’s the game’s most violent runner and ran through Seattle’s entire defense on this TD run.

3) The Patriots will be just fine despite the loss

There shouldn’t be too much panicking if you are a Pats fan. It was a tough loss, but it came at the hands of one of the game’s best teams.  Seattle spread the ball around, as Wilson hit seven different receivers. The Pats secondary at times looked confused in some of their zone looks, leaving receivers run right past them and expecting help over the top.

These are fixable issues for the Patriots, and they’ll be able to tune up their mistakes before they play the Niners next week. One thing I will say is it’s clear that New England misses Jamie Collins’ presence on the field. Elandon Roberts and Shea McClellin couldn’t fill in at MLB and neither is the athletic freak that Collins is.

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Despite that, New England should be fine moving ahead. Just like any team in football, they have their weaknesses. Seattle did a good job exploiting those, like taking advantage of hiccups in the secondary and targeting Justin Coleman and linebackers in coverage, but New England can adjust. They finished with three sacks and did a decent job getting pressure without blitzing Wilson.