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In what might be the only preseason look at the first-team offense of the Seattle Seahawks, the unit passed with flying colors.
The back end of the Seahawks defense also showed out, especially on consecutive stuffs by starting safeties Julian Love and Coby Bryant to end the Chiefs' first drive. The new technology the NFL is using to accurately measure spots sealed the right call, resulting in a turnover.
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SB Nation on MSN5 winners and 3 losers from the Chiefs’ preseason loss to the Seahawks
Preseason games can be fun to watch. Sometimes we get a glimpse of what a team will look like in the regular season. Sometimes we can try to judge the depth of a team compared to its opponent. But the Kansas City Chiefs’ 33-16 road loss to the Seattle Seahawks wasn’t fun to watch.
With an old-school offense in the humidity, the Seahawks — including the first-team offense — took down the Chiefs in their second preseason game Friday. Here are the biggest takeaways.
At the bottom end of the defensive grades was nose takle Bubba Thomas, who put in 12 snaps and earned a putrid 28.6 overall grade thanks to a 29.6 mark in run defense. Fellow nose tackle Quinton Bohanna (40.9) wasn't far from the bottom either, but they were overshadowed Brandon Pili (80.0), who notched a safety.
The Seahawks' first-string offense looked better than anyone could have hoped, in what was likely its only action before the season opener.