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Well, that was certainly ... unexpected.
I wonder if this is going to be seen as a statement game, in the same way that the Carolina game last year was considered a statement game. As in that game, a team expected to at least play a close game, if not win, was steadily and methodically dismantled. To be sure, the Seahawks were playing without their top running back, but you wonder what he would have done to prevent this.
That said, a statement game at this point in the season doesn't mean a lot. On the up side, the Bears now have a two game lead in the division, with Minnesota losing at Buffalo. On the down side ... well, it's just the fourth game. They can give back that lead easily. And a statement game during the season means nothing if you can't follow through in the playoffs; last year, Carolina learned from the statement game how to defeat the Bears. Hopefully, Seattle won't learn the same lesson.
I wonder if this is going to be seen as a statement game, in the same way that the Carolina game last year was considered a statement game. As in that game, a team expected to at least play a close game, if not win, was steadily and methodically dismantled. To be sure, the Seahawks were playing without their top running back, but you wonder what he would have done to prevent this.
That said, a statement game at this point in the season doesn't mean a lot. On the up side, the Bears now have a two game lead in the division, with Minnesota losing at Buffalo. On the down side ... well, it's just the fourth game. They can give back that lead easily. And a statement game during the season means nothing if you can't follow through in the playoffs; last year, Carolina learned from the statement game how to defeat the Bears. Hopefully, Seattle won't learn the same lesson.
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