The Seahawks had not allowed a rushing touchdown yet this season until the third quarter of Sunday's 38-35 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. That rushing touchdown, along with "way too many tackles," missed and pressure coverage that was "very weak," all added up for a defensive performance that was uncharacteristic-like for what Seattle had shown through the first four games.
After the game, head coach Mike Macdonald put the loss on his shoulders and his shoulders only.
"I have to do better with our defensive game plan and our execution and how we call it," he said. "When you put up a performance like that, it means that I didn't prepare them well enough. So it hurts. It stings. It should because our guys work extremely hard and they care. But we're going to use this to move forward and