It was an epic duel on Sunday in Seattle, as Sam Darnold and the Seattle Seahawks fell to Baker Mayfield and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 38-35. In arguably the game of the year so far, Mayfield and Darnold both put together MVP performances while the defenses were absolutely shredded.

As Tampa walked out victorious and feeling like a real Super Bowl threat, where does this loss and performance leave the Seahawks as they continue their journey vs Florida teams, as they head to a hot Jacksonville Jaguars team on Sunday?

Let’s break it down.

1st Down – The defense has excuses, but still failed biggest test

I think it’s important to give Mike Macdonald and the defense some benefit of the doubt. The defense had been nothing short of elite through the first four games, but the injuries were jus

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