Seattle 27, Dallas 7
When: 4:05 PM ET, Sunday, September 16, 2012
Where: CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington
Temperature:
68°
Head Official:
Donovan Briggans
Attendance:
68008
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Seahawks 27, Cowboys 7: Marshawn Lynch rushed for 122 yards and a touchdown and Seattle used a dominant effort from its defense and special teams to hand visiting Dallas its first loss.
Seahawks (1-1) rookie quarterback Russell Wilson was efficient in his second career start, completing 15 of 20 passes for 151 yards and a touchdown. He hit tight end Anthony McCoy for a 22-yard touchdown, the first of McCoy's career, to make it 20-7 with 5:12 left in the third quarter.
Seattle's special teams set the tone, forcing a fumble on the opening kickoff to set up Steven Hauschka's 21-yard field goal and blocking a punt that Jeron Johnson scooped up at the 3-yard line and ran in for a touchdown to make it 10-0.
The Cowboys (1-1) were unable to sustain the offensive momentum they built in a season-opening win against the New York Giants, as Seattle held Dallas to 296 total yards.
The Seahawks clamped down in the second half and outgained the Cowboys 197-85. After Wilson's touchdown pass to McCoy capped a 90-yard drive, Lynch sealed it with a 3-yard touchdown run to put the finishing touches on a 12-play, 88-yard march.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Lynch has scored at least one touchdown in 12 of his last 14 games. … The Cowboys have not started 2-0 since 2008. … Kevin Ogletree, who had a breakout game in the Cowboys' season opener with eight catches for 114 yards and two touchdowns, had just one catch for 26 yards Sunday.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Dallas
|
296 |
49 |
247 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2.0 |
0 |
Seattle
|
315 |
182 |
133 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1.0 |
2 |
Upcoming Games
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Seattle will play their next game at home against Green Bay.
The Seahawks have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Dallas will play their next game at home against Tampa Bay.
The Cowboys have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.