Seattle leads the NFL in scoring in the red zone heading into Sunday's game at Detroit.
The Seahawks entered the bye on a high, winners of three of four, the offense finally becoming what coach Pete Carroll and first-year coordinator Brian Schottenheimer envisioned.
The bye week, Schottenheimer said, allowed him to take a little breath and “just kind of see the progress that we’ve made.’’
But the work begins anew Sunday at Detroit against a Lions team that is also surging a bit, also having won three of its last four.
As Schottenheimer talked to the media Thursday, here are five things that stood out:
RUNNING GAME, RUSSELL WILSON KEY TO RED ZONE SUCCESS
Exciting the Seattle coaches as much as anything right now is the team’s success in the red zone — the Seahawks are number one in the NFL this week having scored on 14 of 15 possessions inside the 20 (93.