Sunday’s season opener ultimately felt more like the Bengals bungled than the Seahawks soared.
But, you take your victories however you can get them in the NFL, and inartful as was Seattle’s 21-20 win over the Bengals, Pete Carroll isn’t going to turn it down.
Seattle was statistically dominated — outgained 429 yards to 234 — and shockingly couldn’t really run it much of the day against a team that a year ago was one of the worst run defenses in the NFL.
But when the plays mattered most, Seattle somehow found a way to make them.