Neanderball, Week 7: Seahawks vs. Ravens (2nd Quarter)

Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY SportsHello everyone, and welcome back to the second installment of Week 7’s Neanderball. As with all good horror movies, we began in Part 1 with a generally upbeat experience that gave the audience a false sense of normalcy. Now is when the floorboards start creaking, the doors start slamming on their own, and the protagonists suggest splitting up to cover more ground.

All mentions of left and right are from the perspective of the Seattle Seahawks offense. The Ps and Rs in the drive headings indicate sequences of runs and passes, with commas denoting first downs. Plays in brackets were called back due to penalties, and quarterback scrambles are counted as passing…