It happened again — the stellar defense of the Seattle Seahawks slammed shut the door on another opponent. The Seahawks kept Brock Purdy away from the end zone, something they weren't able to accomplish in Week 1 against their NFC West rivals, the San Francisco 49ers. Purdy threw for two touchdowns in that game, and in the rematch, he threw for two fewer.
Despite Purdy tossing two touchdowns in that first matchup, he also got picked off twice by the Seahawks' defense, which initiated a trend that would stretch for the subsequent 17 games: Seattle's defense coming up big, time after time, after time.