SEATTLE (AP) — In the aftermath of giving up 44 points in a Week 9 loss at Buffalo, Pete Carroll was flustered and discouraged.
Carroll's Seattle Seahawks — known for the past decade for their defensive prowess — had lost a big piece of their identity.
“We were so uncharacteristic, and so off and all that. That was like the final straw,” Carroll said Monday. “We had to make sure that we adjusted, and figured it out and tweaked it and all of that.”
Seattle's defensive turnaround came to completion on Sunday in a 20-6 win over the Los Angeles Rams that wrapped up Carroll's fifth division title with the Seahawks.