Seattle Seahawks
Kenneth Walker III, Seattle Seahawks.

The Seattle Seahawks vacation to Munich for a matchup with Tampa Bay. Seattle will check out to sustain their 1 1/2 activity direct in the division at the NFL’s initial sport in Germany.

7 days 10 sees the Seattle Seahawks touring throughout the US and Atlantic Ocean to engage in the NFL’s 1st-at any time video game in Germany. At least as the “visitor” on Sunday, this activity does not get away a home game from the Seahawks.

Anything that is a little bit head-scratching is the fact that Vegas has the Buccaneers as a 2.5-issue favourite. The Seattle Seahawks are 6-3 in 2022 and are on a four-match acquire streak. In the meantime, Tampa Bay is 4-5 and coming off a comeback gain in opposition to the Rams.

Oh properly, permit absolutely everyone maintain sleeping on Seattle.

Slowing Down

The Bucs’ offense hasn’t been almost as dynamic as it was the past pair of seasons. There are lots of explanations for their decrease.

Rob Gronkowski retired. Tom Brady is 45 a long time aged, and father time is creeping up on him, not to mention the particular troubles he’s going by means of. Then there are accidents. 

Every single NFL staff receives strike with injuries. With Tampa Bay currently being a bit of an more mature team and relying so a great deal on their veterans, accidents compelled them to use much more inexperienced gamers. And they didn’t have virtually as stellar of a draft class as the Seattle Seahawks did this previous 12 months.

A large examination for Seattle’s youthful corners

Tampa Bay employs a single of the NFL’s most effective and largest broad receivers, Mike Evans. The 6’5″ 4-time Pro Bowl choice appreciates how to use that size to his edge.

Meanwhile, Seattle’s 6’4″ rookie cornerback Tariq Woolen is a person of the quickest DBs in the league. Some thing that is effective to Woolen’s advantage is he receives to apply on a regular basis in opposition to a significant wide receiver, D.K. Metcalf.

That leaves the Seahawks’ other rookie corner Coby Bryant to go over a single of Chris Godwin, Breshad Perryman, or Julio Jones. Unquestionably not an uncomplicated matchup for him against any of individuals receivers.

The Seattle offense will roll

One detail that hasn’t fallen off for Tampa Bay is their defense. Their D is ranked ninth overall.

One particular factor that has transformed is the Buccaneers’ operate defense is not practically as vaunted as it has been. They rank 23rd at 125.2 speeding yards per video game. 

Seahawks rookie operating back Kenneth Walker III must be ready to carry on cooking on the ground. His modern participate in has been crucial to the offense’s results.

Even so, Tampa’s pass protection is rated 10th in complete passing yards. Far more particularly, they are rated fifth in passing yards for every activity at 187.8.

One thing for Geno Smith to keep in mind is that Tampa Bay is ranked 13th, enabling opposing QBs to complete 62.8% of their passes. So, this recreation will be a challenging exam for the Seattle Seahawks’ aerial assault.

Closing Views

As lengthy as the Seahawks can acclimate their inside overall body clocks to Germany’s time, they ought to have no challenge profitable this match. Tampa Bay has the worst speeding staff in the NFL. But that doesn’t signify the Seattle Seahawks ought to forget about about that factor.

If the Seattle Seahawks retain undertaking what they’ve been executing the past couple of weeks, they will be the initial NFL staff to earn a sport in Germany one a lot less accolade Tom Brady can claim.