Seahawks’ perceived franchise strength has actually turned into a weakness since Mike Macdonald took over as head coach
The home field advantage hasn’t been quite the same recently.
The Seattle Seahawks were locked into one of the best games of Week 5 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In crunch time, you hope that playing at home will give you an edge. Unfortunately for Seattle, that wasn’t the case for Mike Macdonald’s team.
Instead, the crushing loss continued a concerning trend that the Seahawks will look to turn around sooner than later. For fans’ sake, they really need to do so.
Seahawks need home field advantage to return to their standard
Winning at home used to be the expectation in Seattle. The “12th man” during the Legion of Boom days seemed to be one of the best storylines on a near weekly basis around the NFL. Nowadays, the crowd is still raucous for the birds, but they’re not finding success in the win column.
The Seahawks are 2-8 in their last ten home games. That’s nearly unthinkable when you consider their history of play when they’re the host. Opponents used to have to fear playing in Seattle, consistently.
For example of the past dominance on their own field, the Seahawks were 18-2 at home in prime time over the last 10 seasons at a point during the 2019 season. That was the 2nd-best home record in primetime in the NFL behind only the Baltimore Ravens at the time.
Yes, that was six years ago. That being said, that sort of home performance was a part of the organizations success even spanning to the early 2010s. Somehow, now, the winning trend has flipped for Seattle. They are playing better and finding more success on the road. As Evan Winter noted in late September, road wins are becoming the norm for Macdonald’s team recently.
“Dating back to last year, the Seahawks are 9-1 on the road and their last loss away from Lumen Field occurred nearly a full calendar year ago when they bungled their Week 4 matchup against the Detroit Lions in Motown. They’ve won eight straight road games since losing to the Lions.
What’s most impressive is the Seahawks have won their nine road contests by an average margin of 7.5 points per game. To go on the road and win by a touchdown per game is sizable proof that a team is doing something right in order to win in hostile environments.” — Evan Winter, A to Z Sports
Regardless, Seattle needs to find a bit more consistency. Whether they have to travel away from their nest to play or get to host their opponent, they need to prepare in an effective way and find ways to victory. The Seahawks will travel to play the Jacksonville Jaguars on the road next weekend.
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