Former Seattle Sports Host

Danny O'Neil

Danny O'Neil was formerly a Seahawks insider for Seattle Sports and SeattleSports.com. He's the son of a logger, a graduate of the University of Washington and has been a working journalist in Seattle since 1999, first at newspapers and since 2012 at Seattle Sports. Follow Danny: @dannyoneil

DANNY ONEIL | Dec 20, 2015
Seahawks’ Russell Wilson won’t be MVP, but he’s playing like one

Russell Wilson took hold of a season that was on the brink in Seattle and guided the Seahawks back to the playoffs with five straight games in which he has played as close to perfect as a quarterback can.
DANNY ONEIL | Dec 20, 2015
Seahawks beat Browns 30-13 to clinch postseason berth

With a 30-13 win over the Browns, the Seahawks notched their fifth consecutive victory and the fourth straight game in which it scored 30 or more points, a feat the franchise has down only once before.
DANNY ONEIL | Dec 18, 2015
Seahawks’ Kam Chancellor, DeShawn Shead questionable for Sunday vs. Browns

Seahawks safety Kam Chancellor's availability will be determined on game day after sitting out this week's practice because of a bruised tailbone he suffered last week's game.
DANNY ONEIL | Dec 17, 2015
Person of Interest: Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel

This week's Person of Interest for the Seahawks is Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel, a Heisman-winning college party boy turned job-losing NFL party boy.
DANNY ONEIL | Dec 17, 2015
Week-15 NFL picks: Seahawks on the brink of clinching playoffs

A look at the week that will be in the NFL, a week in which Seattle has a chance at clinching a playoff spot, but only if Tampa Bay loses Thursday night to the Rams.
DANNY ONEIL | Dec 15, 2015
Three Things from the Seahawks’ win over Baltimore

Three things we learned and three things we're still trying to figure out after the Seahawks improved to 8-5 with a 35-6 win over Baltimore.
UNCATEGORIZED | Dec 13, 2015
On the Road: Baltimore

It's strange the first time that you visit a city that you've spent years watching.
DANNY ONEIL | Dec 13, 2015
Russell Wilson, Seahawks continue their evolution in fourth straight win

Turns out NBC analyst Tony Dungy was right when he said a few weeks back that the Seahawks have become an offensive football team. Seattle's blowout win over Baltimore was the latest example as Russell Wilson threw his 16th touchdown pass over the last four games.
DANNY ONEIL | Dec 13, 2015
Russell Wilson, Seahawks’ defense dominant again in 35-6 win over Baltimore

Russell Wilson threw five touchdown passes -- including three to Doug Baldwin -- and the Seahawks held Baltimore to only a pair of field goals in a 35-6 blowout that gave Seattle its sixth win in seven games.
DANNY ONEIL | Dec 13, 2015
Seahawks RB Thomas Rawls breaks ankle, out for the season

The Seahawks won an important game on Sunday, but may have lost an even more meaningful player with rookie running back Thomas Rawls suffering a broken left ankle.
DANNY ONEIL | Dec 11, 2015
Person of Interest: Ravens quarterback Matt Schaub

A closer look at Ravens quarterback Matt Schaub, whose career downturn could be traded back to a 2013 game against the Seahawks in which Richard Sherman returned an interception for a touchdown.
DANNY ONEIL | Dec 10, 2015
Danny O’Neil’s Week 14 NFL picks: Saying there’s a chance

Three victories in three weeks have not only solidified the Seahawks' wild-card positioning. They've fanned the embers of a long-shot chance at winning the NFC West.
DANNY ONEIL | Dec 10, 2015
When it comes to diagnosing an NFL play, observers have limitations

Danny O'Neil points to a play from the Seahawks' win over Minnesota as an example of the danger in making assumptions about the Xs and Os side of football.
UNCATEGORIZED | Dec 6, 2015
On the Road: Minneapolis

This trip was one in which Seattle went on the road and reminded everyone that it is a team to be reckoned with in its first trip to Minnesota since August 2010.
DANNY ONEIL | Dec 6, 2015
Resurgent Russell Wilson has Seahawks’ offense rolling

With another stellar performance against Minnesota, Russell Wilson now has 11 touchdown passes and no interceptions over Seattle's last three games. "Russell Wilson has been playing like the best quarterback in the league the past 12 quarters," said wide receiver Doug Baldwin.
DANNY ONEIL | Dec 6, 2015
Russell Wilson, Seahawks’ defense dominate Vikings in 38-7 blowout

Russell Wilson tossed three more touchdown passes and ran for another, Seattle's defense kept Minnesota off the scoreboard and the Seahawks hammered Minnesota 38-7 to win for the fifth time in their last six games.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS | Dec 6, 2015
Seahawks’ Cary Williams a healthy scratch for the second straight week

Seahawks cornerback Cary Williams, who lost his starting job two weeks ago, is inactive once again for Seattle's game against Minnesota.
DANNY ONEIL | Dec 4, 2015
A similar Vikings team stands in way of Seahawks’ playoff run

The Seahawks won a Super Bowl with a power running game, an efficiently mobile cornerback and a steel-toed, no-excuses defense. That's the same recipe that has taken Minnesota to the top of the NFC North this season.
DANNY ONEIL | Dec 3, 2015
Person of Interest: Vikings running back Adrian Peterson

This week the Seahawks prepare for Adrian Peterson, Minnesota's league-leading rusher who could very well be the comeback player of the year for the second time in his career.
DANNY ONEIL | Dec 3, 2015
Danny O’Neil’s Week 13 NFL picks: The redemption stories

A victory over the Vikings would put a Seahawks team that was 2-4 in strong position to make the playoffs. The Seahawks, however, aren't the biggest redemption story in the NFL. Not even close.
DANNY ONEIL | Dec 2, 2015
Hawk Talk highlights: What’s wrong with the Seahawks’ defense?

Highlights from the latest edition of "Hawk Talk", which included Danny O'Neil's thoughts on the main issues with Seattle's defense and the job that first-year coordinator Kris Richard has done.
DANNY ONEIL | Dec 1, 2015
Three Things from the Seahawks’ win over Pittsburgh

Three things we learned and three things we're still trying to figure out after the Seahawks improved to 6-5 with a 39-30 win over Pittsburgh.
DANNY ONEIL | Nov 29, 2015
Russell Wilson’s huge 4th quarter helps Seahawks top Steelers, Ben Roethlisberger

Russell Wilson didn't throw for more yards than Ben Roethlisberger, but he did beat the Steelers QB when it mattered most with a fourth quarter that was nothing short of phenomenal.
DANNY ONEIL | Nov 29, 2015
Russell Wilson throws 5 TDs, Seahawks beat Steelers 39-30

The Seahawks needed 10 yards for the most important first down of the season. Doug Baldwin gave them 80 and a touchdown that served as an exclamation for a victory that may turn out to save Seattle's season.