Brock Huard’s Chalk Talk: Seahawks’ third-down struggles vs. Cincinnati

The Seahawks had converted four of six times on third down by the time they scored a defensive touchdown to take a 17-point in the third quarter Sunday against Cincinnati. The Seahawks went only one for seven on third down after that, however, one reason why they weren’t able to extend a lead that they ultimately lost when the Bengals kicked a tying field goal as time expired in the fourth quarter.

“Any one of those wins might have been the difference in the game,” coach Pete Carroll said of Seattle’s third-down chances. “It’s just frustrating that we didn’t get any of them when we needed.”

Brock Huard breaks down one of those missed chances in this week’s Chalk Talk video, a third-and-4 play at the start of the fourth quarter on which Russell Wilson had to hurry his throw under pressure and couldn’t connect with Jermaine Kearse.

That play is embedded below.

This is the play @BrockESPN is breaking down for Chalk Talk — one of several third-down misses by the #Seahawks. pic.twitter.com/cIhNvdRICb

— Brady Henderson (@BradyHenderson) October 13, 2015

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