Wyman’s Football 101: What’s wrong with the Seahawks’ run defense

The Seattle Seahawks have seen better days when it comes to their ability to stop the run.

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In the Seahawks’ losses to the Rams and Jaguars the last two weeks, they’ve given up 244 and 156 yards rushing, respectively. It’s especially alarming when you consider Seattle held the team with the best record in the NFL, the Philadelphia Eagles, to just 98 yards on the ground in a 24-10 Seahawks victory on Dec. 3.

In Dave Wyman’s latest Football 101 breakdown, he takes a look at how things how gone wrong for the Seahawks in bottling up their opponents’ top running backs.

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