The Seahawks started fast, scoring on the opening drive, but were shut out the rest of the way, leaving plenty to work on for the offense.
There will be plenty to work on for the Seattle Seahawks after their 17-7 loss to the Dallas Cowboys at Lumen Field.
With Drew Lock getting the start, the Seahawks orchestrated a 16-play, 46-yard drive that ended with a Montorie Foster Jr. touchdown, with George Holani, Jake Bobo, Velus Jones Jr., and then Foster all getting in on the action.
In truth, the Seahawks strolled down the field, converting three third downs, and Lock threw a touchdown pass on the fourth, as confidence was high that this could turn out to be a rather fruitful game for Seattle.
However, that would be the last time the Seahawks scored.
Just 156 total yards (49 passing yards), 6/12 on third down, 0/2 on fourth down, and the worst stat, 1/4 in the red zone, saw Seattle slump to defeat.
Seattle moved the ball, but Christian Parker's defense stonewalled them each time.
And for Lock, while the first drive was good, after that, he came away with one overriding thought.
"Finishing in the red zone was probably the plus there," Lock said. "Put together, good set of plays, move the ball well, ran the ball well. Guys got the ball in their hands, they made plays with it. Montorie had a great catch in the end zone and we finished. I think that's the key takeaway or what we need to work on is just finishing in the red zone."
In truth, the score won't bother the Seahawks, because we have seen teams go undefeated in the preseason, and struggle in the regular season, and also, teams go winless, but start the year out fast.
But there will be plenty of teachable moments for the Seahawks, mainly down in the redzone.
Twice the Seahawks were stopped on fourth down.
Once at the Cowboys' six-yard line and once at the Cowboys' one-yard line, Jalen Milroe was sacked. So twice the Seahawks had the ball inside the 10-yard line and came away empty-handed.
Going 1/4 in the red zone, you aren't going to win many games of football, so Brian Fleury and his staff will have to go to work to fix what was Seattle's biggest issue in its loss to Dallas.
And hope it doesn't carry over to the regular season.
