The 49ers and the Seahawks tee off to kick off the sixth week of the NFL season. And with two NFC West heavyweights fans were excited to see a primetime Thursday Night Football matchup.
Fans Slam Thursday Night Football "Snooze Fest"
However, that never came to fruition. The first half was another lopsided affair. The 49ers went up 13-0 with 12:47 to go in the half. And fans were not hesitant to show their disgust with the matchup.
"Thursday night football looking pretty bad. It feels like Seattle just finished playing the Giants yesterday and they paying again. Thursday night football should only be a thing over the first few weeks of the season when there are no byes. These teams are exhausted," one user said on X formerly known as Twitter.
"Thursday night football is an absolute snooze fest," another user added.
Seahawks Coach Gets Honest on Running Game Woes
The Seahawks started this season by reeling off three consecutive wins. But they have run out of steam these past couple of weeks, dropping back-to-back games for the first time this season. A big reason for that is Seattle's run game — or lack thereof. They rank 22nd in the league in rushing yards per game. Though their insufficient run game doesn't just fall on the shoulders of one person, Seahawks offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb is willing to shoulder the blame.
"I'll own that," Grubb said. "Got to get the ball to Ken more. And I think we had plenty of run game in the plan, didn't have anything to do with not having enough calls for that, just didn't get called. And for us, we leaned on the wrong thing. And I think if we get Ken 10 more touches, 15 more touches, things are going to look different."
As for what he plans to do moving forward to diversity Seattle's offense a bit more, Grubb says that is just a case of trial and error.
"It's just falling back on the stuff that you know guys can do well and just examining where your offense is at the DNA," he said. "What are the things that when you go out and at training camp that these guys can execute? Players over plays. How do we get these guys the ball, even if it's in a competition, or it's a one-on-one setting? And so, you just try to find those niches that are available, which they certainly are."
