The Seattle Seahawks are one of the most impressive teams in the NFL and they will be going for a fourth straight win for the second time this season when they take on the winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday at CenturyLink Field starting up at 4:05 PM on FOX and streaming online on NFL.com with the league pass and also on the radio.
The Seahawks are still being looked at as one of the favorites in the NFC even with the injuries they have dealt with and the main reason has been the play of Marshawn Lynch and the defense, which is ranked in the top five in the league. The Seahawks have the fourth ranked rushing offense in yards per game and the defense is ranked third in the league in passing yards allowed per game with top cornerback Richard Sherman and he will be a main focus for the Buccaneers offense on Sunday. The team opened the season with four straight wins for the first time in franchise history and the team is hoping that Golden Tate will step up after Sidney Rice was lost for the season and he led the team in 93 receiving yards last season and now they are looking for their fourth straight win again with the Buccaneers coming to town.
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Percy Harvin has been out for the Seahawks all season since being acquired from the Minnesota Vikings and he is getting closer and closer to his return and after another MRI, the team said things look good for the receiver. Harvin would be an explosive addition to an offense that is already solid with Marshawn Lynch and Russell Wilson and adding a player like Harvin is essential after losing Sidney Rice, who is now out for the year with an ACL injury and Golden Tate and Doug Baldwin will have to make up for his production as well. The team won a big overtime game against the Houston Texans to win their fourth game of the season and now they have the chance to match that streak with a win against the Buccaneers at home in what many say is the loudest and toughest stadium in the league.
The NFC West is looked at as one of the tougher divisions in the league with the Seattle Seahawks and the San Francisco 49ers and while they aren't as good, the St. Louis Rams have a tough defense and the Arizona Cardinals have had some solid performances this season. The division was once considered the worst when the Seattle Seahawks made the playoffs with a losing record, but now that the team is a favorite in the NFC and the 49ers made the Super Bowl last season, it is being looked at as one of the best divisions in football. The Seahawks have a top five rushing offense with Lynch and he has over 600 yards on the ground this season and the team is coming off of a tough game against the Rams on Monday Night Football and now they will face the winless Bucs at home.
The team is in the middle of a stretch of playing three road games in four weeks and this will be the only home game until Week 11 when the team plays the Vikings and so far this season the Seahawks are playing better at home than on the road. The Seahawks have a playoff rematch next week at the Georgia Dome against the Atlanta Falcons and after that they play Minnesota leading into the bye week and that could be when Harvin finally returns to the team. The Hawks have a very tough schedule in the second half with a Monday night football game against the New Orleans Saints and that leads into a road game against the San Francisco 49ers. The team then plays on the road against the New York Giants and then they have two home games against the Arizona Cardinals and St. Louis Rams.