The two had a chance to put a happier face on the game when Smith hit Metcalf with an apparent 52-yard TD that could have cut the deficit to five at 29-24 with 4:39 left. Typifying how things are going for the Seahawks, the play was nullified because of an illegal motion penalty.

The Seattle Seahawks are now on a three-game losing skid, and they haven’t looked particularly good in any of them. Seattle has a litany of issues in all phases of the game right now, but one is standing out as a deeply concerning trend: this team,