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Liz Mathews

Geno Smith on why Seahawks have gone from ‘hunter to the hunted’

The Seattle Seahawks fell to the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday in a heartbreaking, overtime loss at Lumen Field. Starting quarterback Geno Smith, who has seen better days on the field, was grilled about the performance after the game.

“Yeah, we can’t let it be a snowball effect,” Smith said. “Reality is that we’re going from the hunter to the hunted. People want to play us. As a young team, we’ve got to learn to be able to go out there and win those games. That’s our next step in the evolution as a really young team. We got to understand the moment, capture the moments, take advantage. I feel like we had plenty of opportunities to go out there and win that game, finish it late, and we just didn’t get it done.”

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After an impressive win streak midseason, Seattle has dropped its last two contests and now, at 6-5 on the year, sits in second place behind the 49ers in the NFC West.

“Coming into the season, there were different expectations,” Smith explained. “Seeing what we have on this team, I believe we can do a lot of great things. I think everyone else can see that as well. We have to own that, accept that for who we are, because we are great players and we are a great team.”

The Seahawks have a week to right to the ship before squaring off against the Rams on the road next Sunday.

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