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SEATTLE – As Pete Carroll sent Geno Smith and the Seattle offense onto the field with 52 seconds left in a tie game Sunday, the coach sent a message to his quarterback: Overtime was OK.

RENTON, Wash. – Throughout his 1½-year tenure as the Seattle Seahawks’ starting quarterback, Geno Smith has earned a reputation – as well as the respect and admiration of teammates and coaches – for publicly accepting as much blame for any of the team’s offensive issues as anyone wants to give him.

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SEATTLE – A day later, the thoughts of Seahawks coach Pete Carroll on Geno Smith’s culpability in Sunday’s 37-3 loss to the Baltimore Ravens hadn’t changed.

BALTIMORE – The Seahawks put their own spin on the famous quote by the legendary late coach Dennis Green here Sunday.

Probably being cautious not to draw any flags from FCC monitors, television commentator Tony Romo called Baltimore’s 37-3 demolition of the Seattle Seahawks “an old-fashioned tushy kicking.”

BALTIMORE – It was as thorough and deflating of a regular-season loss as the Seattle Seahawks have had in Pete Carroll’s 14 years as head coach.

LOS ANGELES – Quarterback Brett Rypien spent the first eight weeks of the Rams’ season taking second-team reps behind starter Matthew Stafford.

RENTON, Wash. – The way Tyler Lockett sees it, every season from this point forward is one he didn’t expect to have, anyway.

SEATTLE – A day before the NFL trade deadline the Seahawks made a big move, acquiring veteran defensive tackle Leonard Williams from the New York Giants for two future draft picks.

SEATTLE – The Seahawks didn’t seem to understand the premise.

RENTON, Wash. – The jersey number is just a little off from what Frank Clark wore during his first tenure with the Seahawks – No. 57 instead of 55, which belongs to Dre’Mont Jones.

SEATTLE – The Seahawks are dipping into their past to replace the injured Uchenna Nwosu as they re-signed Frank Clark.

It was the offense that carried the Seahawks through their first two wins of the season, scoring 37 points in each.

SEATTLE – NFL scouts meticulously evaluate receivers’ speed, ability to separate from coverage and, of course, their hands.

SEATTLE – In one of the more unartful games in recent Seahawks history, there was at least one moment of unquestioned beauty.

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SEATTLE – Can the Seahawks continue to bring some normalcy to their series against the Arizona Cardinals?

RENTON, Wash. – A year ago, the Seattle Seahawks started only four offensive-line combinations in 17 regular-season games, perhaps an underappreciated reason for the team’s surprising success.