As the Seahawks' charter touched down around midnight Sunday following the longest road trip they've ever taken, coach Pete Carroll was left hoping the team could get right back to work.
Instead, the Seahawks will now have their bye, as is granted to all teams who ask following an international game.
"I wasn't the only one," Carroll said during his weekly day-after-game news conference. "There was a bunch of players who wish we could go right back at it, too, with the same thought of taking care of business and getting on track."
