The Seattle Seahawks dropped their third consecutive contest on Thursday, losing 36-24 to their NFC West arch rival San Francisco 49ers. It was an extremely sloppy performance by the Seahawks, who are now 3-3 despite starting the new campaign at a perfect 3-0.
Veteran wide receiver Tyler Lockett was among Seattle’s best performers. Lockett recorded four receptions for 65 yards and a touchdown. His late fourth-quarter score gave the Seahawks hope of attempting a come-from-behind victory. San Francisco’s next play from scrimmage went for a 76-yard run.
Lockett discussed the defeat with reporters on Thursday evening.
“I haven’t seen anybody give up out here,” Lockett said. “When I first got to the league, you’d hear stories about, obviously when you get close to the playoffs, you’ll see teams tap out and players check out. We’re not going to check out on each other. We’re going to fight to the very end. Even though we lost the game, we were still trying to score at the end. We can’t just tap out, we can’t just throw in the towel. Our players, our coaches, they’re not going to do that. You’ll see who you really are in the face of adversity. We’re going to press through instead of running away from it.”
Tyler Lockett after the Seahawks’ third straight loss: “We’re not going to check out on each other.” pic.twitter.com/J5WBgriGlE
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It’s encouraging to hear that Seattle’s locker room is sticking together through a three-game losing streak. The Seahawks have an incredibly difficult slate of upcoming games, so that togetherness is necessary. Following the defeat on Thursday Night Football, the Seahawks travel to Atlanta after this mini-bye to face the Kirk Cousins-led Falcons before returning to Lumen Field to host the Super Bowl contending Buffalo Bills.
Lockett will need to continue rallying his teammates in the face of adversity.
