The Seahawks offense in Seattle’s Week 3 win over the Dallas Cowboys was a complete reversal of the previous week against the Chicago Bears. The run game was consistently called upon on first and second downs, flashing the “run-first” identity that Pete Carroll and Brian Schottenheimer have been preaching since training camp.



In this game, Chris Carson was the lead back, carrying the ball 32 times for 103 rushing yards, the first time a Seahawks running back broke the 100-yard mark in 23 regular-season games.



While Carson’s paltry 3.2 yards per carry doesn’t stand out, he actually made the most of his attempts on Sunday. Carson consistently helped his offensive line by gaining more yards than what they blocked for. After tracking his carries, I found he was responsible for almost half of his rushing yards, as seen in the chart below. The offensive line only contributed 53 of his yards, or an average of 1.7 yards per carry on his...