NEW ORLEANS -- Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin sat at his locker dejected after the team's 25-20 loss Sunday and was asked about the legality of some of the New Orleans Saints' pick plays on offense.

Baldwin offered details on how those plays are usually called before changing the subject.

"That didn't lose us the game, if that's what you're asking," he said.

Then what did?

Baldwin took a deep breath before answering a question with a question.

"How many plays did we have offensively in the first half?" he asked.

19.

"Nineteen total? How many points did we put up total offensively?" he continued. "How many touchdowns did we score? One?"

That would be correct.

"OK," Baldwin said. "Sounds about right."

Despite Russell Wilson's ongoing struggles, the Seahawks looked to throw the ball on 73 of their offensive plays Sunday. Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images

Good teams focus on what they can control, and at 4-2-1, the Seahawks are a good team. There were calls that didn't go their way , but that's life in the NFL.

The focus going forward (once again) needs to be on the offense, which managed one touchdown on nine possessions against a Saints defense that came in allowing a league-worst 32.5 points per game.

The issue for the Seahawks? It's not just one or two things slowing them down. Errors are coming from a variety of sources.

A clipping penalty on left tackle George Fant. A Russell Wilson interception. An illegal block in the back by Justin Britt. A false start by Christine Michael.

The Seahawks can't seem to get out of their own way.

Yet with two seconds left, they had a chance from the 10-yard line to score the winning touchdown. Wilson looked for Jermaine Kearse on a fade in the back right corner of the end zone. Kearse made the grab and did a tremendous job of getting one foot down, but his other foot kicked the pylon before landing out of bounds.

"It was a good play by their guy," Wilson said.

"That last drive was a testament to our resilience. I am just looking forward to getting back into that rhythm once again. I think that's what our hiccup is right now -- just getting into that rhythm and staying on schedule."

The Seahawks have identified the problem, but they don't seem to have solutions. Wilson is playing through injuries. The right high ankle sprain might be behind him, but he's still dealing with a sprained MCL in his right knee and a right pectoral injury sustained in Week 7.

Wilson completed 22 of 34 passes for 253 yards and an interception, and ran three times for 11 yards.

The Seahawks didn't get Baldwin (four catches, 51 yards) involved until late in the game, and Jimmy Graham was mostly a nonfactor with three grabs for 34 yards.

Wilson is 2-of-10 in the red zone the past three weeks, according to ESPN Stats & Information. He's the first Seahawks quarterback since Matt Hasselbeck in 2001 to go three straight games without a TD pass.

And clearly, the coaches don't have much confidence in the run game. Wilson dropped back to pass on 73 percent of the Seahawks' plays Sunday. That's their third-highest percentage in a game since he was drafted.

The team went into this year hoping to pick up where it left off in the second half of last season, when the offense averaged 31.25 points per game. Instead, the Seahawks have managed only one touchdown on their last 23 offensive possessions.

Their next three opponents -- the Buffalo Bills, New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles -- all are at or above .500.

The good news for the Seahawks is that they're in first place in the NFC West, and given Wilson's health, along with recent history, it's reasonable to assume the offense will be better in the second half of the season.

The defense continues to keep the Seahawks in games. It's time for the offense to pitch in and find some level of consistency.