The Seattle Seahawks lost their second preseason game of the 2022 season to the Chicago Bears, 27-11, Thursday night. A storyline of the night had to do with the quarterback battle as Geno Smith started again with Drew Lock sidelined due to COVID-19. It was supposed to be the night Smith broke up, but it didn’t happen.
Smith again played the entire first half, completing 10 of 18 passes for 112 yards. All in all, it was an up-and-down performance that wasn’t entirely his fault. Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll said before the game that Smith would play until the third quarter. However, the quarterback walked out of the locker room after halftime with his right knee wrapped with ice cream, and Jacob Eason instead took over.
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After the match, Carroll told Smith suffered a knee bruise, although he added that he could have played in the second half if necessary. It will be interesting to see how Smith’s practice status is affected next week – especially with Lock “very sick” with the coronavirus.
Smith hit a few receivers for big wins against Chicago, but also missed some throws he should have made. It didn’t help that Seattle’s offense continually shot itself in the foot once it ran through midfield on penalties. Smith also once tripped over his running back after play action, which resulted in a big loss of yards.
While Smith was unable to claim the job for good on Thursday, Carroll maintained he was leading the competition. It wouldn’t shock anyone if Smith was soon named the starter.
“Geno is still number 1. He holds his own at this point,” Carroll said earlier this week. “I really like what Drew has shown us. You look at his passer rating and some of the things he’s done [against Pittsburgh]. He did an excellent job. Our two guys can play. That’s what we know. They can both play.”