Follow live updates from The News Tribune’s Gregg Bell in New Orleans, Seahawks at Saints

The Seahawks’ task in New Orleans: Tackle somebody.

Chiefly, Alvin Kamara.

The Saints’ do-everything running back is poised to play against Seattle. He missed two of the previous three games with a rib injury.

The Seahawks had changes pregame Sunday to the defense that allowed 520 yards and 45 points at Detroit the previous week.

Ryan Neal was with Quandre Diggs at safety with the starting unit during warmups. Neal, a sixth, dime defensive back last season, seemed poised to start over Josh Jones. Rookie Boye Mafe was the starting outside linebacker with Uchenna Nwosu. Darrell Taylor had been ineffective starting the first three games at left outside linebacker. Darryl Johnson had replaced Taylor in the starting lineup at Detroit, then Johnson got a foot injury in the second quarter against the Lions. He went on injured reserve this past week.

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This story was originally published October 9, 2022 at 9:43 AM.

Gregg Bell

The News Tribune

Gregg Bell is the Seahawks and NFL writer for The News Tribune. He is a two-time Washington state sportswriter of the year, voted by the National Sports Media Association in January 2023 and January 2019. He started covering the NFL in 2002 as the Oakland Raiders beat writer for The Sacramento Bee. The Ohio native began covering the Seahawks in their first Super Bowl season of 2005. In a prior life he graduated from West Point and served as a tactical intelligence officer in the U.S. Army, so he may ask you to drop and give him 10. Support my work with a digital subscription