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INGLEWOOD, Calif.

The Seahawks’ task to get above .500 and stay at the top of the NFC West?

Affect Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert and they did Kyler Murray while throttling the Cardinals the previous game.

The challenge is, Herbert entered Sunday throwing more passes than anyone else in the NFL. And he’d done it quickly. He’d been sacked just seven times in six games as Los Angeles’ short, quick play calls protected his ribs he injured a month ago.

Geno Smith and the Seahawks offense may have to outscore Herbert and L.A.

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Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith (7) huddles with his teammates after warm ups, before the start of an NFL game against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022, at Lumen Field in Seattle.
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith (7) huddles with his teammates after warm ups, before the start of an NFL game against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022, at Lumen Field in Seattle. Cheyenne Boone Cheyenne Boone / The News Tribun

This story was originally published October 23, 2022 at 12:38 PM.

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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
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