The Seahawks defense plays excellently in the 24-3 win against the Dolphins

Having played the Dolphins twice a year during his time with the Buffalo Bills, Dodson went into the game with a healthy dose of respect for the burden that players like Hill, Achane and receiver Jaylen Waddle can put on a defense, so he was elated to see the defense limit Hill to 40 yards on three catches, Waddle to 26 yards on four catches and Achane to 30 rushing yards and 28 receiving yards.

“Being in the AFC East, I have a lot of respect for these guys,” Dodson said. “Earlier in the week, I told the guy, 'Put your running shoes on.' And guys, we put our running shoes on today, we were at the Olympics. We ran to the ball, we met each other at the ball, we trusted each other with the angles and stuff.”

The performance was all the more beautiful considering that Seattle's defense had an unexpected start to the week following last week's win at New England, especially given the Patriots' ability to rush for 185 yards.

“We didn’t play well last week and that honestly bothered me,” Dodson said.
“And you see how we reacted today. We just have to keep pushing. This week we are 1-0, but we have to play 1-0 again. So after tonight this game is meaningless.”

Thanks to the defense's big day, Seattle had the game under control after two quick touchdown drives in the first quarter gave the Seahawks a 17-3 lead. Seattle's offense stagnated for a while before putting together a game-winning 98-yard drive late in the fourth quarter. While there will be games where the offense has to do more to pull off a win, a dominant defensive performance on Sunday negated any offensive issues.

“When we talk about supplemental football, those are the things we talk about,” quarterback Geno Smith said of the way the defense took on the offense. “Situations aren't always perfect. We've got to eliminate the mistakes again, and that starts with me. I've got to eliminate putting our defense in tough situations. Seeing them go out there and not flinch, not bat an eyelid, go out there and control the offense and hold them to three points, the only points they scored all game, and then they made another big stop towards the end of the game right before the big drive. You know, the way they play is outstanding. Man, that's going to give us a chance to win every single game we play.”