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2-1, 3rd in NFC West

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Pete Carroll and K.J. Wright both pointed to Teddy Bridgewater getting rid of the ball quickly as a reason why the Seahawks only managed two hits and no sacks on the Saints quarterback. Indeed, Bridgewater's average time before throwing Sunday was 2.44 seconds, according to ESPN charting. That was third-fastest among all quarterbacks in Week 3 (not counting the two playing in the night game). The Seahawks only blitzed on 13.8% of Bridgewater's dropbacks, which was about half the rate at which they blitzed over the first two games. Said Wright: "He's a guy that gets the ball out fast. They don't do too many five-step drops and let our pass-rush get a hold of him. So he got the ball out quick. They had a good game plan." Said Carroll: "We expected to get more pressure." He said he didn't get a good enough look at Ziggy Ansah to comment on how he fared in his Seahawks debut.

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Pete Carroll called it an "exceptional performance" from Russell Wilson save for a few low throws that he missed low in the Seahawks' loss to New Orleans. "Other than that, he was spectacular all day long," Carroll said. Wilson completed 32 of a career-high 50 attempts for 406 yards and two touchdowns. He also ran for two scores (seven carries, 51 yards). "Timing, moving in the pocket, his scrambling was excellent today," Carroll said. "He took full advantage of movement and getting outside the pocket. The guys did a great job to adjust to him. We have that part of our game together. That was very sharp today. And he ran at selective times well again as he did last week." Wilson is off to perhaps the best start of his career with seven touchdowns, no interceptions and a 71.4% completion rate through three games. Said Carroll: "He's really playing great ball right now."

Wilson focused on moving forward from loss to Saints (0:24)
Carroll's bad day made worse by a football to the face (0:46)

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Pete Carroll doesn't seem to have reached his breaking point yet with Chris Carson despite his sudden fumbling problem. Carson lost a fumble Sunday that the Saints returned for a touchdown, a key play in the Seahawks' 33-27 loss. It was Carson's third fumble in as many games (not counting a botched handoff that wasn't entirely his fault). But Carroll was supportive of Carson postgame. It didn't come off as an ultimatum when he said Carson needs to fix the issue, and he seemed to suggest that his fumbles were more the result of great plays by the defenders than sloppy ball security. "He's had three remarkable, remarkable punches that have knocked the ball out and he was covering it and his conscious was in the right place and it happened again," Carroll said. In other words: expect Carson to remain the starter ahead of Rashaad Penny when Seattle heads to Arizona next week.

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Add clock management to the list of things the Seahawks have not done well en route to a 20-7 halftime deficit against the Saints. Russell Wilson found DK Metcalf for a 54-yard completion that would have put Seattle in field-goal range in the closing seconds of the second quarter, but the Seahawks couldn't call one of their two timeouts before the clock hit zero. They also could have used a timeout to stop the clock before the final play. The Saints scored on a 29-yard Alvin Kamara touchdown before Seattle's final possession. Kamara broke several tackles en route to the end zone. New Orleans' other two touchdowns came on a punt return and a return of a Chris Carson fumble, his third in as many games not counting a botched handoff from last week. The Seahawks made plenty of mistakes in their first two wins -- which came by a combined three points -- but they may be exceeding their margin for error in this one.

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If it wasn't already, Chris Carson's fumbling has become a problem. Carson lost a fumble in the second quarter that the Saints picked up and returned for a touchdown. It's Carson's third fumble in as many games, not counting a botched handoff from last week. Pete Carroll has very little tolerance for running backs putting the ball on the ground, and he may be close to exceeding that threshold. C.J. Prosise replaced Carson for the start of Seattle's next possession, though Carson got the call on a fourth-and-1 run that he couldn't convert. With Rashaad Penny inactive, Prosise and rookie Travis Homer are Seattle's other available backs today. Carson has also had trouble keeping his footing, slipping three times on the wet CenturyLink Field turf.

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Of interest for the Seahawks' offense against the Saints is how the distribution of targets will be impacted by David Moore's return from a shoulder injury that kept him out of the first two games. The leaders so far: Tyler Lockett with 14, DK Metcalf (pictured) with 13 and Chris Carson with 10. Malik Turner (three) is Seattle's only other receiver with an official target.

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Ziggy Ansah is indeed active and will make his Seahawks debut today against the Saints. It'll be the Seahawks' first look at Ansah rushing opposite fellow offseason addition Jadeveon Clowney. Said Pete Carroll Friday: "I couldn't be more excited to see these guys play together and get going." With Ansah making his debut and Poona Ford returning from a calf injury, first-round pick L.J. Collier is a (presumably) healthy scratch.

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The Seahawks' inactives against the Saints: DE L.J. Collier, RB Rashaad Penny, FS Tedric Thompson, WR Gary Jennings, WR John Ursua, G Ethan Pocic, CB Neiko Thorpe.

Can Bridgewater continue his success as an underdog? (0:52)

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Seahawks RB Rashaad Penny, who strained his hamstring during practice on Friday, is not expected to play Sunday vs. the Saints, per source. His injury is not considered serious, but Seahawks want to be careful with Penny.

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DE Ansah cleared for Seahawks debut Sunday

Head coach Pete Carroll said he expects to get Ezekiel Ansah in "a bunch of plays" when the one-time Pro Bowl pass-rusher makes his Seahawks debut Sunday against the Saints.

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The Seahawks added running back Rashaad Penny to their final injury report and list him as questionable for Sunday's game against New Orleans. Penny hurt his hamstring late in Friday's practice, according to Pete Carroll, who said they won't hesitate to play C.J. Prosise if need be. Cornerback Tre Flowers and safety Tedric Thompson will be game-time decisions. Flowers turned his ankle in practice Thursday while Thompson has a hamstring injury that kept him out last week. Wide receiver Jaron Brown is "fine," Carroll said. The Seahawks will get receiver David Moore and defensive tackle Poona Ford back against the Saints. Right guard D.J. Fluker was a full participant Friday and has no game-status designation, meaning he's expected to play.

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Pete Carroll said Ziggy Ansah is ready to make his Seahawks debut Sunday against New Orleans and added that he's in better shape than some guys often are when they're coming off extended absences. "So we'll be able to get him a bunch of plays in this game," Carroll said.

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Ziggy Ansah and David Moore both appear to still be on track to make their debuts Sunday against the Saints after missing the Seahawks' first two games with shoulder injuries. They were each full participants Thursday. For Ansah, it was the second day in a row of full participation. Ethan Pocic and Neiko Thorpe were the only two Seahawks who didn't practice Thursday. Pete Carroll said Wednesday that Pocic is likely to play against New Orleans.

Cruz: Seahawks have all the power with Brees out (0:50)

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Drew Brees' hand injury means Russell Wilson won't get to play against his close friend Sunday and, in his words, "probably my favorite player ever to play the game."

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Team Stats

Passing Yards280.010th
Rushing Yards110.715th
Points For25.3
Points Against26.3