Photos: Seahawks lose on the road to the Titans

Originally published September 24, 2017 at 12:08 pmUpdated September 24, 2017 at 7:18 pm

The Seahawks walk off the field after an illegal formation call ended any chance of them getting the ball back for one last drive against the Titans. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Wesley Woodyard celebrates his one-yard tackle for loss of Chris Carson in front of Russell Wilson Sunday. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Seahawks wide receiver Paul Richardson’s touchdown catch got the Seahawks back in the game, trailing 33-27. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell sends Russell Wilson in with the play that would result in an 8-yard touchdown catch by Paul Richardson late in the 4th quarter. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Luke Willson spikes the football after scoring on a 27-yard touchdown pass from Russell Wilson in the 4th quarter. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Russell Wilson finds Luke Willson in the middle of multiple defenders, and hits him for a 27-yard touchdown in the 4th quarter. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Delanie Walker falls on the onside kick before Seattle’s Justin Coleman can get to him in the 4th quarter. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Tennessee linebacker Wesley Woodyard gets behind the Seahawks line of scrimmage, and drops running back Chris Carson for a one-yard loss in the 3rd quarter of a September game. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Titans guard Josh Kline takes Seattle linebacker Michael Wilhoite out of the play, and that starts a 55-yard touchdown scramble by Rishard Matthews in the 3rd quarter. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Russell Wilson avoids the sack with a shovel pass outside the tackle box in the 3rd quarter. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

No one seems able to stop Tennessee’s DeMarco Murray who rushes for a 75 yard touchdown in the 3rd quarter. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Marcus Mariota slides rather than take the tackle of Seattle’s K.J. Wright in the 3rd quarter. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Marcus Mariota scrambles to the right side and gains 11 yards for a first down in the 3rd quarter. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Chris Carson can only muster one-yard on this run on 2nd down, leaving the Seahawks 3rd and 9, and unable to do very much in the early 3rd quarter. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Tennessee Titans strong safety Da’Norris Searcy (21) jumps over Seattle Seahawks tight end Luke Willson (82) in the end zone as Wilson scores a touchdown on a 27-yard pass in the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn. (James Kenney / The Associated Press)

Tennessee quarterback Marcus Mariota reaches out for the end zone pylon in the 2nd quarter. Initially ruled a touchdown, the play was nullifed by offensive holding. It’s Kam Chancellor (31) and Earl Thomas who come in on the end of the play. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin pulls in the touchdown catch late in the second quarter. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

C.J. Prisise’s 46-yard reception down to the Tennessee 4 set up the first touchdown for the Seahawks in the second quarter. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Doug Baldwin pulls in a 2-yard pass before being tackled by Tennessee cornerback Adoree Jackson in the 2nd quarter. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

On 3rd and 10 on the 25, Tennessee linebacker Erik Walden sacks Russell Wilson for 9 yards in the first half. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Russell Wilson escapes a sure sack by Tennessee’s Brian Orakpoand turns the play into a two yard gain in the first half. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Doug Baldwin pulls down a 2-yard pass from Russell Wilson in the 2nd quarter. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Russell Wilson fumbles the snap, and is sacked for 9 yards in the first half. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

A fight erupts on the Tennessee sideline following a late hit by Richard Sherman on Marcus Mariota. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Kam Chancellor makes the interception, but has the play nullifed by, among other things, an unsportsmanlike penalty on Richard Sherman, right, and offensive holding – also on Sherman. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

The pass to C.J. Prosise is just beyond his reach in the 1st quarter of a game earlier this year at Tennessee. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Officials stand on the sideline of the Seattle Seahawks during the playing of the national anthem before an NFL football game between the Seahawks and the Tennessee Titans Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn. Neither team came out onto the field for the anthem. (Mark Zaleski / The Associated Press)

The Seahawks bench is empty during anthem on Sunday in Nashville. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Seattle’s defense takes the field Sunday in Nashville.
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Russell Wilson takes the field Sunday in Nashville.
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Seahawks GM John Schneider signs for 12s before Sunday’s game. The Seattle Seahawks played the Tennessee Titans Sunday. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Pete Carroll takes the field in Nashville promising changes to the Hawks play.
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Seattle’s 12’s line up for autographs above the team’s tunnel Sunday.
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Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman has his picture made with a group of U.S. Marines inside Nissan Stadium Sunday in Nashville. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Cliff Avril talks to ROOT sports prior to kickoff Sunday. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Earl Thomas hugs his teammates as he takes the field to warm up for Sunday’s game. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Russell Wilson gets a pat on the back as he warms up on the sidelines of Nissan Stadium Sunday.
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Jimmy Graham catches a pass as he warms up for Sunday’s game. Graham is expected to play for the Seahawks. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Earl Thomas warms up for Sunday’s game Sunday. The Seattle Seahawks played the Tennessee Titans Sunday. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Temperatures are expected to reach 90 or higher for Sunday’s game in Nashville. The Seattle Seahawks played the Tennessee Titans Sunday. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Temperatures are expected to reach 90 or higher for Sunday’s game in Nashville, and fans and players alike are taking precautions. The Seattle Seahawks played the Tennessee Titans Sunday.
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Seattle lost to the Titans, 33-27.

By

Dean Rutz

Seattle Times staff photographer

Dean Rutz: drutz@seattletimes.com.

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