Three things we learned in Seahawks’ Week 3 win over Dolphins

Here are instant impressions from the Seahawks’ 24-3 win over the Miami Dolphins on Sunday afternoon at Lumen Field.

3-0 is a great start, no matter the competition

It seems highly likely that none of the Seahawks’ first three opponents will make the playoffs, including the Dolphins, who do not look like the same offense without injured quarterback Tua Tagovailoa.

That said, going 3-0 is an impressive beginning to the season, no matter the competition.

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The Seahawks will get a much better gauge of how good they are when they travel to Detroit to play next Monday night, but that can wait. They should first celebrate winning the first three.

Geno Smith’s fast start was enough

The Seahawks defense was the biggest story line, but Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith did what he needed, leading the Seahawks to 17 first-quarter points and a 14-point lead. There didn’t seem much doubt after that which team was going to win, not with the way the Dolphins quarterbacks were struggling.

Miami’s only first-half points came on a field goal that was set up by an ill-advised pass from Smith – throwing from his end zone as he was getting hit – but he rebounded in a big way, ending the first quarter with a 71-yard scoring pass to DK Metcalf.

The Seahawks offense struggled mightily in the second and third quarters, and that is cause for concern, but it did enough in the first quarter to take control of the game.

Dolphins QBs were bad, but Seahawks defense was good

There is no doubt that the Seahawks defense would have had a much bigger challenge if Tagovailoa was playing quarterback for the Dolphins. Skylar Thompson looked overmatched, as did Tim Boyle, who replaced Thompson when he was injured in the third quarter. Miami will have some tough decisions to make at that position going forward, but the Seahawks helped make them look bad.

De’Von Achane is one of the more explosive running backs in the league, but he had a hard time getting loose, and stellar wideouts Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle did very little.