The Seahawks are no longer the presumed NFC title favorites, andRu sell Wilson soon might lose his tight hold on his first MVP award. After a 5-0 start, they have gone 1-2 in their past three games after a bye, with their i sues on defenseand Wilson’s turnover woescatching up to them.The perfect storm hit Seattle in its 44-34 lo s at Buffalo on Sunday. The Seahawks got their pa s rush going with sevensacks against Josh Allen, but they also were ripped apart for 415 yards pa sing and three touchdownsas the Bills executed a ridiculously pa s-happy KeiVarae Russell Jersey game plan. Wilson answered with 390pa sing yards, but he also had four giveawaysto Allen’s none, whichmade thedifference on the scoreboard.PLAYOFF PICTURE: In most of theirgames this season, the Seahawks have been able to overcome horrendous pa s defense because of Wilson’s pinpoint downfield pa sing and hyper-efficiency. Looking back now,Seattle’swins are against the Falcons, Panthers, Cowboys, Dolphins,Vikings and 49ers. Only Miami went into Week 9 with a winning record. The Seahawks’ two toughest tests were against the Cardinals and Bills, and they failed both of them in familiar fashion.Buffalo’s output marked the most pointsPete Carroll’steam has given upsince he arrived in Seattle in 2010. That’s fresh off Arizona dropping 37 on it and short-handed San Francisco dropping 27.The Seahawks’ scoring defense was No. 24 in the league going into Week 9, at 28.4 points allowed per game. Among playoff contenders, the Titans and Saints were a little better in that categorywhile the Raiders andBrowns werea little worse. The average is now 30.4 Tyler Kroft Jersey points, a bottom-five figure that’s near the Jets, Vikings, Texans, Jaguars and Cowboys.That’s not company with the 6-2 Packers,6-3Buccaneersand 5-3Cardinals, is it? The Seahawks have struggled because of an unreliable front-four pa s rush and a shaky secondary that’s especially weak at cornerback and has battled injuries. Carroll and defensive coordinator Ken Norton Jr. had to resort to blitzing to try to contain Allen,butit didn’t work as he burned them with his arm and legs between sacks.MORE: Desperation is starting to set in on the defensive side. The Seahawks are still very good against the run, but the Bills were smart to aggre sively attack them through the air. Carroll doesn’t like blitzing with his zone scheme because it exposes his cover men one-on-one. The front end and back end not getting Andre Smith Jersey the job done ismutually destructive.As for Wilson, he’s on pace for a career-high 5,082 yards and 56 pa sing TDsbut also a career-high16 interceptions. Patrick Mahomes is on pace for 4,777 yards and 44 TDs, but he has thrown only one interception. The Chiefs also are starting to lean more on their one-time NFL MVP and reigning Super Bowl MVP.There’s pre sure on Wilson to be near-perfect because of the defense, and for the most part he has been. But he also hasthrown pick-sixes, madebad decisions and held onto the ball too long trying to make things happen. The Seahawks also aren’t makingtheir usual high impact in the running game with Chris Carson hurt and the blocking not being as stout.The Seahawks simply cannot win games when Wilson is turning over Carl Lawson Jersey the ball, because opposing offenses already have plenty of help in moving the ball and can light it upwithout having short fields and defensive scores. #LetRu sCook has been very succe sful in terms of the astronomical pa sing numbers, but it hastaken the Seahawks away from their neededwinning formula of strong power running and ball control to better protect the defense.Wilson has been amazing, but so have Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady. Kyler Murray is a one-man video game. Drew Brees is finding ways to get it Renell Wren Jersey done. Carson Wentz is playing better and should continue to improve after the Eagles’ Week 9 bye. Everyone near the top of the NFC can score.The conference will be won by the team that plays the best complementary defense, makes the fewest mistakes and limits yielding big plays. The Seahawks are not looking like that team in the second half of the season and they might never have been.…