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Maybe Seattle’s magic is back; maybe it isn’t.

The team got a few lucky breaks on the field Sunday, including a close-call touchdown by tight end Luke Wilson (who scored by the seat of his pants) and a missed call for a too-many-men-on-the-field penalty leading to a Dallas Cowboys field goal instead of a potential touchdown. 

But the team also lost special teams player, Ricardo Lockette, who left the game with a concussion. (Thank goodness his hands moved while he was on the stretcher.)

The offense, though, looked like it was suffocating. The team scored three field goals, including one in the final two minutes to win the game 13-12 against Dallas’ four field goals. Seattle’s offense looked like it had no idea what to do other than let quarterback Russell Wilson try to run for his life for first downs. It worked Sunday against a Cowboy team that was without its starting quarterback, Tony Romo. 

The Hawks’ defense looked spotty somehow, too, despite giving up only 91 passing yards and 129 rushing yards. Maybe expectations are too high, but it seemed like the team gave up first down after first down. Or maybe when the team can’t score everything else is exacerbated–it didn’t help that Fox broadcasters said cornerback Richard Sherman was ranked 102^nd in the league at his position. But, in the end, they got the job done.

Next week the ‘Hawks have a bye and won’t be suiting up, so they’ll be getting some much-needed rest. The season is at the halfway point now and the team is 4-4. Their next three games are at home against the Cardinals (a potential statement game with two weeks to prepare), the 49ers (a very weak team), the Steelers (who are up and down) followed by two very winnable road games against the Vikings (shaky quarterback) and the Ravens (one of the worst teams in the league). 

With the exception of the two upcoming Arizona tilts (the second being the final game of the season), the schedule is very favorable from here on out after some hard-fought games against the league’s top teams record-wise.  

The season may have hinged on the Dallas game–a 4-4 record is much better than 3-5, undoubtedly. The city can be happy with the win and a little good luck (magic?) coming the ‘Hawks way. And, of course, let’s hope that Lockett recovers fully from his gruesome injury. 

Onward.