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open training camp on July 25th L.J. Collier Jersey , and we continue our countdown through the 2018 season one game at a time. Working in reverse order, we’ve..." The OffseasonCountdown to training camp: Seahawks obliterate 49ers at homeNew,1commentPDTShare this storyShare this on FacebookShare this on TwitterShareAll sharing optionsShareAll sharing options for:Countdown to training camp: Seahawks obliterate 49ers at homeTwitterFacebookRedditPocketFlipboardEmailBobby Wagner explains to Richard Sherman how to read a quarterback in order to get a pick-6.Photo by Michael Zagaris/San Francisco 49ers/Getty ImagesJust thirteen days remain until the Seattle Seahawks open training camp on July 25th, and we continue our countdown through the 2018 season one game at a time. Working in reverse order, we’ve already looked at some of the struggles of the run game in the Wild Card loss to the Dallas Cowboys, the Arizona Cardinals sack party from Week 17, the Week 16 upset of the Kansas City Chiefs behind Russell Wilson’s moonshot pass to Tyler Lockett, the Week 15 letdown to the San Francisco 49ers and the ugly Week 14 win over the Minnesota Vikings on Monday Night Football. Today we get to look at the Week 13 demolition of the 49ers in Richard Sherman’s first return to Century Link after signing with the Niners as a free agent. The game was never really close, as the Hawks scored the first 20 points of the game and held a 27-3 lead in the third quarter before San Francisco was able to do anything more than kick a field goal. In addition http://www.theseahawksfanshop.com/Phil-Haynes-Jersey , Russell Wilson’s 18 yard touchdown pass to Jaron Brown early in the fourth quarter was the only touchdown pass allowed by Sherman the entirety of the 2018 season. In any case, even with the game out of reach, there is likely no highlight from that day that fans will enjoy more for years and years to come than Bobby Wagner’s pick six that went from one end of the field to the other. Apparently Bobby wanted to ensure that his contributions to the Seattle defense and the Legion of Boom are not forgotten, so he wrote himself into the record book with the longest interception return in Seahawks history. The blowout of the Niners represented the largest margin of victory for the Hawks during the 2018 season, with the 27 point just edging out the 24 points by which the team had defeated the Oakland Raiders in London weeks prior. 2019 should certainly offer more interesting storylines for this rivalry, as the Niners look to rebound from their injury riddled 2018 campaign, while the Seahawks look to continue their rebuild to the point where they overtake the Los Angeles Rams as the top team in the NFC West. Things have changed since Week 3 when the Seahawks beat the Cowboys 24-13. The Cowboys have Amari Cooper. The Seahawks don’t have Earl Thomas.The Cowboys passed for only 137 yards, and Thomas picked off two passes in that game 15 weeks ago.“That was a long time ago,” Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott said. “If anything Ugo Amadi Jersey , we’re a different team. We look a lot different on both sides of the ball, especially us on offense, than we did then. I think the biggest difference is just in me being comfortable and just being able to play the way I have in the last couple of weeks and just sticking to that.”The Cowboys averaged 183.1 passing yards in the first seven games without Cooper. They have averaged 250.8 passing yards in the nine games with him.“You’ve seen the difference he has made to this team,” Prescott said. “. . .We are fortunate to have him. Knowing what they like to play — they like to play a lot of single high — that offers a lot of one-on-one matchups with him. So excited for that matchup.”Cooper wasn’t with the Cowboys when they played Seattle, but he was with the Raiders when they played Seattle. He lasted only 12 plays as Seahawks safety Bradley McDougald knocked Cooper out of the game with a nasty helmet-to-helmet hit. Cooper left with a concussion and a rib injury.McDougald wasn’t penalized on the play, but the NFL did fine him $26,739 for unnecessary roughness. (McDougald told Gregg Bell of on Wednesday that he got the fine reduced by about $7,000 on appeal.)Cooper is ready for another shot at the Seahawks.“They brought me here to make plays,” Cooper said. “I believe I can do that Mychal Kendricks Jersey , especially with a one-high defense. I played Seattle earlier in the year. Got knocked out and not able to do much. But I believe if I play a whole game, I can do something.”Cooper topped the 1,000-yard mark by 5 yards, catching 53 passes for 725 yards and six touchdowns with the Cowboys after making 22 receptions for 280 yards and a touchdown for the Raiders.“Amari has been a good player for us,” Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said. “He’s come in quickly and transitioned to our team and understanding what we’re asking him to do. He’s made a big impact in a short period of time. Any time you can add a player like that, not only the plays he makes but the looks he gets other guys, the looks they might get, the opportunity they might get. He’s certainly made a big impact on our team the last half of the season.”The Seahawks won’t have Thomas, whom Prescott called a “great player Steve Largent Color Rush Jersey ,” but the Cowboys haven’t noticed a dropoff in the Seattle defense.“They are different,” Prescott said. “They are playing better. They are playing a lot better than they were that game, but so are we. Some things have changed, but for the most part they stuck to who they are.”