Minnesota’s dominant showing where eight players scored first-half touchdowns and 10 backs saw carries brought Northwestern State crashing back down to earth after snapping a 20-game losing streak in Week 1.
Since Russell Wilson wasn’t playing in the Seahawks’ final preseason game against the Oakland Raiders last week, head coach Pete Carroll and offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer gave him a different task for the night.
The Seahawks have a backup quarterback.