Russell Wilson believes the Seattle Seahawks struggled in the second half of the season because they got passive on offense.

In an interview with Colin Cowherd of FOX Sports, Wilson gave several reasons why the offense suddenly struggled to move the ball.

"I think the thing for us, we had such an electric, amazing start at the beginning of the year. We were able to do everything. We went for it every game, every play, every possession," Wilson said. “We hit some bumps in the road. I could have played better. I should have played better. I can do my part, too, obviously, as well. I think what happened was that we had several guys go down up front, we didn't have our starters, necessarily, and everything else.

"But also as our defense kept continuing to play better, that's the time for us to really take off and keep going and keep preparing at the highest level. That's something we really wanted to be able to do throughout the rest of the season. Unfortunately, we didn't go for it as much, I don't think. I think we got a little bit passive. And we got to make sure that never happens again. We got to make sure we do everything we can to be playing this Sunday. That's what it takes. We got great players, we got our best players, we got to let it go, go for it and everything else."

The Seahawks averaged 34.25 points per game over the first eight games of the season, but just 22.8 points per game over their final nine.